3 Stars – Page 43 – Looking For a Good Book

June 2, 2016

THE BANK ROBBER – Giles Tippette

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I love the American Southwest and for escapism fiction, I must confess that I have a sort of closet interest in reading what is popularly termed ‘westerns.’ But I also have to admit that I haven’t read a wide variety of authors and I’m not particularly well-versed in who’s who… Continue reading

Uncategorized, WESTERN

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western

June 1, 2016

THE ARROWS OF TIME – Greg Egan

Well…I’m nothing if not consistent. I have once again requested a book for review that is part of a series, but not the first book in the series. this is, in fact, the third book in Greg Egan’s “Orthogonal” series. This also happens to be my introduction to the work of Greg Egan – someone… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

May 26, 2016

NAKED ONCE MORE – Elizabeth Peters

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEW A REISSUE When I requested this book (two, almost three yeas ago!) I hadn’t read many mysteries but this was among those that was going to start me down that path. I lost the book when the Kindle it was on gave up its digital ghost and only recently figured out how… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews

May 20, 2016

DOUBLE DOWN – Gwenda Bond

Gwenda Bond is the author of a Lois Lane series of books of which, Double Down is book #2. I was not aware that this was a series when I requested the review copy, but I don’t think it’s necessarily vital to have read the first book before reading this. Lois Lane is already a… Continue reading

Uncategorized, YA

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

May 16, 2016

STORIES OF THE RAKSURA, VOLUME 1 – Martha Wells

If you are already a fan of the science fiction and/or fantasy genres, then you are probably well aware that there is a wide variety of styles and sub-genres within the framework of science fiction/fantasy and we all have our own favorites and those styles which we just don’t take to. I was not familiar… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

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

May 11, 2016

THE ACCIDENTAL ALCHEMIST – Gigi Pandian

Part mystery, part fantasy, part Vegan lifestyle book, part cookbook. Both the charm, and the problem with this book is its multiple focal points. Zoe Faust is centuries old but continues to move and re-introduce herself to new surroundings as her own grand-daughter. Currently, she is a new resident to Portland, Oregon, but among her… Continue reading

MYSTERY, Uncategorized

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

May 9, 2016

THE SCIENCE OF SHAKESPEARE – Dan Falk

It’s hard to believe anyone could possibly write anything new on Shakespeare. Considered by many to be the greatest writer who’s ever lived (in the English language, at least), Shakespeare’s works have been dissected by scholars and his life has been researched and studied by many who’ve spent a lifetime trying to learn more about… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

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

May 4, 2016

PATCHWERK – David Tallerman

Dr. Dran Florrian is heading away from New York with a device he calls a “Palimpsest” – a device that is the culmination of five years hard work. The Palimpsest is a machine that can reach into other realities and of course, that means it’s a device that is going to be wanted by some… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION, Uncategorized

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

April 29, 2016

TOTO’S TALE AND TRUE CHRONICLE OF OZ – Sylvia Patience

Too many people think that the Wizard of Oz story is essentially the remarkable film version. It’s a great movie (one of the few that I do still watch repeatedly), but of course there’s much more to the book upon which the move was based. This delightful little book, Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

April 27, 2016

LAST MAN OFF – Matt Lewis

Twenty-three year old Matt Lewis is about to start a job that he’s been looking forward to … being a scientific observer aboard a fishing vessel in the Antarctic Sea. But what he observes is that everything about the venture is unorganized and dangerous, and when the boat sinks and he has to fight for his… Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

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

April 21, 2016

TEK POWER – William Shatner

THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE If you combined Captain James T. Kirk with Sergeant T. J. Hooker you’d get Private Investigator Jake Cardigan. If you don’t already know who Captain Kirk or T.J. Hooker are, you’re probably not going to be interested in this book. William Shatner is listed as the author on this book six of… Continue reading

MYSTERY, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

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

April 15, 2016

RUBY WIZARDRY – Eric Weinstein

Though I have a better than rudimentary knowledge of some basic computer languages (HTML, PHP, JAVASCRIPT) I will admit that I’d never even heard of Ruby before, so I was definitely curious to check this one out. I reviewed a companion book, Javascript For Kids here. As the subtitle says, and as the drawing on… Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

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