There is a rhythm to the game that those who are familiar with it can sense. The flip to start the double play, the throw back to the catcher, the tapping of the dirt off the cleats... Nemens captures much of the game in nine emotion -filled chapters. The characters run the gamut of the... Continue Reading →
A Good Man by Ani Katz
Thomas Martin's life is pretty good. A wife he loves. A respectable job in advertising. A daughter in private school. Yet, he lives with a litany of stresses from his past and his present that threaten to tip him over the edge. A thin veneer of likability, smiles, and charm will be tested in A... Continue Reading →
Into the Fire (Orphan X #5) by Gregg Hurwitz
Money laundering, dog fighting, and the Armenian underground of Los Angeles. Evan Smoak, aka Orphan X, is back to take on another case. He gets the call on the RoamZone from a man named Max whose cousin has been murdered. Max Merriweather feels he's also in danger now. His cousin Grant had left him a... Continue Reading →
Naomi: Season One by Brian Michael Bendis (Author), David F. Walker (Author), Jamal Campbell (Illustrator, Artist)
Superman and Mongol grapple through the air... half flying, half fighting. They destroy Main Street and spark interest in a young woman to find out who her real parents are. As I've talked about here on the blog, I don't know much about comic book characters so I rely on these individual books to give... Continue Reading →
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Race to the Sun is my third book from Rick Riordan Presents and I can now say that it is an imprint that I completely trust. And on top that, I read three of Roanhorse's books this year and they were all stellar. Combine the two and you've got the makings of a very good... Continue Reading →