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THE SHATTERED KING – Charlie N. Holmberg
Charlie N. Holmberg is back with an absolutely stunning, powerful new book, the first in a series, The Shattered King. Nym lives on the outskirts of the kingdom of Cansere. She is a beekeeper and healer in her small village, and cares for her younger siblings after the unfortunate accident that claimed her parents’ and Continue reading
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SPACE SHIPS! RAY GUNS! MARTIAN OCTOPODS! – Richard Wolinsky, editor
Science fiction readers of a certain age (let’s say 60 and older) are probably going to really enjoy this because the authors (and artists) interviewed are generally authors we grew up with (Theodore Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, C.L. Moore, Philip K. Dick, Roger Zelazny, Kelly Freas, Anne McCaffrey, Frank Belknap Long, and many, many, Continue reading
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BOOK OF LIVES: A MEMOIR OF SORTS – Margaret Atwood
What a joy to read Margaret Atwood. “A Memoir of Sorts” is a great subtitle for this book. Part autobiography, part memoir, part journal, part reflection on friends and loves, part essays on a wide variety of topics this book is hard to classify but what comes through is Atwood’s easy, conversational style of writing. Continue reading
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WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE – Karin Slaughter
It is atypical for me to rate a mystery/thriller with five stars, and even more so to give it to a book that probably needs a trigger warning, but this was SUCH a good book. Set in the small town of North Falls, where everyone feels as though they know everyone else, two teen Continue reading
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THE GUNMAN JACKSON SWAGGER – Stephen Hunter
It is 1897 and the railroad company is trying hard to connect a rail line from the east coast to the west coast. Things are tough all over – there’s been severe drought and ranches are closing up as herds are dying off. Anyone looking for a job is also struggling to find a ranch Continue reading
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THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART – Christina Henry
I am always happy to see a new Christina Henry book! There’s a street in Chicago that seems otherwise pretty ordinary, except for the fact that there’s an old, abandoned, run-down house. Parents tell their children to stay away, but children find the fun in daring one another to go into the house. But people Continue reading
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THE FANTASTIC ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL – Craig Yoe
I am the person for whom this book is intended. I have been a fan of Roy Krenkel’s art work since the 1970’s. As a high school student, I thought I was destined for a career in art and my preferred medium was pen and ink and while I loved Frank Frazetta’s work, it was Continue reading
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COAL – J. Jason Grant
Woah. I wasn’t prepared for this. ‘Coal’ is the only name he’s ever known – so named for the darkness of his skin. He’s been chained and beaten since the age of six, and he watched as his owner sold his mother and sister away. The only kindness he’s ever been shown was from a Continue reading
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KING ARTHUR – Daniel Mersey
This is one of, if not THE, oldest ARC on my Kindle. I’ve slowly been making my way through my backlist as I request fewer new books to be read. I have had a fascination with King Arthur since I was a young teen (so, more than 50 years). I have a marvelous collection of Continue reading
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THE SHATTERING PEACE – John Scalzi
A new ‘Old Man’s War’ novel?! Yes, please, and thank you. You will want to have read the previous books in the series as there are some important connections between this and the earlier books in the series. Author John Scalzi does do a good job of reminding the reader of what has gone before Continue reading
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MINKY WOODCOCK: THE GIRL CALLED CTHULHU – graphic novel
I knew/(know) nothing about this character Minky Woodcock. and I’ve never read anything by Cynthia von Buhler, but I was in the mood for something in the noir vein and a Hard Case Crime book is usually good to meet that need! Following the death of Harry Houdini (with whom Minky had a close relationship), Continue reading
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LETTERS TO KAFKA – Christine Estima
This was beautiful. Milena Jesenská was a Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator. It was in the latter role that she rose to some small fame as she was one of the first to translate the works of Franz Kafka from German to Czech. She’d discovered one of his stories which made an impact on her Continue reading
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