3 Stars – Page 28 – Looking For a Good Book

January 17, 2019

RECENTERING THE UNIVERSE – Ron Miller

This is a really interesting little book! This is a history/science book targeted at an advanced middle school reader, but really it’s the perfect book for someone like myself. As a youngster I probably wouldn’t have cared for this book too much. There are a lot of names that don’t roll off the tongue, and… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Young Adult

January 3, 2019

WHY WE WRITE – Meredith Maran, editor

There’s no shortage of books about writing and hopeful writers will devour not only ‘how to’ books, but books by and about ‘famous’ authors to hopefully glean that little nugget of information that will lead the hopeful onto a path of publishing and fame. In Why We Write, editor Meredith Maran has collected short bios… Continue reading

NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews

December 17, 2018

KING MAYBE – Timothy Hallinan

I’ve only read one other “Junior Bender Mystery” (see my review of Fields Where They Lay) and to be honest, both times I had requested the book from the publisher based on descriptions of the story – I was not aware that either was a part of an ongoing series. Junior Bender is a criminal. … Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

November 28, 2018

THE RAVEN BOYS – Maggie Stiefvater

Although I mostly read ARCs (Advance Reading Copy) these days, I’ve noticed that too often I come into a book series halfway through and I don’t enjoy the book quite as much because I’m not already familiar with the characters. When I think ahead enough, I will do a little research on my ARCs and… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

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

November 21, 2018

HEROINE WORSHIP – Sarah Kuhn

**WARNING – THIS REVIEW CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT** Our scrappy teenage superheroes from San Francisco are back with Heroine Worship. Annie Chang fights under her superhero name: Aveda Jupiter. She fights against the demons who have infested San Francisco from another world or dimension. And she fights alongside her best friend, Evie Tanaka. But jealousy is… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

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

November 16, 2018

URBAN ENEMIES – Joseph Nassise, editor

If you are a fan of urban fantasy – a rather specific sub-genre of ‘fantasy’ – then you will definitely want to check out this book, Urban Enemies, edited by Joseph Nassise. The premise of this collection of short stories is to have a story that focuses on the villains that have appeared either regularly… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

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

November 6, 2018

A BREACH IN THE HEAVENS – N.S. Dolkart

A Breach in the Heavens concludes N.S. Dolkart’s Godserf’s trilogy. This trilogy took me by surprise and carried me on a mostly thrilling adventure. Phaedra is a sorceress and has one goal in life – to keep the world of humans and the world of elves apart. That shouldn’t be so hard, right? Except…if it… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

November 1, 2018

THE ZIG ZAG GIRL – Elly Griffiths

I remember being in my local bookstore, needing a book for a trip that I was taking, somewhat last-minute, and this book caught my eye. A mystery…good. Historical (World War II) references … good. Magicians … great! And fortunately the book lived up to my expectations. It is 1950 in Brighton and Detective Inspector Edgar… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

October 30, 2018

WALKING HOME GROUND – Robert Root

I was drawn to this book on a couple of different levels. First was the three authors listed … John Muir is a name I know from my interest in our National Parks and my time spent in Muir Woods and Yosemite National Park; Aldo Leopold, whose Sand County Almanac is still an environmentalists bible;… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, essays, Literature, Nature, non-fiction, Reviews

October 24, 2018

APOCALYPTIC ORGAN GRINDER – William Todd Rose

Tanner Kline is a ‘Sweeper.’ It is his job to protect the uninfected from the infected. In this post-apocalyptic setting there are really only the two factions – those infected with the Gabriel Virus, referred to as “Spewers” because of the way their sores tend to eject pus, infecting others, and there are those who… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

October 15, 2018

THE CAT WHO ATE CHRISTMAS – Lil Chase & Thomas Docherty

The Hudson family is looking forward to enjoying their Christmas, but their curious cat, Jingles, is exploring Christmas just the way any feline might. First, there’s the Christmas tree, with its shiny ornaments and attractive lights that needs to be explored. But the poor cat didn’t expect a tree to actually come crashing down! And… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Holiday, Reviews

October 9, 2018

HAUNTED: CEMETERY GIRL – graphic novel

GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK I am not wildly familiar with Charlaine Harris’ different supernatural worlds or characters. I’ve read a few of the Sookie Stackhouse books and a graphic novel or two based on some of her characters – such as this one, Cemetery Girl – but I otherwise don’t really know these characters. Some people refer… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews