3 Stars – Page 42 – Looking For a Good Book

October 15, 2016

LOCK AND KEY: THE INITIATION – Ridley Pearson

Ridley Pearson, the popular author of the Peter Pan story Peter and the Starcatchers, reboots the Sherlock Holmes series with Lock and Key: The Initiation. James Moriarty (and his sister Moria) is sent to the boarding school Baskerville Academy. He doesn’t want to go, but his father strongly reminds him that attendance at Baskerville is… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, MYSTERY, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, Young Adult

October 13, 2016

GRAVEN IMAGES – Jane Waterhouse

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I have no idea where this book came from. I have a new Kindle that I’ve been using to load only the newest books that I receive from publishers/publicists for review and I am reading them in consecutive order as I get them. This was the next book on that… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, MYSTERY, Uncategorized

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

October 12, 2016

WHITE SAND – graphic novel

I know the name of Brandon Sanderson but I’ve never read anything by him before this. I thought that this might be a good introduction to him and his work. I was wrong. White Sand is based on an unpublished work of Sanderson’s. Cool. I love the idea of using new/old material from an author… Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

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

October 11, 2016

BLADES OF THE OLD EMPIRE – Anna Kashina

There are about five reviewers I follow (and who, in turn, follow me) on Goodreads, whose choice in books and ratings are very similar to my own. I have been sitting on the ARC of this particular book for a couple of years, somewhat hesitant to get in to it, in part because one of… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

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

October 8, 2016

UNFED – Kirsty McKay

I recently went through my back-log of un-read ARCs with the intention of catching up on my reading and one of the older books in my ARC queue is this … Unfed, by Kirsty McKay. I like zombie fiction and I like a lot of YA fiction, so I thought this would be a fun… Continue reading

YA

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

October 7, 2016

WITHOUT COPYRIGHTS – Robert Spoo

In this age of digital media, with authors and artists and publishing companies expressing concern over the ease of piracy of their work, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the laws of copyright are ever-changing and that piracy of written works has been going on for a long time. Author Robert… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

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

October 3, 2016

WANT TO KNOW: GOING TO THE THEATER – Florence Ducatteau & Chantal Peten

This children’s picture book is, as the title suggests, a story about the theatre – what it’s like to go and watch a play, and what it takes to put on a play. All in thirty-two pages or less. So of course it is a very much abbreviated story. As a theatre professional, I am… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

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

September 22, 2016

CROWDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE – Dr. Bo Brock

It definitely takes a special sort of person to go in to the business of helping and caring for animals. Maintaining a sense of humor definitely helps as animals can often be even more unpredictable than humans as patients. Veterinarian Dr. Bo Brock not only maintains his sense of humor, but shares it through a… Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

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

September 19, 2016

THE BLACKHOUSE – Peter May

Fin Macleod was raised on the Isle of Lewis and is now being sent back to investigate a harsh murder that bears a remarkable similarity to a murder that occurred in Edinburgh. Fin is trying to determine if there is a connection. But returning to the island brings back memories and recollections from the locals… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

September 16, 2016

THE JOLLY CORONER – Quentin Canterel

This was certainly one of the most interesting books I’ve read in quite some time. I’m not sure how one would define this. Quirky romance? Bizarre-o horror? Oddball thriller? I also don’t think I’ve ever gone through as much of a pendulum swing in liking/disliking a book, while reading it, as I did with this.… Continue reading

HUMOR, OTHER, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Reviews

September 14, 2016

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE – Ian Fleming

Of course I am familiar with the James Bond films, and while I own a number of the books, I hadn’t gotten around to reading any of them (still haven’t). When I saw this audio book available at my local library, I decided my commute to work would be a great time to finally experience… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Audio Book, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, Thriller

September 12, 2016

PLAYING TYLER – T. L. Costa

**WARNING! — THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!** This was an interesting read and a difficult book to rate and review. First off, this is YA. The category of YA is pretty wide open, but it follows a couple of YA tropes. First off, the protagonists are teens. That a requirement for YA. Secondly, the parents are… Continue reading

Uncategorized, YA

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