Oh! You Pretty Things by Shanna Mahin is one of the best books I’ve read this year. There are many books about the rich and famous, but how many of these books show you the nitty-gritty diva operations behind-the-scenes? Shanna Mahin writes this book by using pieces of her personal experiences to create a very entertaining look…
Taking Sides is the second book in the Both Sides series by Paul Stawski. This is a newer series of light science fiction meant for young adults and beyond. Last week I reviewed Both Sides and declared it to be a must-read for book clubs because of the limitless number of discussion points it could/would…
A Silver IPPY Award winner for 2014, Both Sides by author Paul E. Stawski is the first in a young adult, medical science-fiction series. As far as science fiction goes, this novel treads on the believable, revolving around a groundbreaking medical procedure where the first brain transplant is successfully completed. What happens next is anyone’s guess. Similar to…
Black Scorpion: The Tyrant Reborn by Fabrizio Boccardi Forge Books April, 2015 Hardcover, 448 pp The next adventure of The Seven Sins‘ Michael “The Tyrant” Tiranno, Jon Land’s Black Scorpion is a pulse pounding action-thriller as he takes on a worldwide human trafficking cabal. Five years have passed since Michael Tiranno saved the city of…
Even in Darkness by Barbara Stark-Nemon April, 2015 She Writes Press Paperback, 317 pp “Spanning one century and three continents, Even in Darkness tells the story of Kläre Kohler, whose early years as beloved daughter of a prosperous German-Jewish family hardly anticipate the often harrowing life she faces as an adult—a long saga of family,…
Starting Now by Debbie Macomber is a the 9th book in the Blossom Street series. When Libby Morgan lost her job in a law firm after expecting to become partner, a lot of things seemed to change. Libby was always engrossed in her job. Her first marriage to a man named Joe ended up failing…
The Magician King is the second installment in The Magicians, a New York Times bestselling series by Lev Grossman. Equally as impressive as its precursor, The Magician King continues the journey of the young but now white-haired magician Quentin, a recent graduate of Brakebills – an exclusive and secret college for the most brilliant minds who also exhibit a proclivity for sorcery….
East Antarctica is the most barren, desolate tundra on Earth. With record lows in the negative 130s, it’s a pristine frozen wasteland void of much human interference. Buried two and a half miles under ancient ice lies Vostok, a massive liquid lake untouched for 15 million years. When scientists from Davis Station discover two perfectly preserved Miocene…
Have you ever tried to get a child’s attention while they are playing their favorite video game? If you have then you know sometimes that can be a nearly impossible feat. There could be a flood, fire, or such, and the child would remain calmly seated in front of the television playing the game. At…
The Blue Journal starts off with the investigation of a young woman’s murder. By the end of the book, you get a lot more than just a murder investigation. The young woman murdered was Elizabeth Knoebel, wife of a prestigious local surgeon. Anthony Walker is a detective on this murder case who gets a bit more…