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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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BIG IN SWEDEN – Sally Franson
Paulie Johansson is in a long-term relationship with Declan. It’s comfortable, but hardly exciting. On a lark, Paulie auditions to be on a Swedish reality television show, Sverige och Mig (Sweden and Me) in which contestants participate in a number of contests, someone gets eliminated and the ultimate winner gets to connect with Swedish ancestral relatives. Paulie Continue reading
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YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE – Ian Fleming
Well this was a surprise. I am by no mean a big James Bond fan. I was, however, a teenage boy in the 1970’s so spies, action, and beautiful-falling-out-of-their-skimpy-costumes-women were the kinds of movies I went to see with my friends. And while the movie version of You Only Live Twice came out a little early for Continue reading
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BEATLES AND BEACONS – Fran Raya
I recognize that I am a sucker for any book either about the Beatles or about someone’s connection or relationship to (or love of) the Beatles. This doesn’t always serve me well. Beatles and Beacons is a coming of age story for Becca Beacon – a British girl going into her teens just as the Continue reading
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CRIME NOVELS: FOUR CLASSIC THRILLERS 1964-1969
After enjoying the previous Crime Novels collection (Crime Novels: Five Classic Thrillers 1961-1964) I was reading to dig in to four more crime classics. Three of these books I’ve already reviewed here on my blog and on Goodreads, though I’m including those reviews here. The fourth book, The Tremor of Forgery, I’m reviewing here first. Once Continue reading
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SHADOWPLAY – Laura Lam
This is one of the oldest books in my ARC queue … clearly no longer a ‘new’ book, and likely out of print since the publisher closed down a number of years back. Still, I committed to reading and reviewing it, even if I am a decade (or more) behind! This book is the second Continue reading
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THE ATROCITY ENGINE – Tim Waggoner
I like reading Tim Waggoner books. I’m never quite sure what I’m going to get, other than something that’s bound to be a wild ride, unexpected turns, completely gruesome moments, and humor both bright and dark. Curious, I looked through some of the other reviews of this particular book and I see a real variety of ratings Continue reading
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