Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia Horror: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silvia Moreno-Garcia In the 1896 book The Island of Doctor Moreau, a shipwrecked man with a scientific education lands on an island populated by strange inhabitants which are part-human and part-animal. These hybrids are the creations of Doctor Moreau, […]
Book Review: The Kill Clause, Tim Rackley Book 1, Greg Hurwitz Thriller: The Kill Clause, Tim Rackley Book 1, Greg Hurwitz Greg Hurwitz has become one of my favorite thriller writers, particularly through his current “Orphan X” series. Earlier in his career he followed a different character through a series of books. Like his newer books, […]
Book Review: Long Shadows, Memory Man Book 7, David Baldacci Thriller: Long Shadows, Memory Man Book 7, David Baldacci Amos Decker, the “Memory Man,” does not like change. He does not like that his long-time partner at the FBI has taken a promotion and moved to New York City. He does not like that he has […]
Book Review: Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor’s Guide to the Underworld, InCryptid Book 11, Seanan McGuire Fantasy Series: Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor’s Guide to the Underworld, InCryptid Book 11, Seanan McGuire Alice Healy lost her husband decades ago. Not to death, nor through divorce or carelessly misplacing him. Thomas Price made a deal with the […]
Book Review: Perilous Times, Thomas D. Lee Fantasy: Perilous Times, Thomas D. Lee Blog Tour May 24, 2023 When I first read the description of Perilous Times, I thought, “That sounds interesting. I might like that.” I have seldom been more wrong about a novel. After reading, I would now say, “That was amazing. […]
Book Review: Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, Leila Philip Nonfiction: Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America, Leila Philip Beaverland is the epic book I didn’t know that I needed to read about North America’s largest native rodent. It is in turns poignant and whimsical, personal and historical, and describes how beaver’s […]
Book Review: Thirty Days of Darkness, Jenny Lund Madsen, translated by Megan Turney Literary Fiction: Thirty Days of Darkness, Jenny Lund Madsen, translated by Megan Turney Blog Tour: May 15, 2023 Some publishers seem to outdo themselves with finding books that are incredibly well done and worthy of much larger audiences. Orenda, time after time […]
Book Review: Arvia: Heart of the Sky, Tales of Arvia Book 3, D.H. Willison Young Adult/Fantasy Arvia: Heart of the Sky, Tales of Arvia Book 3, D.H. Willison Blog Tour May 10, 2023 Darin, a young adult dreaming of adventure, finds himself pulled away from our Earth into the magical world of Arvia, a […]
Book Review: Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, Bethany Brookshire Nonfiction: Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains, Bethany Brookshire Young boys can be mean. I know this, because I was once a young boy. We had a neighbor a little younger than me. Doug was annoying, probably as annoying as I was at his age, […]
