Justice League: No Justice
Justice League: No Justice shows the impact of the dark multiverse is continuing. After the wall was opened up between the multiverse and the dark multiverse in Dark Nights: Metal, a new evil is unleashed upon the galaxy. The four Omega Titans each represent one of the fundamental energies ofContinue Reading
Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller
“Your eyes are bigger than a hooch hound at a hop joint” says Jack in the Ghost and the Bogus Bestseller. That perfectly describes my feelings when I saw this delightful series return after a ten year long Big Sleep. Penelope runs a bookstore with her aunt Sadie in Quindicott,Continue Reading
Suicide Gene
Dr. Emma Rose is convinced that there is a Suicide Gene that makes some families, like the Hemingway’s, more likely to kill themselves in this introspective thriller. Emma is a psychiatrist counseling the McKinney family before one of their members commit suicide. Emma struggles with her own marital and psychologicalContinue Reading
Battlestar Suburbia
Battlestar Suburbia is a humorous take on a common science fiction question. What if the machines took over? How did the machines take over Earth and its solar system? Internet memes become so stupid that people stop using the Internet. Without its audience, the Internet becomes first hostile and thenContinue Reading
Weaving on a Little Loom
Everything a beginning weaver needs to start Weaving on a Little Loom. This book has clear and concise instructions—most with pictures or diagrams. It begins with the tools needed. Next, the author describes the different weaving and edging techniques. Finally, there are five project plans: a wall hanging, a clutchContinue Reading
Book Giveaway of Ancient Nine
Enter this book giveaway to grab an advanced reader copy of Ancient Nine by Ian Smith. A great thriller set in a Harvard fraternity in the 1980s. My review is here and now you have a chance to win your own copy. Giveaway begins September 21, 2018 at 12:01 A.M. PDT andContinue Reading
Rising Out of Hatred
Rising Out of Hatred is the fascinating true story of how a heir apparent to a white nationalist dynasty turned away from hate. Home schooled by his racist family, Derek Black seemed on a path to hatred. Derek was a frequent contributor to his father’s prominent white nationalist website. HeContinue Reading
How to Invent Everything
How to Invent Everything is “a complete cheat sheet to civilization”. You’re welcome. Beginning with hilarious FAQs about your new state-of-the-art FC3000 rental market time machine, the book then explains how to invent everything and restart civilization in case the machine breaks down in the past. It starts at aContinue Reading
Ancient Nine
A thrilling chase for a secret buried for decades enlivens the Ancient Nine. The Ancient Nine is a rumored fraternity inside a fraternity inside Harvard. Legend states they protect a secret called Harvard’s Holy Grail. Investigating the Grail has already cost one student his life. Spenser Collins receives a mysteriousContinue Reading
We Sold Our Souls
We Sold Our Souls and all we got was this lousy band t-shirt. High concept but ultimately unsatisfying book about a fictional heavy metal band. Kris, Scottie, Tuck, Terry and first JD and then Bill started Durk Wurk, a heavy metal band, in high school. They were good but notContinue Reading
Drink Me!
Drink Me! has 25 cocktail recipes all linked to the plot of Alice in Wonderland. Each recipe comes with a brief explanation of how it relates to the Alice in Wonderland story. For example, the Unbirthday Cake Martini uses cake frosting-infused vodka, hazelnut and raspberry liqueurs, and pineapple and lemonContinue Reading
Upgrade Soul
Upgrade Soul is a thought-provoking new graphic novel about the nature of humanity and the dangers of technology. Hank and Molly are rich and elderly. They decide to do an experimental medical treatment that promises to make them young and healthy again. Problems occur. Ethical questions arise. What does itContinue Reading
7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Innovative plotting and world building fill the 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. What would make the replay of a day over and over immeasurably worse? How about also waking up as different people each time you fell asleep? The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a clever blendContinue Reading
Lies
Everyone Lies in this fast-paced rollercoaster ride of a thriller. Joe and Mel have an ideal life. Happily married for almost ten years with a perfect young son, William. When Joe and William see Mel turn into a hotel garage, they follow. Joe sees her sitting in the hotel restaurantContinue Reading
Malice Aforethought
Malice Aforethought is a great British golden-age mystery with a killer twist. Mrs. Julia Bickleigh was born into wealth and minor aristocracy. When her father blew the family fortunes before his death, Julia was forced to marry a common doctor. She never let her husband, Dr. Edmund Bickleigh, forget heContinue Reading
Dinner List
It’s a familar party game. Put your five favorite people, living or dead, on your Dinner List. This book speculates on what would happen if the dinner actually occurred. Sabrina arrives at her thirtieth birthday dinner at a trendy restaurant. Seated at the table are the five guests she named.Continue Reading