I'm in the middle of three very good thriller series: the Orphan X series by Gregg Hurwitz, the IQ series by Joe Ide, and the Peter Ash series by Nick Petrie. Each protagonist is similar in that each is very intelligent and has a 'particular set of skills,' yet is broken in some way. Each... Continue Reading →
Boxers by Gene Luen Yang
China at the turn of the 20th century. A culture being inundated with foreign religion, politics, and soldiers. Missionaries seek to convert villagers to Christianity, many by force. And in one little town, Bao is inspired to fight back. First, he learns king fu and then he learns to harness the power of the gods.... Continue Reading →
The Midnight Front by David Mack (Mini Review)
I hadn't read a book about WW2 for several years before picking up The Midnight Front. I've read WW2 histories, memoirs, spy novels, pulp mysteries, and quite frankly, I was burned out. In this book, I was looking for something different, and found it... to an extent. I found the first book in an urban... Continue Reading →
Bolivar by Sean Rubin (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
Living in New York City is perfect for Bolivar the dinosaur! Everyone is too busy to notice him, except for Sybil. She is an inquisitive and persistent young girl living next door who only wants to meet the dinosaur. She ends up taking the reader on a tour of the Big Apple as she tries to... Continue Reading →
Cloud Hotel by Julian Hanshaw (Graphic Novel Mini Review)
What did I just read? Abductions, UFOs, Death. And those are the things I was able to grasp. The author begins the novel with a preface explaining the inspiration for the book: a supposed encounter with a spaceship in the middle of the night one evening when he was young. What follows is a series... Continue Reading →