Book Review: Vulcan’s Forge, Robert Mitchell Evans Science Fiction: Vulcan’s Forge, Robert Mitchell Evans Set in the far future, Vulcan’s Forge starts with a mysterious theft. A man has stolen the Vulcan’s Forge. We don’t know what it is, why he wants it, what it can do, only that it is powerful and valuable […]
Book Review: Mexico Street, Chastity Riley Book 3, Simone Buchholz, Translated by Rachel Ward Mystery: Mexico Street, Chastity Riley Book 3, Simone Buchholz, Translated by Rachel Ward Having book-blogged for almost two years, I am at the point where there are not a lot of books that leap out at me as being unique in their […]
Book Review: The Deep, Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes Fiction: The Deep, Rivers Solomon with Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes This is a short book that speaks volumes. Inspired by a Hugo nominated song by the experimental hip hop group Clipping (a song which itself was inspired […]
Quote: If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. — Oscar Wilde “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde For more on Irish author Oscar Wilde see https://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Wilde
Book Review: American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, Terrance Hayes Poetry: American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, Terrance Hayes I will admit that I have been preparing for social distancing for years. Long before it became trendy with the arrival of a pandemic, I was the person who would be […]
Book Review: Tom Clancy’s Code of Honor, Jack Ryan Book 28, Marc Cameron Thriller: Tom Clancy’s Code of Honor, Jack Ryan Book 28, Marc Cameron President Jack Ryan and Father Pat West have been friends since high school. Before becoming a priest, Father West spent some time in the CIA, his time overlapping with Ryan’s. […]
Book Review: Bobby March Will Live Forever, Harry McCoy Book 3, Alan Parks Fiction: Bobby March Will Live Forever, Harry McCoy Book 3, Alan Parks Janis Joplin. Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison. Kurt Cobain. All famous musicians who died at the tender age of 27. In 1973, Glasgow’s own Bobby March joined this unfortunate group in […]
Book Review: Containment, Sam Shephard Book 3, Vanda Symon Book Review: Containment, Vanda Symon Containment is part of a series of detective novels by internationally renowned author Vanda Symon. Set in Dunedin, New Zealand, her protagonist is a smart, sassy, complicated young detective named Samantha (Sam) Shephard. Shephard is called to the scene of […]
