Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Illuminae By: Amie Kaufman This is a book that you’ll either love or hate. It’s told entirely in emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports and interviews. It takes a little getting used to but the story really won me over. It’s an...
Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Wrecking Crew! (DVD) If you know the recordings of Elvis, The Righteous Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, The Byrds, Ricky Nelson, The Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, or The Mamas & the Papas, then you know The Wrecking Crew. The...
Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Mystery of Hollow Places By: Rebecca Podos When Imogene Scott was only two, her mother left and never came back. All “Immy” knows is what her father (a successful writer of medical mysteries) told her: That her mother was “troubled waters,” incredibly sad and...
Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle By: Rick Riordan I had gotten to the point where I didn’t want to read any more formulaic book series. Then I read Rick’s new one and I was pleased as punch. In this series opener, Apollo (an actual god—not a demigod) has...
Jul 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Jane Steele By: Lyndsay Faye When I first heard the premise of this book, I admit I was skeptical. Jane Eyre rewritten with the heroine cast as a serial killer? It sounded like bad fanfiction. However, as an avid lover of Jane Eyre and retellings, I gave Lyndsay...
Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Big Sleep By: Raymond Chandler When it comes to mystery novels, I am far from the most experienced reader. Usually there are too many characters and false leads for me to follow the story enjoyably, and by the end I wind up feeling more overwhelmed than satisfied....
