November 2024
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KEEPER CHANCE AND THE CONUNDRUM OF CHAOS – Alex Evanovich
Keeper Chance doesn’t know what life holds in store for him, but he does know that he isn’t enjoying school and he really isn’t enjoying his grandmother nagging him about it, so when he’s approached by a member of E.V.I.L. (Evil Villains International League) with an offer to join their ranks (as a trainee). It… Continue reading
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LEADERSHIP SUSTAINABILITY – Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood
Based on an in-person presentation to help businesses strengthen the people in leadership roles, and to help people who want to move up (and stay up) the corporate ladder by being better leaders, authors Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood present their “Seven Disciplines to Achieve the Changes Great Leaders Know They Must Make”. First they… Continue reading
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SPIRIT QUEST – Tim McRae
Niri Lakani is the last surviving heir to the throne of Annwn, uncrowned ruler of the realm of Arawyn, sorceress master of the five elements and warrior guardian of Qi. She fights dark forces all across the magical realms as she looks to defeat the Mistress Witch with some help from some newfound friends. This… Continue reading
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THE CANNIBAL – graphic novel
Based on an Inuit tale passed down for generations, The Cannibal is a graphic novel telling the tale of one family working through the hard times when food was scarce and a community suffered. When the patriarch of this Inuit family hunts, day after day and the animals he relies on for food for himself and his… Continue reading
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EVIL IN ME – Brom
Ruby Tucker wants nothing more than to make it big in the punk music scene in Atlanta but she’s currently stuck in her backwoods, small town with her dysfunctional family and she’s had a falling out with her best friend and bandmate and her dreams look dead in the water, When Ruby goes to help… Continue reading
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SINS OF THE FATHER – Caroline Fardig
Ellie Matthews is a criminologist, teaching at a local college and consulting with the FBI and local police. She has had a very tough early life (which perhaps prompted her interest in criminology) but things have finally started to go well for her. But her comfort is disrupted when, while at the college, she is… Continue reading
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VAMPS: FRESH BLOOD – Nicole Arend
Tucked into the Swiss Alps is an elite boarding school catering to the world’s wealthiest and most powerful vampire families. So it is a surprise to Dillon, who, son of a human man who has raised his son alone, didn’t even know he had vampire blood in his veins until recently. But as only half… Continue reading
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THE MIGHTY MARVEL DICTIONARY – Robb Pearlman
The fifteen year old in me absolutely loves this. I sure would have liked having something like this in the 1970s when I was an avid comics – specifically Marvel – reader. I would have referenced this constantly with the introduction of new characters or villains (or at least someone i didn’t think I was… Continue reading
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THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS – Jacqueline Winspear
Author Jacqueline Winspear wraps up her Masie Dobbs series with this, book number eighteen. She addresses this decision to end the series in her introduction, acknowledging that fans may not be happy with the decision but why she’s made the decision. It is 1945, London, and Maisie discovers four youngsters squatting in an abandoned home… Continue reading
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THE RED HOUR GLASS – Ashley Capes
The opening sentence describing this book on Goodreads really is a very good set-up. “Escape isn’t the hardest challenge for a slave – it’s staying free afterwards.” Mia and Thomas are brother and sister, on the run from the tyrannical King Williams. Mia has a magical power of foresight and the king wants her to… Continue reading
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TIDAL CREATURES – Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire’s Tidal Creatures is the third book in her Alchemical Journeys series and it’s a powerhouse. It’s been a while since I read the previous two books, but it’s likely that you may want to read them before taking this particular journey. The Lunar gods take human hosts and navigate the skies at night… Continue reading
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TRUTH IS THE ARROW, MERCY IS THE BOW – Steve Almond
I’m a fan of the works of Steve Almond, ever since I picked up and read, somewhat randomly, his collection of short stories, My Life in Heavy Metal. I will gladly buy and read anything he writes. Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow, Almond’s latest book, is part memoir, part ‘how to’ for writers, and… Continue reading
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