2 Stars – Page 17 – Looking For a Good Book

March 18, 2016

ONLY THE DEAD – Vidar Sundstøl

After reading the first volume in Vidar Sundstøl’s Minnesota Trilogy (review here) I was left with the feeling that the story wasn’t done, which will rarely get reviewed in a positive light from me. I feel a book should stand alone as a book, with beginning, middle, and end. But if the first book didn’t… Continue reading

MYSTERY

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

February 16, 2016

THE SHRINKING MAN – graphic novel

Sometimes you read something and you wonder why anyone thought it was a good idea to proceed. This is one of those instances. Richard Matheson’s novel of The Shrinking Man is a classic and anyone interested in the genre has likely either read the original or seen the film that was a Hugo winner in 1958… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

January 27, 2016

WHEN MYSTICAL CREATURES ATTACK! – Kathleen Founds

I should start by stating that I am often very wary of books that have won awards that I have never heard of. No, I am not the world’s authority on literary awards, and no, I don’t mean to imply that the award was created specifically for that book (though I have run across that).… Continue reading

OTHER, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Reviews, Short Stories

January 26, 2016

CLOWNFELLAS – Carlton Mellick III

Alright… so ‘bizarro’ fiction has become a “thing.” I mean … I know that there’s been bizarro fiction for a long time (I think I was writing it back in the 80’s), but it hasn’t always had its current classification (it was speculative fiction, with a twist back then). Now it’s its own genre. And… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, HUMOR, MYSTERY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Bizarre, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Humor, Reviews

January 22, 2016

CITIES AT SEA – Martin Simons

This was a very interesting idea for a YA novel, but it fails to trust that the YA reader is capable of complex thought. A thousand years in the future, all the major cities in the world are floating on giant rafts, using ocean currents to navigate. A young girl, Sal, meets with a genetic… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

January 7, 2016

WORLDS – Joe Haldeman

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE There are a few authors that I will consistently read because they are reliable and dependable. Joe Haldeman has always been one of those authors, for me. Yet for all the works of his that I’ve read, I’ve somehow missed this book (and this trilogy). This is, in my opinion,… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 28, 2015

RYDER: BIRD OF PREY – Nick Pengelley

Ayesha Ryder is a an adventurer, much like Indiana Jones, and in this book, she’s on the hunt for the Maltese Falcon, a real item of legend (though it looks much different from that in the movie) which supposedly lead the owner to another item of legend: the sword once owned by King Harold of… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Thriller

December 21, 2015

THE FLASH: SEASON ZERO – graphic novel

What is it about comic books that are based on a television series (as opposed to comic books on which a television show is based) that the stories are wimpy and the art about on par with Saturday morning cartoons (I guess that shows my age, since Saturday mornings are no longer synonymous with cheap cartoons)?… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

December 19, 2015

BOUND – Melody Anne

**WARNING — THIS REVIEW MAY FEATURE ADULT, SEXUAL LANGUAGE** **WARNING — THIS REVIEW WILL FEATURE SPOILERS** Porn, by any other name, is still porn. I’ve read books in nearly every genre except ‘romance’ — until now. I decided that I should expand my horizons and read a modern romance, so as I perused the books… Continue reading

ROMANCE, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Romance, Sex

December 15, 2015

ONE NIGHT IN SIXES – Arianne “Tex” Thompson

I really wanted to read this book. I had downloaded an electronic copy through Netgalley, but the Kindle it was on died. Then I saw that there was a giveaway for the book on Goodreads and I put in my request and received a copy (nicely autographed) in the mail. As someone who enjoys both… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, WESTERN

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Western

November 12, 2015

THIS CROWDED EARTH – Robert Bloch

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE In 1958, when this was written, the idea of over-crowding and population explosion were still only just being considered, but were not hot topics. But like many science fiction authors, Robert Bloch was ahead of the curve on this one. The story is about Harry Collins and we start in… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Short Stories