Waisted
In Waisted, Alice and Daphne are in a last ditch attempt to lose their excess weight at a private weight loss retreat. Alice’s life before fat camp is meticulously recounted. However, I can do it in just one sentence. Alice blames all of her problems, some real and some imaginary,Continue Reading
One Word Kill
Nick is just trying to survive high school in One Word Kill…literally. Nick, Simon, John and Elton are best friends, high schoolers, and Dungeons & Dragons fanatics in 1986. Nick also has a crush on their newest player, Mia. Plus Nick has cancer. Bullies Devis and Rust are rumored toContinue Reading
Game of Bones
The private investigative team of Sarah Booth and Tinkie are investigating a murder by exsanguination during an archaeological dig in Game of Bones. Two competing archaeology professors set up an excavation on a Native American burial mound. To stop the work, a local Native American attorney files an injunction. WhenContinue Reading
Lady Mechanika Vol 5
Absolutely beautiful artwork and an intriguing plot enliven Lady Mechanika Vol 5. Lady Mechanika is again trying to discover who mechanized her when she is interrupted by a new issue. Mr. Lewis, her sidekick, is pulled out of his depression by a new lady love. But is her love forContinue Reading
Tears of the Trufflepig
Tears of the Trufflepig is a surrealistic deep dive into where our current cultural road may lead. Tense US/Mexico border relations, genetically modified food, and a further divide between the haves and the have nots are all here. In the future, worldwide food shortages have decimated the world’s population. ScientistsContinue Reading
Never Game
In the Never Game, Colter Shaw finds people for a living. Not for honor. Not for glory. For the reward money. Taught rules for hunting by his survivalist father from a young age, Colter uses his skills to find missing people. When Sophie doesn’t return home, her father is convincedContinue Reading
No Saving Throw
No Saving Throw is a cozy mystery set in the nerdy world of Dungeons & Dragons. If the D&D term “No Saving Throw” is unfamiliar, it means you can’t roll the dice to prevent or mitigate the awful thing that just occurred. Also, it means this book may not beContinue Reading
Night Window
It’s time for Jane Hawk to finally get some payback for her husband’s death and so much more in Night Window. The Techno-Arcadians have chased former FBI Agent Jane Hawk through four books already. Jane is trying to bring to light a massive conspiracy of billionaires. The Arcadians inserted aContinue Reading
Night Before
The less you know about the plot, the better the surprises will be in The Night Before. Rosie forces her sister, Laura, to go on a date arranged on a dating website. When Laura doesn’t return that night or the next morning, Rosie investigates what happened. The Night Before isContinue Reading
Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up
The next time you upgrade a perfectly good phone because of a rebate that is denied two months later, don’t feel bad. Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up will introduce you to much worse human errors in judgment. We celebrated when our hunter-gatherer ancestors startedContinue Reading
Secret Agent Brainteasers
Secret Agent Brainteasers contains over 100 puzzles in a variety of types from logic and wordplay to algebra and geometry. The chapter introductions link the puzzles to skills needed by secret agents as illustrated with true stories from the British intelligence community from Victorian times through today. I enjoyed theContinue Reading
Castle on Sunset
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the Castle on Sunset is not salacious enough. When the topic is the famous Hollywood hotel, the Chateau Marmont, you expect some racy gossip. But if so, you will be sadly disappointed as most of the celebrity stories have been widely told before.Continue Reading
MAD about the Trump Era
MAD about the Trump Era has exactly the same feel as the original magazines. One overriding belief—check. Various writing styles from prose, to parodies, to poetry, to short comics—check. Excellent artwork including easily recognizable caricatures of political and pop culture figures—check. More clever, and occasionally witty, than laugh-out-loud funny jokes—check.Continue Reading
Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale
In Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale, Catwoman’s backstory is revealed and it is harsh. Catgirl Selina’s mom brings home a new abusive boyfriend every month until she settles on Dernell. Dernell is physically and emotionally abusive to both Selina and her mother. However, when his cruelty impacts another, SelinaContinue Reading
Bone Parish Vol 1
There is a new drug in town in the horror/crime graphic novel, Bone Parish Vol 1. Just don’t ask what they make it out of… Ash is a new hallucinogen that allows user to experience someone else’s life. It is incredibly popular but also so strong it kills some inexperiencedContinue Reading
Nothing to Hide
FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid is working with County Investigator Jerry Walker on a serial killer case in Nothing to Hide. Unfortunately, Jerry has a distrust of FBI psychological profiles due to an earlier case. The victims seem to have nothing in common besides being male, under 40 and married. TheContinue Reading