November 2019 – Looking For a Good Book

November 29, 2019

TOMBSTONE – Tom Clavin

Tombstone, the city, holds a bit of magical appeal to me. I find that I am enjoying reading history books more and more (perhaps because I’ve got more of it myself?) and I absolutely love the American Southwest for its landscape and history and few cities in this region have more history that Tombstone, Arizona. Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, History, non-fiction, Reviews

November 27, 2019

THE VANISHING GIRL – Laura Thalassa

What we have here is some pretty classic YA for some pretty aggressive female YA readers. And at the same, we don’t. Pretty confusing, isn’t it? So is this book. Ember Pierce is a teen girl who has an unusual ability. She can teleport herself to anywhere in the world. The only catch is that Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Sex, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

November 25, 2019

LOST GODS – Micah Yongo

I am beginning to think that I am just not interested in reading epic fantasies. Lost Gods by Micah Yongo takes the traditional epic fantasy themes and attaches them to African legends and mythology. Neythan is a teenager who is being trained as an assassin with the elite but mysterious brotherhood of assassins known as Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

November 22, 2019

THE BEATLES FROM A TO ZED – Peter Asher

It surprises me a little bit that publishers are still pumping out books about The Beatles … but it surprises only a little bit. The lifespan of finding an audience is likely on the wane, as are the people who will have had a first-hand encounter worth telling. This particular book is unique because it’s Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

November 20, 2019

SUPER BOYS – Brad Ricca

Well this was informative! It’s pretty hard not to know who the character of Superman is, but naming the creators of Superman might be much more challenging to most people. Fans of comics and graphic novels likely already know of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and even someone like myself – very much on the Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, comic book superheroes, Graphic Novels, non-fiction, Reviews, superheroes

November 18, 2019

THE PENGUIN BOOK OF HELL – Scott G. Bruce, editor

Clearly I’m not the only person who is fascinated by the hell found in literature. Editor Scott G. Bruce has put together a collection here of a wide variety of hellish representations, most of them unfamiliar to me, which made for a real fascinating read. We start off with the classics of Greek literature, and Continue reading

MEMOIR, SHORT FICTION

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Mythology/Legend, non-fiction, Reviews

November 15, 2019

THE FUGITIVE AND THE VANISHING MAN – Rod Duncan

***WARNING — POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK*** Oh, wow. Rod Duncan wraps up the Elizabeth Barnabus series with a tale that is wild, tight, beautiful, and heart-wrenching in so many different ways. Elizabeth Barnabus, who, despite being an enemy of the Gas-Light Empire, is a strong supporter of the peace and stability Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

November 13, 2019

NIGHT AND SILENCE – Seanan McGuire

I always look forward to reading a new Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant book. I do think she’s one of the finest fantasy writers currently working. October Daye is feeling frustrated at being unable to help the people she wants most to help. Then, to add to her complicated life, her daughter Gillian (with whom she has Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

November 11, 2019

DRAGON ROAD – Joseph Brassey

Just as I enjoyed the first book in this new series by Joseph Brassey, I enjoyed this second foray as well. Harkon Bright and his apprentice, Aimee, are called upon to be mediators in a dispute where three strong candidates vie for the position of captain of the mega skyship Iseult. And while Aimee managed Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

November 8, 2019

KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL: BOOK ONE – graphic novel

GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK It’s not surprising that I’ve missed out on nearly all the Kick-Ass graphic novel/comic series since I haven’t been very good about staying current with my graphic novel reading (so many books, so little time!) and it was seeing John Romita, Jr’s name on this book that had me request an ARC. Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

November 7, 2019

FREE COUNTRY – graphic novel

GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK I typically think that Neil Gaiman has the Midas touch when it comes to comics and graphic novels so when I saw his name on this book I put in a request for it, even though I knew nothing about the background of the book or the characters. I discovered some of Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

November 6, 2019

GREEN LANTERN, VOL. 1: INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN – graphic novel

GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK It’s not a secret that Green Lantern is one of my favorite superheroes and when I see the opportunity to get an ARC of a GL graphic novel, I’m likely to put in a request. Based on this cover, however, I was really concerned as to how much I was going to Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews