Looking For a Good Book

March 24, 2017

FIREFLIES, GLOW-WORMS, AND LIGHTNING BUGS – Lynn Frierson Faust

This is an absolutely tremendous book. Author Lynn Frierson Faust clearly has a passion for the subject matter and has done such a fantastic job of researching and cataloging the insects we know as fireflies, glow-worms, and lightning bugs. The largest portion of the book (Chapter 8) is an identification field guide. I have to… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Nature, non-fiction, Reviews
March 23, 2017

GIRLS & MONSTERS – Anne Michaud

Girls & Monsters is a collection of short, dark tales from the very talented, Anne Michaud. Michaud’s is not a name with which I am familiar, but then other than the occasional book, I don’t read a lot of dark/horror fiction. I don’t haunt the magazines the way that I once did, so I shouldn’t be… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SHORT FICTION

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Short Stories
March 22, 2017

PAINTED SKY – E. Ashley Rooney

When my wife and I first began dating, one of the things we discovered we had in common was an appreciation for art. Young and unencumbered with children or debt, we spent time visiting art galleries and buying art that we both enjoyed. What my wife didn’t know at the time was how many… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, OTHER, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Art, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews
March 21, 2017

GHOSTS FROM OUR PAST – Erin Gilbert and Abby L. Yates, with Andrew Shaffer

Well, this was a lot of fun. Although this is a media tie-in to the new Ghostbusters film, there has clearly been a great deal of effort put in to this book to provide as thorough a read as possible. In fact, there were often times I had to remind myself that this was satire… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews
March 20, 2017

MICHELANGELO’S GHOST – Gigi Pandian

Tremendous! Although I have more than a couple of books in my to-be-read queue written by Gigi Pandian, I haven’t read a lot of works by this author yet. But given how much I enjoyed this particular book, I will be eager to another “Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery” as well as other works by… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews
March 17, 2017

MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: SUB ROSA – David McDonald

I approached this book with trepidation after being less than impressed with the other two volumes in this ‘series’: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways and Marvel’s Thor: Dueling With Giants. My caution was confirmed. This book is a bit better than “Castaways” but not quite as interesting as “Dueling With Giants.” Here, Captain America… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, comic book superheroes, Entertainment, Reviews, Young Adult
March 16, 2017

THE BALLAD OF TYPHOID MARY – J.F. Federspiel

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A BOOK FROM MY SHELF I bought this book when Ballantine Books first released this edition (that’s not my book in the photo, but mine looks the same). I would have to admit that I was first drawn to the book by this magnificent cover (by Larry Schwinger?) and then by the… Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Historical Fiction, Reviews
March 15, 2017

THE GUILD OF ASSASSINS – Anna Kashina

The first book in this series was a delightful surprise. (Read review here.) This book continues the adventures of Kara and Mai – Majat (Assassins). There’s a quick recap of the important events of the first book – something I wish would be done with much more regularity in publishing for those of us who… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult
March 14, 2017

ASTEROID HUNTERS – Carrie Nugent

There were three main reasons I wanted to read this book. 1) Simple curiosity over what sort of work an asteroid hunter does 2) the fact that this is connected with the TedTalks series, and 3) my son is studying to be an astrophysicist and I’m curious about what sort of jobs he might be… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, non-fiction, Reviews
March 13, 2017

THE WORLD’S GREATEST CHOCOLATE-COVERED PORK CHOPS – Ryan K. Sager

Twelve-year-old Zoey Kate is a cooking prodigy, born with an innate skill to combine unlikely foods to create a mouth-watering, savory meal, young Zoey takes out a massive bank loan in order to open her own restaurant and compete against local, world-renowned chefs for a cooking award. Helping Zoey is her friend Dallin, a large,… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, Young Adult
March 10, 2017

SCOOBY APOCALYPSE VOL. 1 – graphic novel

I really hesitated about requesting an ARC of this graphic novel. Based solely on the cover I did not anticipate liking it (sorry…judging a book by its cover – I do it). But it was my enjoyment of the graphic novel Future Quest that pushed me in to taking a chance on this. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews
March 9, 2017

ERTÉ’S THEATRICAL COSTUMES – Érte

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE There’s not much to this book – it’s a short forty-eight pages long – but what’s here is beautiful. Érte is one of those names you might recognize but not be quite so sure why. Érte is a theatrical costume designer who created some of the most stunning costumes ever seen… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre