Reviews – Page 90 – Looking For a Good Book

January 11, 2019

SKYFARER – Joseph Brassey

Joseph Brassey’s Skyfarer is a delightful throwback to science fantasy of the 1970’s and 80’s. Aimee de Laurent is fresh out of the academy where she has studied wizardry (wizarding?). She is now apprentice to one of the best teachers in the entire galaxy, Harkon Bright, and they are about to head out on a… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

January 9, 2019

BELLMAN & BLACK – Diane Setterfield

Bellman & Black is one of the older books in my ARC queue and I remember being quite interested in this because of the publicity calling this a ‘perfect’ ghost story. But this is not a ghost story. Not really. This is a moody, atmospheric tale of a consumed living man. As a boy, William… Continue reading

OTHER, Uncategorized

1 Star, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews

January 7, 2019

THE COMPLETE SOOKIE STACKHOUSE STORIES – Charlaine Harris

I tend to forget how much I enjoy reading Charlaine Harris until I start another one of her books. This collection of short stories featuring everyone’s favorite mind-reading waitress gives us a number of short bursts of Harris’ energetic writing with a few more glimpses into the lives of those in Bon Temps, Louisiana. Like… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, SHORT FICTION

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Romance, SF/Fantasy, Short Stories

January 4, 2019

MASK OF SHADOWS – Linsey Miller

If you’re reading a book and you read only in the morning but when you go to bed at night you are thinking about the characters in that book, and wondering what is about to happen next, you probably really like that book. If you’re reading a book and you tend to always read that… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, YA

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

January 3, 2019

WHY WE WRITE – Meredith Maran, editor

There’s no shortage of books about writing and hopeful writers will devour not only ‘how to’ books, but books by and about ‘famous’ authors to hopefully glean that little nugget of information that will lead the hopeful onto a path of publishing and fame. In Why We Write, editor Meredith Maran has collected short bios… Continue reading

NON-FICTION

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

January 2, 2019

THE GIRL IN THE GREEN SILK GOWN – Seanan McGuire

Seanan McGuire, that talented and productive author, treats us to another installment in Ghost Roads series with The Girl in the Green Silk Gown. Rose Marshall is dead. She’s a ghost – a hitch-hiking ghost to be more precise – and she wanders the highways, catching rides with the living in order to help them… Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 31, 2018

Looking For the Best Books of 2018 – a year end review

It’s time for the year-end wrap-up. Which books stand out of those that I read and reviewed in 2018? We’ll look at them by genre. Starting off with Fantasy and Science Fiction… I read some really great sci-fi/fantasy books in 2018. Jay Posey is a writer I will keep an eye on and his books… Continue reading

OTHER

Book Reviews, Books, random thoughts, Reviews

December 28, 2018

DEAR EVAN HANSEN – Val Emmich

I have heard of Dear Even Hansen, the Broadway musical, and I know it’s been very successful, but beyond that I was pretty clueless. When I saw that there was an ARC available of a book, based on the hit show, I put in my request right away. Dear Evan Hansen is a Young Adult… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Theatre, Young Adult

December 27, 2018

WILLFUL CHILD – Steven Erikson

I requested this book four years ago and over time I’ve forgotten what it might have been about so I began to read this ‘blind’. Lately I’ve also been interested in reading some humorous fiction, so imagine my delight to begin reading and discovering that this isn’t just a humorous story, it’s a parody that… Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Star Trek, Television

December 24, 2018

GODS OF WOOD AND STONE – Mark Di Ionno

In Mark Di Ionno’s Gods of Wood and Stone, two middle-aged men come to realize that they are dinosaurs in a modern world. Though their worlds don’t intersect directly through most of the book, the men have much in common. Joe Grudeck has spent his career as a baseball player. As a member of the… Continue reading

OTHER

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Reviews

December 21, 2018

JUDGE ANDERSON: YEAR ONE – Alec Worley

Is it strange to request a book based on a comic that I’ve never read? I’ve also never seen any Judge Dredd movies. But I am aware of the concept and as a science fiction story I was very interested in reading this. The idea of a ‘judge’ with telepathic abilities is really intriguing to… Continue reading

SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

December 20, 2018

THE ESSENTIAL ELLEN WILLIS

I knew nothing about Ellen Willis before venturing into this book but I enjoy reading essays (yes, I’m that guy) and I was drawn to Willis’ profile and record. I’m not sure how to describe Willis, based on her writing. Any label I give her would only box her in to a confine too small… Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, essays, non-fiction, Reviews