Fiction Words in the summary like dazzling and mystery really got my hopes up. Unfortunately this was a good book - but that is all. I had hoped for a personalized story of a family dealing with Katrina - before, during and after. What I got was a family drama of people torn apart but … Continue reading The Floating World by C. Morgan Babst
Magician, The Veiled Earth #1 by Aaron S Gallagher
Urban Fantasy This genre does not seem to get many reviews. Why, I am not sure. There is also a ton of this genre on Kindle Unlimited. Sometimes it hard to see the forest for the trees? - Try this book because I think it's the perfect mix of Fantasy and Fiction. Tired of the … Continue reading Magician, The Veiled Earth #1 by Aaron S Gallagher
The Nero Prediction by Humphry Knipe
Historical Fiction I am a big fan of the author Steven Saylor - that said I hold books in this genre up to his standard - which is high. The complications of the various subplots and the multitude of characters kept the pace moving along quickly. You can tell that there has been a lot … Continue reading The Nero Prediction by Humphry Knipe
Running With A Hurricane – Educating Boys for Manhood by Chris A. May
Non-Fiction This book arrives at just the right time in our educational world. While we have been working hard to get our girls prepared for the world - our boys are slipping through the cracks. If you have read Leonard Sax, MD's Why Gender Matters or Christina Hoff Sommers' The War Against Boys you have … Continue reading Running With A Hurricane – Educating Boys for Manhood by Chris A. May
Pheonix One (Ascension Series Book 1) by Chase MacLeod
Science Fiction with Military undertones. Brand new author - at least to me and a local Texas guy! This book is typical world ending Science Fiction but what is not typical are the personalities that come through on most of the main characters. Good paced story line - 3 races (yes one is human) and … Continue reading Pheonix One (Ascension Series Book 1) by Chase MacLeod
Glass Houses by Louise Penny – Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series #13
Mystery I have read every book in this series and it is always a joy to come back to. Pick up any one book in the series and you will be hooked. As my mind comes over the hill and sees the trees of Three Pines I know that I am with characters that give … Continue reading Glass Houses by Louise Penny – Chief Inspector Armand Gamache Series #13
A Scribe Dies In Brooklyn by Marvin J. Wolfe
Mystery/Thriller This is Book 2 in the Rabbi Ben Series. At a point in the story, the main character, Rabbi Ben is referred to as Rabbi Jason for the Jason Bourne character. While this is true on a lot of levels I found Rabbi Ben to be a better developed person. The interweave of the … Continue reading A Scribe Dies In Brooklyn by Marvin J. Wolfe
The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard
Contemporary Fiction An insightful view into the life of an adult woman with a condition that appears to be on the Autism spectrum, although it is never specified. This book has been compared to the Rosie Project but I believe this is a view from a different angle into the adult world of Autism. We … Continue reading The Seven Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard
What You Wish For by Aaron S. Gallagher
Fiction How is this book not on everyone's radar? This is one awesome story. This local (Leander) author has created one formidable leap back in time (ok still my lifetime). Using believable characters, music and atmosphere the author weaves these in a trip back to the Philadelphia music world of the 1960's and beyond. If … Continue reading What You Wish For by Aaron S. Gallagher
The Locals by Jonathan Dee
Contemporary Fiction So when a book starts with Chapter 0 it does make me pause. I had read the summary of the book and then after reading Chapter 0 I went back and read the summary again - they did not match up. The other chapters however did. This was an average book for me. I … Continue reading The Locals by Jonathan Dee
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