Catch Her When She Falls
Catch Her When She Falls is a slow-paced thriller where the unsympathic narrator may or may not be losing her mind. In high school, Micah, Emily, Alex and Ryan hung out together. Emily was Micah’s best friend. Alex was Micah’s boyfriend. Ryan was Alex’ best friend. Alex and Emily wereContinue Reading
The Intermittent Fasting Revolution
Go deep, really deep, into the science of The Intermittent Fasting Revolution. Can time-restricted eating or alternate fasting days really cure diabetes, obesity, and possibly other diseases? The author says yes. Then he proceeds to prove his case with vast research looking at early humans, studies he has run sinceContinue Reading
Super Gut
Ten years ago, the author of Super Gut published Wheat Belly. The book, which advocated restricting wheat, was a hit! I even followed its plan for years. So, I was excited to see he had written a new book. Unfortunately, Super Gut is a disappointment. The new diet incorporates theContinue Reading
Sex and Sexuality in Tudor England
Peek behind the bedroom door at Sex and Sexuality in Tudor England. England’s King Henry the VIII is known for his voracious appetites—both for food and women. He created an entirely new religion just so he could dump his first wife! Later, he realized it was easier to just executeContinue Reading
Hot and Sour Suspects
Lana Lee and her best friend Megan are trying to help their friend, Rina, avoid murder charges in Hot and Sour Suspects. Lana, the manager of her parent’s noodle house outside Cleveland, is hosting her first speed dating night at the restaurant. The event is going well. Suddenly a womanContinue Reading
The Appeal
In The Appeal, a British family’s two-year-old granddaughter, Poppy, has brain cancer. Her doctor has recommended a new US treatment not yet approved for NIH use. It costs a staggering $350,000. The family’s friends set up an online appeal. They run events to raise money to save Poppy. But somethingContinue Reading
Reality+
Is virtual reality genuine reality? Are we all living in a simulated reality right now? Is it possible to lead a life in a virtual world that is just as good, or better, than “real life”? In Reality+, a philosopher explains his thoughts on these and six other common philosophicalContinue Reading
Undermoney
Undermoney is a spy thriller. It is a political thriller. It has a bit of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous thrown in. The book also contains a bunch of facts about the global monetary system and how easy it is to manipulate it. So why didn’t I like it?Continue Reading
Road of Bones
Documentarian Teig and his cameraman partner, Prentiss, are scouting for a new paranormal series. Teig’s idea is to see if the “haunted” Siberian Kolyma Highway, nicknamed the Road of Bones, can be used as a basis of a new series. The road was made by prisoners of cold war eraContinue Reading
The Overnight Guest
Don’t miss this twisty thriller that will keep you reading well past your bedtime. The Overnight Guest has three compelling narratives. In August 2020, a husband and wife are murdered on a rural farm. Their twelve-year old daughter, Josie, was wounded but survived. Josie’s best friend, Becky, is missing alongContinue Reading
Nom Nom Paleo Let’s Go
Nom Nom Paleo Let’s Go is jam-packed with well over a hundred recipes. All are paleo and also gluten-free! Each recipe has multiple photographs, diet/allergen notifications, and nutritional information. The recipes within Nom Nom Paleo Let’s Go look delicious! However, many are not for beginners. Though the step-by-step photographs ofContinue Reading
The Book Lover’s Guide to London
The Book Lover’s Guide to London is an extensively researched guide to both authors and their literary characters’ connections to London. Organized by area, the book helpfully includes full-color photographs to supplement the text. There are interesting stories here especially if you live in, or are planning to visit, London.Continue Reading
Don’t Be Trashy
The world, especially its oceans, is becoming a trash heap. Food containers and other excess packaging are filling our landfills and are not composting. Don’t Be Trashy gives all kinds of advice to reduce your family’s carbon footprint, while also significantly decluttering your home. Does anyone else feel smothered byContinue Reading
A Thousand Steps
1968, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. The hippies and the cults come flocking to the sun and the sea in A Thousand Steps. Fourteen-year-old Matt’s home life is chaotic. His father has left the family for a new job and woman in a faraway state. His mother’s hours are reducedContinue Reading
A Flicker in the Dark
A woman faces her family’s serial killing history in A Flicker in the Dark. Chloe is a clinical psychologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Twenty years ago, at age twelve, she turned in evidence that the police used to convict her father of killing six girls in their small hometown. TheContinue Reading
A Three Book Problem
It’s A Three Book Problem when a houseful of guests are all suspects when their host is murdered by a poisoned blow dart! Gemma is the proprietor of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop. But this weekend, she is helping her bff, Jayne, cater a Sherlockian house party. Gemma’s police detective boyfriendContinue Reading