NINTH METAL by Benjamin Percy, 4 stars »
Rather than sci-fi centered around an alien encounter, in this novel a huge Comet sweeps past Earth depositing a powerful new Ninth noble Read more…
LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS by Ryka Aoki, 4 stars »
This Los-Angeles based sci-fi fantasy offers up in a heart-warming mishmash that somehow works amid its divergent plots.
There’s an alien family, the Read more…
BETTER OFF DEAD, Lee Child and Andrew Child, 5 stars »
This outstanding new addition to the Jack Reacher series finds Reacher in yet another random small town, just minding his business and going Read more…
THE NECKLACE, Matt Witen, 4 stars »
Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reader’s copy.
Emotional, grabbing thriller about the pending execution of a convicted man for the brutal raping Read more…
TRASHLANDS by Alison Stine, 5* »
Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reader’s copy.
This book is simply amazing! It’s an eco-dystopian thriller set in the near future, Read more…
Matrix by Lauren Groff »
5 stars!
In this epic novel Lauren Groff imaginatively brings alive in historical fiction the lives of two powerful women who actually lived Read more…
The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes »
4 stars
This action-packed sci fi book takes considerable time to acclimate yourself to what’s really going on- but it’s well worth the Read more…
THE LAST MONA LISA by Jonathon Santlofer »
5 *
Come for the heist of the Mona Lisa, with its unexpected twists and turns based on real world thievery of Leonardo’s Read more…
RADAR GIRLS by Sara Ackerman »
5*
What a delightful Hawaiian plunge into the wartime lives of women recruited into the Women’s Air Raid Defense (WARD) during WWII. This Read more…
A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers »
This launch of a new series, Monk & Robot, by Hugo awardee Chambers, charms from the outset. A non-binary monk, Sibling Dex, decides Read more…
A SLOW FIRE BURNING by Paul Hawkins »
In her latest psychological thriller, Hawkins compiles a cast of characters all surrounding Daniel, a young man found violently killed on his river Read more…