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*An essential read for fans of true crime.* Kate Winkler Dawson does a masterful job telling the story of Edward Oscar Heinrich, a man who became one of the first expert witnesses in the courtroom. She has the utmost ability to weave together his biographic information, the research behind many crime scene techniques, and several... Continue Reading →
How do some people get through so many books in a week, a month, or a year? What are the factors that enable readers to speedily flip pages or others to make those pages just stick together? 1. Interest in Topic/ Genre: Yeah, we've all had to read that science book or philosophy tome. "Read... Continue Reading →
Caution: Kinda a rambling review here... We've heard so many references to Lando's smuggling days in the films, and here's a story of the Millennium Falcon using that secret hold... crisscrossing the outer rim with valuable merchandise. Much of it illegal. Yet, Lando is in a pinch. He owes several debts to a couple bad... Continue Reading →
In Fell, NY there's a roadside motel that was built to accommodate the crowds for a promised amusement park... but that dream never came to be and for decades it has become a place of local legends, ghost stories, and several families' dark secrets. In 1982, Viv escapes her midwest upbringing to chase a dream... Continue Reading →
You ever seen one of those puzzles with a picture, but not colored in, just black lines on a white background? And then when you're done, you can get out the crayons or pencils and have at it... Welp, that is exactly how I felt reading The Last Day. I had no idea what the... Continue Reading →
Csorwe is a young orc priestess who is stolen away and saved from a sacrificial ceremony to her chosen god... she is saved by a powerful wizard who has been beaten and banished from his own land. Csorwe makes this deal with Belthandros Sethannai and becomes his assistant. They travel through portals to different lands... Continue Reading →
A perfect horror-thriller-weekend read. I had heard the buzz about the Netflix show starring Sandra Bullock when it came out, and I even read Malerman's new book, Inspection, because of it, but I never got around to reading Bird Box. And like any true lit nerd, I didn't watch the film. Welp, I finally had... Continue Reading →
Cherry is an autobiographical novel that Walker wrote while in jail. It's a piece about addiction, PTSD, and a desperation for purpose. Initially enrolled in college and dating a girl named Emily, the main character loses his direction and flunks out. He chooses another path and enlists in the Army as a medic. But he... Continue Reading →
Guerdon shambles on from age to age, incorporating its scars and eating its scabs, surviving as best it can. Prepare yourself for a multitude of shifts... in perspective, setting, character goals. Guerdon is a city that has changed and evolved through The Gutter Miracle and the emergence of the New City. Now Effro Kelkin has... Continue Reading →
