Invisible
First, there was Superman to help mankind. Then, Batman arrived to fight crime. Now, it’s The Janitor because everyone knows they’re Invisible but have access to everything. The Janitor, playing soon at your local multiplex starring Ben Affleck. Paul decides not to reenlist as an Army Special Forces Military IntelligenceContinue Reading
She Lies in Wait
A young girl’s body is found 30 years after her disappearance in She Lies in Wait. Benners, Connor, Brett, JoJo, Coralie, Topaz and her younger sister Aurora go camping. One evening of drinking, drugs and sex later, Aurora is missing. Despite an intense searching effort, she remains an open coldContinue Reading
Inner Alchemy
Inner Alchemy is by the author of the Urban Monk. In both books, Taoist principles are explained and used to reduce the reader’s stress and challenges with modern life and free their minds for more spiritual thoughts. The Urban Monk is a more user-friendly book. True beginners will be ableContinue Reading
Looker
The unnamed narrator of Looker is having a bad year. After years of unsucessful infertility treatments, her husband has left. Her job as adjunct professor has shrunk to only one poetry class. Despite having a PhD in Literature, she can’t find another job. The professor falls into an increasing obsessionContinue Reading
Showtime at the Apollo
For decades, performers have known they have made it big when they hear, It’s Showtime at the Apollo! More than just about the Apollo Theater in Harlem, this fact-filled graphic novel tells the story of African-American music in NYC from the Harlem Renaissance after WWI through the present. All theContinue Reading
Footsteps in the Dark
Priest holes, mysterious ghosts, secret passages and skeletons figure prominently in Footsteps in the Dark. Siblings Peter, Celia and Margaret inherit the Priory, a large ancient country estate, from their Uncle. They, along with Celia’s husband Charles, decide to move in. Footsteps in the Dark was originally published in 1932.Continue Reading
Guy Who Died Twice
A man walks into a police station insisting he has been murdered. With a record of mental issues, he is sent home. Less than nine hours later, he is stabbed to death in the Guy Who Died Twice. Detective D.D. Warren and her partner investigate the man’s murder. Arriving homeContinue Reading
The Boy
With a masterful plot, unique characters and a pitch-perfect rural setting, there is nothing in The Boy that I didn’t love. A woman awakens to a ghastly sound coming from 7-year-old son’s room. Racing to his room, she finds him stabbed multiple time and the killer next turns the knifeContinue Reading
Keto in an Instant
Whether you follow a keto or gluten-free diet, Keto in an Instant has spectacular recipes you will want to eat. After a short introduction to the keto diet and the Instant Pot, the book has a multitude of recipes for breakfast, dinners, soups, stews, sides, salads, snacks, appetizers and desserts.Continue Reading
FTL, Y’All!
Large mixed bag of comic short stories all with the theme of cheap space travel fill FTL Y’All. There are 21 stories within this 327-page book. Most have the theme that Earth is a wasteland but outer space isn’t much better. Crowds, bureaucracy, and masses of people have ruined EarthContinue Reading
Bloated Belly Whisperer
The Bloated Belly Whisperer is an excellent self-help book for those with digestive distress. The book begins with a brief overview of how the digestive system works—with helpful illustrations of internal organs. A quiz to narrow down the reader’s stomach and intestinal issues follows and then refers readers to theContinue Reading
Watching You
Newlywed Joey has a deep attraction for her married neighbor Tom in upscale Melville Heights, Bristol, England in a new family thriller, Watching You. Everyone is watching everyone in the small neighborhood. Jenna thinks Tom, who is headmaster at her school, has an inappropriate relationship with her best friend, Bess.Continue Reading
Batman Vol 8: Cold Days
Batman is still feeling blue about his marriage plans going awry and his son’s death in Batman Vol 8: Cold Days. Bruce Wayne is empaneled on a jury. The trial’s question is whether Mr. Freeze killed three woman in the vain hope to resurrect his dead wife. After both sidesContinue Reading
Mystery of the Exploding Teeth
If there is a strange medical tale, it is recorded in the Mystery of the Exploding Teeth. With section titles like Unfortunate Predicaments, Mysterious Illnesses, and Horrifying Operations, how could this book be anything but a rollicking ride through the pages of bad choices. In Unfortunate Predicaments, we meet youngContinue Reading
Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots
Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots is literally about all three of those things but not necessarily all at one time. The book begins with a look back at early sex toys. The most hard to forget is the sailor’s lady made of leather and fabric and shared around theContinue Reading
Undead Messiah 2
Undead Messiah 2 explains what is causing the zombie apocalypse and who the mysterious masked messiah is. Tim is obsessed with zombies. He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. Little does he know how useful that will soon become in real life. SPOILER for Undead Messiah 1Continue Reading