Book Review: Crush Depth By Ryan M Patrick

10-16-2026

Michael Crichton And Tom Clancy Have Been Resurrected, Fused Together, And Mixed With A Pinch Of James Cameron, Jeremy Robinson, And Stephen Spielberg. Michael Crichton's death 18 years ago now was a **major** blow to the world of scie

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Book Review: Sub War By Bruce Jones

10-16-2026

As Above, So Below. Five years ago Jones wrote a book called To Rule The Waves, basically about surface shipping and the history and modern issues revolving around various geopolitical issues on

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Book Review: Undersea War By Elizabeth Braw

10-16-2026

Comprehensive Look At Little Known Yet Essential Topic. As I sit here near the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, it turns out I actually have a facility wherein an undersea cable connects to the land cable networks almost literally just a few mil

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Book Review: Four Lettter Nation By Steven H Jaffe

10-11-2026

Fucking Comprehensive Shit Lacking A Goddamned Bibliography. Ok, so the title of this review is quite intentional. If you can't handle that... this is *NOT* the book for you. While a claimed humorous look at the history of American profanity (that I never re

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Book Review: The Bookshop By Andrew Pettegree

10-10-2026

Comprehensive (If European/ North American Focused) History. I read Pettegree's 2021 history of THE LIBRARY, and it was great. So when I saw this book hit NetGalley, I had to have it too. And honestly, Pettegree nails it yet again.

This

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Be Careful Of Spoilers For All Books

10-09-2026

I saw this post on Threads, and it sparked a story I want to share here.

The text of the initial post:

I don’t care how long a book has been out, it doesn’t mean that it’s “safe” to post spoilers. Posting quotes and stuff without very clear warnings just ruins the experience for everyone else, especially if it’s big things like deaths or whatever. I hope what I said makes sense

And this is the story I shared:


True story: I met Jeremy Robinson

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Book Review: Target Down By Ryan Steck

10-09-2026

Revenge Porn For The Department Of War Crowd. This is one of those tacticool "military thrillers" for the more modern former soldier/ wannabe. Lots of people getting shot, lots of fists being thrown, a few damsels and kids in distress, and through all the

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Book Review: In This Life Or Another By Melissa Payne

10-08-2026

Damn Near Generational. I can think of exactly two books I've ever read that come anywhere near close to this book - one was fairly niche inside Christian circles (in that I've rarely seen anyone other than myself talking about it, even though it was transformatio

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Book Review: Why We Ask Why By Tania Lombrozo

10-07-2026

Carefully Tailored Yet Ultimately Still Not Curious Enough. This is a book all about explaining the psychology of why we ask *certain* questions. Indeed, Lombrozo is very careful in the first chapters to set *very* precise guardrails on *exactly* what she intends to look at, and does a

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Book Review: The Chosen Guest By Laura Drake

10-05-2026

Cowboy Romance. Emotional Relationship Fiction. Sinister Travel Thriller. Wait. What? Watching Drake's evolution as a writer these last few years has truly been a thing of wonder, something that really has to be experienced to be believed. I first encountered her via her cowboy romances, which were excellent within that space and good enough that even non-romance fans should give them a try. Then she expanded into more "relationship fiction" (women's fiction, but at le

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