Looking For a Good Book

July 16, 2021

SUBURBAN DICKS – Fabian Nicieza

Andrea Stern was once a respected FBI profiler, but she gave it up to be a stay-at-home mom to her four children (with a fifth very much on the way). She now lives in the suburbs (West Windsor, New Jersey) with her children and husband (a convicted white-collar criminal). When one of Andrea’s very young Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews
July 14, 2021

THE ESSENCE OF DARKNESS – Tom Clearlake

I no longer request an ARC of a book unless something about the book (sometimes the author, sometimes the description, sometimes even the publisher) attracts me to the title. So it should go without saying that I genuinely want to like and enjoy each book that I read. Sadly, that is not always the case. Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, MYSTERY, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Mystery
July 12, 2021

SHADOW SERVICE – graphic novel

Gina Meyers is a private investigator with a gift. Her gift is that she’s a witch, with full spell-casting abilities. But that gift may also be a curse as Gina wonders if she’s worse than the criminals she catches. She believes she’s unique with her ability, but of course she’s not and she’s soon recruited Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Graphic Novels
July 9, 2021

T.I.M.E. STORIES: THE HEIDEN FILES – Christopher Lambert

“Tess Heiden, twenty years old, born in 1993. A difficult childhood. Mother a junkie. Like you, she had numerous stays in psychiatric institutions. Father unknown… At the age of ten, you were placed with a foster family, the Heidens, who adopted you officially two years later, despite your… unstable behaviour, to say the least. Your Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Games, SF/Fantasy
July 7, 2021

AWAKENING – Julie C. Gilbert

There are certain YA books that I recognize I am probably not going to enjoy. I would base this partly on themes, publisher’s descriptions of the book, and even, yes, book covers. Don’t judge a book by the cover? Well, yes, to some extent you can and should. Why? Well, that’s probably worth a blog Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, SF/Fantasy, YA
July 5, 2021

THE LOST WONDERLAND DIARIES – J. Scott Savage

Celia and Tyrus are both library nerds – Tyrus because he loves to read and Celia because her mom is the new librarian in town. The two strike up a fast and sure friendship and Celia reveals to him her personal issue … she’s dyslexic. Most people don’t understand what that means and she’s usually Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Middle Grade, YA
July 2, 2021

NEAR THE BONE – Christina Henry

This is an INTENSE book. The faint-at-heart may want to stay away. Mattie lives with William, alone in a remote location in a small wooden shack on a mountain. Mattie must always obey the will of her husband. She must keep quiet, keep out of sight, and fulfill all wifely duties. If she questions William, Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Horror/Dark Fantasy
June 30, 2021

I AM DRUMS – Mike Grosso

This is a really tremendous book for school-aged readers! Samantha (Sam) really wants to be a drummer. She takes drumming seriously and even though some of the other drummers (all boys) are better than her right now, she’s hoping that with some practice and determination, she will make the jazz band. All she needs is Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Middle Grade, YA
June 28, 2021

THE ALEPH EXTRACTION – Dan Moren

Simon Kovalic haven’t even had a chance to breathe and recover from their teammate’s betrayal in the last mission when he and his team are assigned their next job – a heist. They are going to have to steal a relic that may belong to an alien race, and maybe, just maybe, provide the knowledge Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, science fiction
June 25, 2021

FLAME RIDERS – Sean Grigsby

It’s been awhile since the Smoke Eaters were given their walking papers and the New United States Army has taken control of policing the country- or what’s left of it. North America has become a dystopian society with great cities, such as Chicago, in complete ruin due to the dragon activity. Guiellermo Contreras is a Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

4 stars, SF/Fantasy
June 23, 2021

FANTASTIC TALES – Iginio Ugo Tarchetti

I know nothing about Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, but the description of these short stories sounded like something right up my alley. “Italian Gothic tales of obsessive love, mysterious phobias, and the hellish curse of everlasting life.” Yes, this sounds fascinating to me. And best of all … I really enjoyed these stories. Writing roughly around Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, HUMOR, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Short Stories
June 21, 2021

SIMANTOV – Asaf Ashery

Simantov and Bitton are detectives with the Soothsayer task Force who are looking to make sense of a series of strange crimes and disappearances. What the team of mystics agents come to learn is that there’s a battle brewing in the heavens between the Daughters of Lilith and the Nephilim and humans are getting caught in Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

2 Stars, SF/Fantasy