I am really looking forward to this one – The Wicked by Douglas Nicholas. Last January, I reviewed the first book in this series, Something Red and really enjoyed it. I’m betting book two is going to be a great read. Something evil has come to reside in a castle by the chill waters of the North Sea: men disappear and are… Read more
A friend passed this link along to me from the Barnes and Noble Blog: 99 Book Nerd Problems This is great fun and obviously written by some folks who really love books – who love books the way I love books. The kind of people who aren’t surprised that I take a dozen books on vacation, just so I can… Read more
I have a not-so-secret love of dystopian fiction and a good apocalypse. This sounded intriguing and I love the way that Kindle lets me get great books for pennies! 25 Perfect Days byMark Tullius: A totalitarian state doesn’t just happen overnight. It’s a slow, dangerous slide. 25 Perfect Days chronicles the path into a hellish future of food shortages, contaminated water,… Read more
Seriously, Mark Grist – call me! Read more
Rachel Abbott was “the epublishing sensation of 2012” and Only The Innocent was her first novel. This is the sort of author story I love to read – I love the variety that epublishing brings us, and I hope that the trend continues. I only wish that I had enjoyed the book more. Only The Innocent has some major issues and plot… Read more
Instead of reviews copies, this week I’ve got some books that I actually purchased! First up – The Seventh Child by Erik Valeur: On September 11, 2001, on a desolate beach on the outskirts of Copenhagen, police begin investigating the strange death of an unidentified woman. Surrounding the body are what appear to be offerings to the deceased: a book, a… Read more
“The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.” – James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet Wow! That’s a bit of ego there, isn’t it? Read more
Today, I’ve got another digital review copy – The Home Place by Carrie La Seur: The only Terrebonne who made it out, Alma thought she was done with Montana, with its bleak winters and stifling ways. But an unexpected call from the local police takes the successful lawyer back to her provincial hometown and pulls her into the family trouble she… Read more
Cadaver Blues is an interesting idea for a series. Phuoc Goldberg (what an awesome name!) is not your typical private detective – in fact, he’s not a private detective at all. He’s a financial advisor to the down-and-out, the guy you call when the collection agencies are knocking down your doors. He helps people who are over-extended and under-financed keep… Read more
Sometimes, I forget to put the review copies up here when they are digital, so I am going to put a few up that are waiting for me to get a little reading time. This one sounds really intriguing – One Hundred Names: A Novel by Cecelia Ahern: Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan’s career, a setback that is soon compounded… Read more