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I have two auto-buy thriller series going right now: Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series and Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series. Both get gritty and have well-layered plots. Their protagonists have interesting backstories and there are enough books in each series that you really feel like you know the characters well, especially the supporting ones. One big... Continue Reading →
I spend a lot of time making a lap and having my kids sit in it. My son says, "Read! READ AGAIN!" So, I have to stash some books within arm's reach that won't be too bad to read several times in a row. Here's a list of my top 5. Good Night Gorilla: Put... Continue Reading →
In the fall of 2010, I decided to start reading George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice series. I knew that HBO was going to make a show based on the books, and I thought it would be the perfect time to dive into the land of Westeros. My first move was buying... Continue Reading →
In the Asian-inspired land of Kisia, three lives fight to make sense of new and shifting roles. Exiled Captain Rah e'Torin seeks to protect his soldiers and his herd when they are captured and put into servitude. The assassin Cassandra takes a job that unwittingly puts her in the midst of the greed of desperate... Continue Reading →
After her cargo ship is sunk by a hurricane, the robot Roz is marooned on a deserted island. Her crate is knocked open in the surf and a curious otter presses her activation button. She quickly becomes identified as 'The Monster' by the other animals. It takes time, but Roz is able to befriend her... Continue Reading →
In a futuristic, polluted - Escape from New York/ Terminator- style Los Angeles, Ash receives a frantic message from his bioengineer father telling him to run. Two minutes later their penthouse apartment is filled with robots on the hunt. Ash flees with his escape bag to the Red Zone, a non-patrolled sector given over to... Continue Reading →
An oasis city in the middle of the desert... a desert so hot, the powers that be send the condemned out into the sand to die. Aransa is a city divided by class and selium-sensitivity. Mined in the dark pits under the city, some people are able to simply detect the lighter-than-air substance, while others... Continue Reading →
Hi All- A little update about blogging and books and stuff. I make a lot of lists in my life, so that's how I'll write this one: Thank you to all who have read, followed, liked, commented, tweeted, retweeted, quoted, and just plain supported me in my first six months. It has truly been a... Continue Reading →
Ok, I had this whole messy review written out. And I didn't like any of it... So, I'm going to make this one simple. Selection Day: The story of two young men from the slums of Mumbai who are pushed by their father to become cricket stars. Pros: In depth look at youth sports (cricket)... Continue Reading →
