03-01-2025
Memoir That Happens To Contain History. This book is less a history of the grocery store and absolutely less about the even then-current (nearly a decade ago as I write this review) grocery store practices and more about this one
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Slow Front Builds To Frenetic End. This is one of those stories that starts out with a bang in its pr
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Solid Look At Complexities Both Scientific And Ethical Regarding Interstellar Travel. This is exactly what the ti
[Continue Reading]02-27-2025
For this blog tour, we're looking at a murder mystery with one of the creepier killers I've read of late. For this blog tour, we're looking at Gone In The Storm by B.R. Spangler.
First, the review I posted to the book sites (BookHype.com / TheStoryGraph.com / Goodreads.com) and
[Continue Reading]02-25-2025
Imagine Ted Dekker's Circle Series... Without The Christian Allegory. Now toss in perhaps a dose of Jeremy Robinson or Douglas Adams, and you pretty well know exactly what to expect with this p
[Continue Reading]02-24-2025
For this blog tour, we're looking at . For this blog tour, we're looking at The Younger Woman by Cate Ray.
First, the review I posted to the book sites (BookHype.com / BookBub.com / TheStoryGraph.com / Goodreads.com) and YouTube:
Editing Miscues Mar Otherwise Solid Suspense Story. The story told in this book really is quite solid. It may not work for *everyone*, but I found it enjoyable and it seemed to fit well enough with the characters as portrayed that nothing was so far "out there" as to be too distracting. There are several twists and turns and while I realized the link possibly before the author meant me to - or possibly much later than Ray meant me to, due to the aforementioned editing miscues - it wasn't anything that harmed my enjoyment of the tale. More of a "I know something you don't know" to hold over the main character until she finally realizes it herself.[Continue Reading]But the editing miscues. Ugh. Not enough to deduct a star over, because it isn't really an "objective-ish" issue, but it absolutely marred my enjoyment of reading this book. Specifically,
02-21-2025
Surprising And Unexpected Yet Powerful. Following Weinstein on social media, I know she was writing this book shortly after the Hamas attacks on Israel in late 2023. As I finished reading this text (that I've had on my Kindle for a couple of months or so even now), Hamas had been parading the caskets of several babies they had murdered earlier in the day. Given that the Surfsi
[Continue Reading]02-14-2025
Perfect Escapism. Even as certain elements of this book are damn near torn from the headlines of the past several weeks - for the record, *long* after Di Maio had completed writing this book, as I've had it myself for nearly four months already - this book really is pure, damn near perfect, esca
[Continue Reading]02-10-2025
For this blog tour, we're looking at a solid thriller that uses multi-perspectives from a rare type of character class to tell an excellent tale. For this blog tour, we're looking at Nothing Ever Happens Here by Seraphina Nova Glass.
First, the review I posted to the book sites (BookHype.com / BookBub.com / TheStoryGraph.com / Goodreads.com) and YouTube:
Not For Everyone. Read It Anyway. This is one of those tales that with its focus on a distinct type of character - namely, elderly residents of a care home - and with its use of multiple perspectives to tell its tale won't be something everyone likes. Well, not everyone likes [insert your personal favorite book here], so read this one anyway and maybe see some things from perspectives you might never have considered before. To me, Glass creates her characters well - yes, they are all old and have some stereotypical elder shenanigans, but they're also all truly complex characters with their own secrets and motivations and connections, and this winds up working well to drive the narrative, particularly as we get deeper into the overall story here.[Continue Reading]Ultimately a satisfying thriller that sits comfortably within its genre as far as overall story goes, and with the particular characters employed helps it to stand out a bit from the litera
02-04-2025
Great Laid Back Gulf Coast Mystery In The Big Easy. This particular mystery manages to capture the aura and allure of both Hollywood and
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