Fiction: Books to Enjoy & Experience
In this category, Books for Enjoying & Experiencing, you will find fiction in many genres. This section is for readers with eclectic tastes and large to be read piles; you will find books here to talk about with others, perhaps even discover your next book club read, even if your book club is a friend over coffee break or beach read buddy.
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Book Review: : The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid Fiction: The Last White Man, Mohsin Hamid Blog Tour August 17, 2022 As may be indicated by the title, The Last White Man is not the easiest book to read emotionally. Two protagonists, Anders and Oona, have hesitantly begun to renew a former relationship with […]
Book Review: From the Deep, Kateri Stanley Mystery: From the Deep, Kateri Stanley Blog Tour August 17, 2022 A small fishing village on the English coast maintains an ancient ritual: the culling. Every year, pods of pilot whales enter the cove. One of those pods is surrounded, isolated, and then captured. Although the village […]
Book Review: City of Sin, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 1, Sean O’Leary Mystery: City of Sin, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 1, Sean O’Leary Blog Tour August 15, 2022 Despite it being a big city and having “big city” issues, it’s hard to think of Sidney, Australia beyond the beautiful pictures of the harbor and […]
Book Review: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Fantasy: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Blog Tour August 12, 2022 Felix is really just like any other lawyer defending his clients in any other courtroom. He is dedicated to his craft, intent on helping the people who need his help. Some of them are guilty. He makes sure they […]
Book Review: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Mystery: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Recently I was reminded of a family vacation that included a trip through southern Ontario. My then sixteen-year-old self was very excited to be […]
Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Blog Tour August 5, 2022 Do yourself a favor. Put the name, “Colleen MacMahon” somewhere you won’t forget. Then again, I suspect she may become an author you are unlikely to forget. Regardless, put it somewhere on your […]
Series Review: The D.I. Sterling Series, Lorraine Mace Series Review: The D.I. Sterling Series, Lorraine Mace Blog Tour August 1, 2022 A quick apology first: I put August 1 on my calendar and never double checked until starting to write this review when I realized that all of the publicity said July 15. […]
Book Review: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor The problem with living in a world where everyone has a recording device is that everything can be recorded and broadcast virtually in real time. Anwuli Okwadili prefers the nickname AO. Rather than referring to her initials, though, to Anwuli the nickname stands for […]
Book Review: A Killer Legacy: DI Barney Mains, Jim McGhee Mystery: A Killer Legacy: DI Barney Mains, Jim McGhee Blog Tour July 27, 2022 DI Barney Mains has become quite fond of Nice, France. So it is no major hardship when he is seconded to the Nice police force as a liaison to investigate crimes […]
Book Review: By Her Own Design, Piper Huguley Historical Fiction: By Her Own Design, Piper Huguley Blog Tour, July 25, 2022 I am not often drawn to fictionalized biographies of actual historical figures. Sometimes, though, they are the only way to share a life’s story when the details are obscured by history. Contemporary records […]
