Book Giveaway of The Bridge
Enter this book giveaway to grab a paperback copy of The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York by Peter J Tomasi (writer) and Sara Duvall (illustrator). It’s a surprisingly interesting graphic novel of how the iconic Brooklyn Bridge was created. My review is here and now you have a chanceContinue Reading
Read and Gone
Where are the haunts in Read and Gone, the second book in the Haunted Library series? Carrie has her life on track. She has a boyfriend, a job as a library events coordinator and a cute cottage where the rent is cheap. So she isn’t happy when her thieving ex-conContinue Reading
Oblivion Song Vol 1
Oblivion Song Vol 1 is a great sci-fi horror comic by the creator of The Walking Dead. Oblivion was created ten years prior when Philadelphia was overrun by huge alien beasts from an alternate dimension. Unfortunately, the beasts like the taste of human flesh. 20,000 are missing and presumed dead.Continue Reading
Guess Who
Guess Who is a mash-up of Saw and The Game, where nothing is what it appears. Sheppard, a famous true crime television detective, wakes up handcuffed to the bed in a hotel room. He remembers nothing of how he arrived there. With him are five strangers: Mandy, Alan, Ryan, ConstanceContinue Reading
#FashionVictim
Hilarious serial killer thriller where no one wants to be the next #FashionVictim. Everyone fantasizes about how to kill their office rivals (or maybe that’s just me). Few carry those fantasies out in real life. Anya is prepared to kill an intern for a pitying look. When the intern isContinue Reading
Echo Room
Rett and Bryn continually awaken in the apocalyptic future in the Echo Room. Step 1: Rett wakes up in a locked metal room with no memory of how he got there. He has blood on his clothes and hands. Soon he sees Bryn, who is also locked in the roomContinue Reading
Batman/Catwoman: The Wedding Album
If art is why you love comics, Batman/Catwoman: The Wedding Album is a must have! Including only three stories, this comic is shorter than most compilations. It contains the Engagement, the Dress and the Big Day. It also adds a Wedding cover variant gallery, a sketchbook and a look atContinue Reading
Batman: Preludes to the Wedding
Batman: Preludes to the Wedding includes six stories providing background to the events that occur in Batman and Catwoman: The Wedding Album. The first and last story describe how the Joker receives his wedding invitation. The last also includes Harley Quinn. From This Day Forward includes a scene of DamienContinue Reading
Forbidden Door
The Jane Hawk series finally hits its stride with its fourth entry, The Forbidden Door. The Techno Arcadians are upping their game by accusing Jane on a 60 Minutes-style show of murdering her beloved husband Matt and faking his suicide. The Arcadians set in motion a plan to kidnap orContinue Reading
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
The 21 Lessons for the 21st Century cover five broad areas: technology, politics, despair and hope, truth and resilience. In the 1990s, it appeared that liberalism had won its war with communism and facism. Even Russia had become, nominally at least, democratic. During the Trump and Brexit era, liberalism isContinue Reading
Die Me a River
In Die Me a River, the small rural town of Scumble River is still recovering from the tornado in the last book in this cozy mystery series. The town is abuzz with complaints about the shady practices of Homestead Insurance. Claims are being reduced, denied and seldom paid timely. WhenContinue Reading
Book Giveaway of Gentleman’s Murder
Enter this book giveaway to grab a paperback copy of Gentleman’s Murder by Christopher Huang. It’s a Agatha Christie’sque mystery that I loved so much I gave it 5 stars! My review is here and now you have a chance to win your own copy. Giveaway begins September 8, at 12:01 A.M. PDTContinue Reading
Boy at the Keyhole
Boy at the Keyhole is a suspenseful psychological thriller by a debut author. In 1961, nine-year-old Samuel is at home in England with his housekeeper, Ruth. His father is dead and his mother is searching for business investors in America. Samuel is concerned because his mother has been gone fourContinue Reading
Sleepyhead
Sleepyhead is a great resource for those that either have trouble falling asleep or staying awake. The author suffers from narcolepsy and frequently falls asleep at inappropriate times. He relates his own story and states that the average time before narcolepsy diagnosis is 15 years. However, Sleepyhead goes further thanContinue Reading
Lake Success
The rich and obnoxious American is alive and well in Lake Success. Barry is an uber rich hedge fund manager. He has a just diagnosed autistic 3-year old son. He has split from his wife, Seema, a first-generation Indian immigrant. And he wants to recapture his youth by taking aContinue Reading
Drink Beer Think Beer
Worldwide, beer is the second most popular beverage (after coffee). No wonder everyone wants to Drink Beer Think Beer. With only four basic ingredients—water, malt, hops and yeast—it is staggering how many beer varieties are available now. With breweries popping up everywhere and even inexpensive home brewery kits available online,Continue Reading