Koontz has taken Mary Shelley’s major characters and come up with the premise that they both survived the ice, each thinking the other perished. Traveling through the centuries, the man and his monster seek to find, and fulfill a destiny they feel has kept them going. Continue reading
When I think of the thriller genre, this book will become an example I point to. This author keeps it simple, and I like it. There is no extraneous writing. The pace is brisk, the story enthralling, and several of the sub-plots are just as good as the main. Continue reading
The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith ISBN13: 9780446402415 Fiction/Thriller, 440 pages Grand Central Publishing an imprint of Hachette Book Group FTC Disclaimer: Book courtesy of the publisher Book summary from publisher’s website:Soviet Union, 1956. Stalin is dead, and a … Continue reading
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker Fiction, 341 pages Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group ISBN: 9780446194228 FTC Disclosure: Review copy courtesy of Newman Communications Instead of a summary or blurb, I offer the author’s own words … Continue reading
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt ISBN: 9780374378486 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Young Adult Fiction/Fantasy, ages 9 & up ALA Notable Book, Janusz Korczak Medal, 1976 Christopher Award for Best Book for Young People FTC Disclosure: Purchased I am not much for prologues, … Continue reading
Demons do exist. Those we imagine, and those that we struggle against when trying to maintain that sense of normalcy which is expected of us. Some demons come in the form of those who try to help us, telling us that Electric Shock Treatments, drugs, and even lobotomies are the only way to help us be free of what ails us.
But what if it is all a form of control, away to keep us all in line, to keep the status quo? Continue reading
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Fiction, 321 pages HarperCollins Books Review copy courtesy of Terra Communications Read Author Interview Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human … Continue reading
The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes ISBN: 978-1-890862-62-6 Fiction, 167 pages Bancroft Press Review copy courtesy of Bancroft Press Interview with author (a must read!) I have to relate how excited I was to learn that … Continue reading
Amigoland by Oscar Casares (2009) Scheduled publication date 08/10/2009 Fiction, 368 pages Little, Brown and Company Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group Elderly brothers, Don Fidencio and Don Celestino are stubborn and independent. However, for the older … Continue reading
The only reason I did not read it in one sitting is that this is a book that deserves one’s full attention. However, I could not restrain myself as I got closer to the end. In fact, I stayed up to four in the morning finishing the book as I simply could not put it down. Continue reading
Nayeli is young, and in search of help, but more so of hope and answers. Sometimes what you’re looking for isn’t where you find it. And more often than not, it finds you. Even the truth, how you see it, isn’t what you expect when seen up close. Most adults, or at least those who have truly matured, will tell you it is how you respond to the revelation that defines the person you become. Continue reading
Testimony by Anita Shreve (2008) Contemporary Fiction, 352 pages Little, Brown and Company Reprint Edition (May 2009) Review copy provided by Hachette Book Group Advisory: Scenes of a sexual nature and strong language. I won’t try to gloss … Continue reading