Looking For a Good Book

December 24, 2016

CHRISTMAS IN THE LONE STAR STATE – Jason Manning

WESTERN WEEK I’ve been on a bit of a western fiction kick lately (note that this is “western review week”). As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, it’s often difficult to find new western fiction, so it was especially pleasing to come across, and be granted ARC access to Christmas in the Lone Star State by… Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION, Uncategorized, WESTERN

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western
December 23, 2016

DECELERATE BLUE – graphic novel

Wow. This book really took me by surprise. Is it too hard to imagine a future in which everything is so rushed that even classic literature is abbreviated heavily in order to cram more and more into a day? I don’t think so. Just take a look around at our modern life and we’re already… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews, SF/Fantasy
December 22, 2016

CHARLAINE HARRIS’ GRAVE SURPRISE – graphic novel

When you read a lot of books for review you are always hoping that something like this will come across your desk and just completely take you by surprise. Like many people, I suspect, I am most familiar with author Charlaine Harris through her Sookie Stackhouse series, which was the basis/inspiration for the hit series… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews
December 21, 2016

DRAKE – Peter McLean

Don Drake is a hired killer. He currently owes a sizable debt to a demon and must perform another assassination to get rid of that debt. But things don’t go too well for Don in that assassination attempt. An innocent little boy is killed and the Furies start to pester him. Drake is ‘rescued’ by Trixie,… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy
December 20, 2016

2CREATE – Yoav Litvin

The subtitle of this book is misleading. It reads “Art Collaborations in New York City” which sounded really fascinating to me. But what it really is is graffiti artist collaborations. Still potentially really interesting, but not what I was expecting. Given that this book is about graffiti artist collaborations in New York City, it strikes… Continue reading

MYSTERY, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Art, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, non-fiction, Reviews
December 19, 2016

ATTACK ON AREA 51 – Mack Maloney

As you can see by the cover, this is the 17th book in a series, though it is the first one that I have read. It is a bit uncommon these days to find a book or a series that is akin to serial pulp fiction. Think back on the days (if you are old… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION

3 Stars, Adventure, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy
December 17, 2016

KOJIKI – Keith Yatsuhashi

Angry Robot is a publisher that I find I really like. I’ll gladly read anything that they publish and nine times out of ten I will be really impressed and thrilled with the book. But when they disappoint, they do so in a big way. This one disappoints. The opening chapter drew me and I… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult
December 15, 2016

WHERE THE HELL IS TESLA? – Rob Dircks

In the tradition of Ron Goulart’s What’s Become of Screwloose and Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comes Rob Dircks’ Where the Hell is Tesla? Slacker Chip, who manages to get a job as a security guard for the FBI, grabs an old desk out of a warehouse and discovers an old journal… Continue reading

HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Humor, Reviews, SF/Fantasy
December 14, 2016

PRINCE THIEF – David Tallerman

Prince Thief is the third book in a trilogy and I haven’t read the other two. It shouldn’t be absolutely necessary to read the first two books, but as is often the case, the reader may find him or herself wondering what went on before. Easie Damasco is a bit of a rogue. Okay…more than… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy
December 13, 2016

HER FROZEN STEPBROTHER – Rachel Kenley

When I request an ARC for review, I don’t always know quite what I’m requesting or what I will get. I figured that this would be a trashy romance (I was right) with a fair amount of sex (maybe less than a ‘fair’ amount) and be along the lines of a fairy tale or fable… Continue reading

ROMANCE, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Romance, Sex
December 12, 2016

ANOMALY – Krista McGee

Dystopian YA sci-fi with a Christian bent. That’s what we have here, and for all of that … it mostly works because author Krista McGee knows how to tell a story. Thalli is a teen female at some time in the future when The State controls everything about a person, including when they should die. … Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Religion, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult
December 10, 2016

THE OTHER EINSTEIN – Marie Benedict

I told my son, a physics student, that I was reading a book titled The Other Einstein, and did he have a guess who ‘the other’ might be. He made a couple of good guesses but hadn’t gotten it. I said, it turns out Einstein was married … and before I could say any more… Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Historical Fiction, Literature, Reviews