Category Archives: Book reviews
Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke, read by Will Patton
Read June 2017 Recommended for fans of Louisiana Bayou ★ ★ ★ Pairing Will Patton and James Lee Burke’s Cajun protagonist, Dave Robicheaux, was genius. Patton grew up on South Carolina and went to a school for the arts … Continue reading
Emergence by David R. Palmer
Read June 2017 Recommended for classic sci-fi fans ★ ★ ★ Apocalypse? Hugo nominee? An eleven year-old girl? A pet parrot? Friend recommendation? Sign me up! The first part of the story was published in 1981 as a novella … Continue reading
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Read June 2017 Recommended for classic sci-fi fans ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 An excellent analysis of the Trump candidacy and events leading up to his election as #45. Uses both his perspective and that of the anonymous supporter to chilling … Continue reading
When Gravity Falls by George Alec Effinger
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who enjoy futuristic detective noir ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I don’t even. This book engrossed me, sucked me in, took me to the seediest bar in town, plied me with cheap booze and left … Continue reading
Black Man in a White Coat by Damon Tweedy, M.D.
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who want to understand more about health and race ★ ★ ★ 1/2 If there is one thing that can pull me out of my traditional genres, it’s a meditation on modern medicine. … Continue reading
The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of period mystery ★ ★ ★ ★ Judge Dee is looking forward to getting out of the Chinese Metropolitan Court of Justice. He’s tired of only seeing cases on paper, processing routine documents and … Continue reading
Bone Song by John Meaney. Or, Good Bones, but Needs More Flesh
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ An intriguing but wildly inconsistent book. Imagine, if you will, J.D. Robb’s In Death series redone with the deathworld of Chronicles of Riddick, the sensibility of a … Continue reading
Voodoo Dues by Stephany Simmons
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of light PNR ★ ★ ★ A lot like Jello with whipped cream; light, a bit forgettable, and sweet. A few sections felt first novelish, kind of wish-embodiment on the part of the author, … Continue reading
The Lion’s Game by Nelson DeMille. Or Thriller as Ambien?
Attempted May 2017 Recommended for fans of DeMille and reallllly slow burns ★ ★ Abandoning this book. I just don’t have time in my life right now for this kind of detail. I think this is the kind of book … Continue reading
Marked In Flesh by Anne Bishop. Or, chocolate that doesn’t melt in your hands.
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of Speshul Snowflakes and ecological wins ★ ★ ★ ★ Oink, oink! For those who follow my reviews, I’m unable to stop myself from comparing this series to candy. As I learned in Salt … Continue reading
