61 Hours by Lee Child - Jack Reacher is back in his element - Smalltown, U.S.A. - in Child’s 14th thriller to feature the roving ex-military cop. When a tour bus on which he bummed a ride skids off the road and crashes, Reacher finds himself in Bolton, South Dakota, a tiny burg with big [...]
I recently read two young adult books; I find they are great when traveling as they are lighter reads and can be easily finished on a trip.
The first is Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. This sequel to The Hunger Games (the second in a planned trilogy) was just as amazing as the first. I compulsively [...]
I didn’t have the chance to read all of the stories contained within Pump Six, but those that I did definitely stuck with me. These are very graphic, disturbing science fiction tales. I can’t say I *enjoyed* them due to their subject matter, but I did find Bacigalupi to be an amazing writer. I first [...]
As the weather cools down (hopefully), the Fall releases are just heating up. This week we see the following books:
206 Bones by Kathy Reichs. I honestly have never read one of her books, but she’s been on my list to try for a while now. I absolutely love the TV show Bones that is based [...]
I admit I have been remiss in keeping you all up to date on book award winners, and I plan to start correcting that right now with this post on the recent Hugo Awards. The science fiction & fantasy awards were presented in Montreal over this past weekend, and there were some great winners worth [...]
I have finally gotten around to reading Trickster’s Choice, the first of the duology that started me on me on a mad reading frenzy about 4 months ago. Though I found it took me somewhat longer to get into than the earlier series I read by Pierce, I still enjoyed it quite a bit. In [...]
The vampire craze that’s been going on (Twilight, Sookie Stackhouse/True Blood, etc) has been great in my opinion. However, I also think that the wave can only last so long. Before vampires there were wizards (thank you, Ms. Rowling), and my theory is that very soon vampires will decline and there will be the next [...]
I love fairy tale adaptations, like those of Gregory Maguire, Robin McKinley, and Donna Jo Napoli. East by Judith Pattou was also quite enjoyable. There’s something about putting a new twist on something old, along with thinking outside the box, that appeals to me.
Recently, I caught sight of some early advertising for Turgeon’s Godmother. Something [...]
This book may have zombies in the title, but it covers a lot more than the undead. Max Brooks (
The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore is a fantasy novel set in the Forgotten Realms, a world created for Dungeons & Dragons players. Its also a buddy book, brother to the buddy movie where the focus is on male friendships instead of male-female relationships. Main characters Drizzt, Bruenor, Regis and Wulfgar (elf, dwarf, halfling [...]
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