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
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