Book Review: Enigma of China, Inspector Chen Book 8, Qiu Xiaolong Mystery: Enigma of China, Inspector Chen Book 8, Qiu Xiaolong Zhou Keng is a “princeling,” the son of a high-ranking party official who has himself risen to a high position. Under investigation for corruption, Keng has been taken by party investigators to a local […]
Book Review: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin Fiction: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin Sam and Sadie met in a Los Angeles hospital as pre-teens. Sam was contending with injuries from the car accident that killed his mother. Sadie was with her family; her sister was hospitalized with a treatable cancer. […]
Book Review: Ellie-May & her Toy Dragon, Ben, Genna Rowbotham Picture Book: Ellie-May & her Toy Dragon, Ben, Genna Rowbotham Tuck your reluctant sleepers into bed with this book. They will empathize with Ellie-May who is too excited to go to sleep. The straight forward story of a toy dragon taking his friend […]
Book Review: A Psychic Subterfuge, JP Alters Fiction: A Psychic Subterfuge, JP Alters A Psychic Subterfuge, JP Alters Blog Tour, March 17, 2023 This does not read like a debut novel. J.P. Alters writes with a fervor and passion that belies a lack of experience. Oh, there are a few minor indications that […]
Book Review: Beautiful Shining People, Michael Grothaus Science Fiction: Beautiful Shining People, Michael Grothaus Blog Tour March 13, 2023 I cannot say enough good things about this book. Beautiful Shining People is an exquisite story with incredible characters, an almost poetic elegy on what it means to be human. John is a “boy […]
Book Review: Ashmole Foxe and the Moon-Shadowed Murders, Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mysteries Book 7, William Savage Book Review: Ashmole Foxe and the Moon-Shadowed Murders, Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mysteries Book 7, William Savage Blog Tour March 8, 2023 Having now read a couple of the books in this series, I can confirm that I am […]
Book Review: The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization, Michael Brooks Nonfiction/Math: The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization, Michael Brooks Let’s start by stating the obvious: this book is not for every reader. Michael Brooks loves math. He loves it the way I like blueberry pie. And he makes a compelling […]
Book Review: The Temenos Remains, DCI Greg Geldard Book 4, Heather Peck Mystery: The Temenos Remains, DCI Greg Geldard Book 4, Heather Peck Blog Tour March 3, 2023 Archaeologists at a dig often find human remains during the course of their work. Usually those remains date to the time frame of the people who left the […]
