A Young Man's Game A Young Man’s Game by Paul Blake A Mystery/Thriller, Independently Published in 2018, 294 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some slower spots. You spend some time in the main character's head and those portions can move a little slower. I think the contrast between the fast action scenes and the slower... Continue Reading →
The Weird Sisters The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown A Contemporary, 2012 by GP Putnam’s Sons, 320 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Who is this narrator? All three sisters are mentioned by name and are not the narrator YET the book continues to use WE or US pronouns. I’m assuming the idea was to pull... Continue Reading →
Pieces & Parts Pieces & Parts by Dawn Hosmer A Fantasy, 2021 by Mind Mosaic Creative, 310 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some slower spots. This is a sequel so there are parts specifically written to give people who fell in love with the character in the first one a deeper connection to her life... Continue Reading →
Five Feet Apart Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott YA Romance, 2018 by Simon and Schuster, 288 Pages What I Didn’t Like: We’ve heard this story before. Ill fated teenagers battling disease make a connection to each other. There’s an attempt here to tell a different story, but I’m not sure it’s different enough. Instalove. This... Continue Reading →
Sidetracked Sidetracked by SK Kelley YA Fantasy, 2021 by Bleeding Heart Books, 455 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Shades of stories you’ve heard before are definitely there. I wanted Jayde to have a bit more backbone. While it’s relatable (I’ll come back to that in a second) it’s definitely frustrating when she seems to shrink back... Continue Reading →
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty MG Contemporary, 2018 by Random House, 294 Pages What I Didn’t Like: As an audiobook some of the recitations of the digits of pi, which I would imagine a lot of readers skim through as just a listing of numbers your brain... Continue Reading →
Assassin's Apprentice Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb A Fiction, 1995 by Spectra, 435 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Slow start. This is the first in a trilogy and the world building will likely be essential to the rest of the series, but it takes a long time between any action sequences and that world building... Continue Reading →
The Mozart Code The Mozart Code by Rachel McMillan A Historical Romance, 2022 from Thomas Nelson, 368 Pages What I Didn’t Like: If we take this as a serious historical book, it has issues. I didn’t feel like I learned anything in particular about the historical climate, even with the introduction by the author to... Continue Reading →
Heroes Heroes by Brendan Cupp (Editor) A Anthology, 2022 from Lost Boys Press, 385 Pages What I Didn’t Like: As with any anthology, there are a few stories that weren’t really my style. But I’m sure that’s different than the ones that would be YOUR style … and that’s the beauty of anthologies. There were definitely... Continue Reading →
Sneak Sneak by Evan Angler YA Science Fiction, 2012 by Thomas Nelson, 288 Pages What I Didn’t Like: The chapters are further divided into sections. It works for keeping the chapters short and keeping the pace up, but it does make it seem like it’s jumping around a lot. It’s also confusing on the audiobook... Continue Reading →
