So, a little background on this before I get to the 5-star review: I recently started a new job and I knew from our very first team meeting that I was in the right place. We spent half the meeting trading book recommendations! And this was one of the recommendations and I am very, very grateful for it: Devolution: A… Read more
I went to a lot of trouble to get this book. It showed up on my Kindle Daily Deals page for $3.99, but clicking on the link only showed it at full price. I spent way too long chatting with customer service and I ended up having to buy it at full price and then Amazon refunded me the difference.… Read more
Hopefully, you took my advice and gave yourself a rest before digging in to this one. It is every bit as good as The Price You Pay (and this review has spoilers for that book, so beware) and you’ll need to rest up and hydrate. When we last saw Jack Price, the Seven Demons had destroyed his artisan cocaine empire.… Read more
Imagine my surprise when I found a series by Nick Harkaway that I hadn’t read! I’d missed them because they were written under a pen name, but still – new Harkaways! I was excited. Now, let me give you a piece of advice: Read The Price You Pay and then take a little time off. Don’t jump immediately into the… Read more
Oh, this one was good! I do love a book with a twisty, bendy plot that keeps you guessing. Toward the end, I could see how the pieces were coming together, but it still had some surprises in store. Theo Faber is a psychotherapist working at a facility called The Grove. His goal in taking the job was to work… Read more
Thirty years ago, a group of young filmmakers made a guerilla-style, low budget horror movie. The plot was simple: three teenagers take a fourth friend to an abandoned school. They take his clothes, leave him locked in a storage room, they abuse him. They have a goal in mind that is slowly revealed as the movie progresses. The filming was… Read more
It’s all fun and games when Dynamica Inc. develops an implantable chip that feeds virtual reality streams right into your brain — until the government makes the chips mandatory. If you thought people were addicted to their games and their phones now, wait until you meet Dynamica Inc. They have developed virtual reality that goes beyond goggles. This VR is… Read more
Just a warning up front: There are spoilers in this review. I normally avoid spoilers, but in this case, I think they’re kind of important to convey my annoyance with this book. Also, maybe it’s because I am not necessarily recommending that you read it, so I don’t feel bad about including them. So, we start with Joanna Chase. She… Read more
Tessa Kennedy is the manager of the new Manderley Resort, on the beach in Santa Barbara. They are just days from the grand opening and Tessa is under intense pressure from the owner, Charles Destin, to make sure that every detail is perfect. The hotel has cutting-edge security systems – every move is monitored from an inaccessible security room. But… Read more
This is one of those books that everyone was raving about, but I hadn’t gotten around to reading it. I’m glad I did, because it’s one of the best I’ve read this year. I admit I got bogged down a bit in the beginning, but once it started building momentum, I was hooked. Sci-fi, espionage, time-travel, romance, and so very… Read more