3 Stars – Page 37 – Looking For a Good Book

April 12, 2017

CABINS OF MINNESOTA – Bill Holm and Doug Ohman

As a Minnesotan and someone who has been known to retreat to a cabin in the summers for a little R&R, this book holds a lot of appeal to me. Bill Holm’s text offers up some interesting perspectives and reminiscences, from the poetry of W. B. Yeats, to the poetry of Po Chü-i (Chinese T’ang… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, essays, non-fiction, Reviews

April 10, 2017

AGE OF HEROES – James Lovegrove

Book #8 in a series? I wish I had known before I started. That is one of the problems with Advanced Reader Copies – you just don’t always know when a book is part of a series or not. I suppose in today’s book market it’s safer to assume a book IS part of a… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

April 5, 2017

HOW THEY WERE FOUND – Matt Bell

How They Were Found is a collection of thirteen short stories by Matt Bell. There doesn’t appear to be any unifying theme to these stories other than that there written by Bell and perhaps that Bell is showing how much he enjoys playing with form. Perhaps a sense of loss, might unify the stories, though… Continue reading

SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Short Stories

March 29, 2017

THE TWELVE – Justin Cronin

A few years back it seemed I couldn’t turn around without someone talking about The Passage and then The Twelve … books of vampiric horror set in the not-so-distant future by Justin Cronin. Though I was late to the party I did read The Passage (see review here) and enjoyed it. Now, still late a… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY

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

March 16, 2017

THE BALLAD OF TYPHOID MARY – J.F. Federspiel

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A BOOK FROM MY SHELF I bought this book when Ballantine Books first released this edition (that’s not my book in the photo, but mine looks the same). I would have to admit that I was first drawn to the book by this magnificent cover (by Larry Schwinger?) and then by the… Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Historical Fiction, Reviews

March 15, 2017

THE GUILD OF ASSASSINS – Anna Kashina

The first book in this series was a delightful surprise. (Read review here.) This book continues the adventures of Kara and Mai – Majat (Assassins). There’s a quick recap of the important events of the first book – something I wish would be done with much more regularity in publishing for those of us who… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

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

March 10, 2017

SCOOBY APOCALYPSE VOL. 1 – graphic novel

I really hesitated about requesting an ARC of this graphic novel. Based solely on the cover I did not anticipate liking it (sorry…judging a book by its cover – I do it). But it was my enjoyment of the graphic novel Future Quest that pushed me in to taking a chance on this. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

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

March 8, 2017

KALIFUS RISING – Alane Adams

This is Book Two in the Legends of Orkney series. Sam Baron is imprisoned by the Volgrim Witches and their leader Catriona. Sam is half (Norse) god, half witch but his powers are just starting to be revealed to him and he is concerned that he can not control the powers and he may destroy… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

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

March 7, 2017

BROKEN MONSTERS – Lauren Beukes

Good horror novels are hard to find because sustaining a strong level of horrific suspense is difficult to maintain. Those few authors who’ve become synonymous with horror have done so by finding the key holding the reader’s attention while delivering a strong, horrific story. In Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes shows that she’s one of the… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror

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

March 6, 2017

RHYTHM AND CLUES – Sue Ann Jaffaria

Rhythm and Clues by Sue Ann Jaffarian is ‘An Odelia Grey Mystery’ meaning it’s part of a series featuring the same character. Odelia Grey, is an older, over-weight (oops, sorry, the correct term is ‘plus-sized’) woman with a certain amount of sass and pizzazz who sticks her nose into mysteries. I’ve never read an Odelia… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

March 1, 2017

GREGOR THE OVERLANDER – Suzanne Collins

Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins, is a Middle Grade fantasy that draws on some typical fantasy tropes. Gregor is looking after his little sister and when she goes through a grate in the laundry room of their New York apartment building, Gregor goes after her. What Gregor finds beneath the apartment and the city… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

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

February 20, 2017

WHEN PARIS SIZZLED – Mary McAuliffe

I have found that my reading tastes have changed quite a bit over the past few years and that I have come to really enjoy a good non-fiction book. I’m fascinated by history (my high school teachers would have told you that this was to be an unlikely scenario) and history of subjects dear to me… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, History, history book, non-fiction, Reviews