3 Stars – Page 33 – Looking For a Good Book

November 9, 2017

RESERVATIONS – Gwen Florio

Lola Wicks is a journalist who loves to follow and dig deep into a story. When she learns that there’s an eco-terrorist setting off bombs near a new coal mine on the Navajo Reservation she can’t help but get involved. But her family connections in the area could prove to be a problem and people… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

November 6, 2017

THE NATURE FIX – Florence Williams

People are happy, healthier, and do better overall (in school, at work, etc) when they are able to be exposed to a natural environment (woodlands or waterways) and there’s plenty of documentation to back this up. Now you can either take that one sentence and move forward or you can sit and read a 300… Continue reading

NON-FICTION

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

November 3, 2017

MOXYLAND – Lauren Beukes

I’ve really enjoyed so many of the books I’ve read in the past few years, but few authors stand out for absolute originality as much Lauren Beukes. In Moxyland, Beukes gives the reader a very believable future where technology is so integrated that it’s impossible to imagine someone without their cellphone or their nanotech drug… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

October 31, 2017

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN – Jason Reynolds

You know you’re getting old when little things that you thought would never change, suddenly change. I grew up with Peter Parker as Spider-Man, but there’s a new Spider-Man on the block and it’s Miles Morales, a teenager who is half African-American and half Puerto Rican. Although it isn’t explained, I get the sense that… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, superheroes, Young Adult

October 30, 2017

THE LAST SACRIFICE – James A. Moore

The publishing trend in trilogies has pushed authors to think in terms of a three-act story, rather than writing three individual books, and that is quite apparent with James A. Moore’s The Last Sacrifice, the first book in a new trilogy. A race of people, known as the Grakhul, are immortal servants to ancient gods.… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

October 25, 2017

NINE LIVES OF ADAM BLAKE – Ryan Gladney

Adam Blake is a young, pre-teen boy who is stuck in a never-ending loop of re-living his life. But each life he lives is not exactly the same as the one before it or the one before that. Adam can remember each life and make changes. He can follow a different path, make different decisions.… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

October 23, 2017

WHEN BROADWAY WENT TO HOLLYWOOD – Ethan Mordden

This book really really needs a sub-title to let the reader know what the focus is, because this is just a little bit misleading. This book examines the transformation of the songs and the songwriters (music and lyrics) of the Hollywood musical when their work was being courted by Hollywood. That’s just a little bit… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, History, Music, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

October 21, 2017

BLAZE! – Stephen Mertz

J.D. and Kate Blaze are gunfighters – two of the deadliest gunfighters the Old West has ever seen. They also happen to be married and they create as much heat from their passion for one another as they do from gun-slinging. The duo encounter an Apache ambush and are hired to track down a gang… Continue reading

ROMANCE, Uncategorized, WESTERN

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Romance, Western

October 18, 2017

IN THEIR LIVES – Andrew Blauner, editor

There appears to be no end to the number of ways to get The Beatles on the cover of a book. I’ve read more than a few in the last few years since I started this book review blog. Since it seems that enough biographies have been written and there have been some well-researched, in-depth… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Memoir, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

October 17, 2017

PROGRAMMED TO PLEASE – Jenna Ives

One of my blog readers recently asked me why I read/review erotica/porn on my blog. First … I’m trying to understand the genre. Second … it’s incredibly popular, though few ever actually admit to reading it. Read almost any fiction book on the NY Times best-seller list and you’re bound to come across some incredibly… Continue reading

MYSTERY, ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Erotica, Reviews, Romance, Sex, SF/Fantasy

October 12, 2017

SHAKESPEARE ON PAGE AND STAGE – Stanley Wells

There is no end to the number of books one can find on the works or study of William Shakespeare. The name ‘Stanley Wells’ is certainly familiar to anyone who’s read critical essays on Shakespeare. This book, Shakespeare On Page and Stage, is a collection of some of Wells’ essays on the Bard, his work,… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, essays, Graphic Novels, Theatre

October 10, 2017

THE NIGHTMARE AFFAIR – Mindee Arnett

I am really behind in my ARC book reading and I’m working my way, somewhat randomly, through a backlist of books sent to me, this being one of those books. The story takes place at Arkwell Academy – a school for ‘magickind’ and … well, let’s stop right there. Yes – the comparison to a… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

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