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
Don’t you love it when you run into a fellow book lover? I have been volunteering this week at my favorite local radio station, The Summit, because it’s Pledge Week! Yesterday, while we waited for the phones to ring, I spent two glorious hours talking books with my fellow volunteer. (Hi Kelli!) We each went home with some recommendations and… Read more
Loved this! A really good ghost story – Jess is a heroin addict who caused a fire that killed a young boy. She’s serving her sentence at Fellside Prison, where she is haunted by her mistakes and the boy she feels responsible for. Fellside Prison is not a quiet place. The walls whisper to Jess and she is visited by…something.… Read more
I was waiting at the doctor’s office and this was the only thing I had downloaded, otherwise I never would have finished it. It’s just, well, kind of dumb – ridiculous thing after ridiculous thing. You can’t even really say there is a plot because everything that happens is so outlandish that anything could happen, so there is nothing to… Read more
Now I’ve gone and done it – I’ve found myself another series to work through. F. Paul Wilson’s Repairman Jack is such an interesting character! He doesn’t live “off the grid” in the way that homesteaders do; he has an apartment in New York City, but he has no official identity, no social security number, no bank accounts, none of… Read more
The final installment (at least so far) in the Avery & Carter series is The Heart of the Mummy. Lucas Avery and Sam Carter find themselves working together again to stop the murderous rampage of an ancient Egyptian mummy. Professor Charles Cavendish, is an archaeologist and expert in ancient Egyptian culture. He embarks on an expedition to uncover a hidden… Read more
This is another book I loved – great read, good plot twists, and laid out in such a way that, although I was pretty sure I could see how it would end, I had no idea how we would get there. Really a pleasure to read. Kit Darling is invisible. She’s a ghost who haunts the edges of people’s lives,… Read more