Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Sun Beats Down A Nobel winning physicist is approaching the descending side of his life. Michael Beard’s had five wives with each marriage leaving a bigger pile of emotional junk in its wake. He can’t or won’t grow up. … Continue reading →

Political Correctness Quotient = Zero To echo what others have said this book is hilarious. It’s also sweet and touching. Justin’s dad is a gruff Vietnam vet, retired research doctor who is honest to a fault. He’s someone who knows … Continue reading →

A Chat with a Friend There are recipes here for every skill level. The instructions are clear with lots of back story in many cases where Greenspan discusses who’s recipe it is, why a certain ingredient is included and how … Continue reading →

Sensationalist A young man from a prominent New York family kills his father in 1873. Frank Walworth and his siblings and mother have endured years of mental and physical abuse from his father Mansfield Walworth. In the last few years … Continue reading →

Blood in the Water I didn’t enjoy this book very much. It’s a paranormal thriller which is a genre I usually enjoy. The story was mildly interesting and the back story was by far more intriguing. Koryta does a great … Continue reading →

“Without the knowledge of why you are desired, you are powerless, an object.” Do you remember the first time you read Austen’s “Emma” or Bronte’s “Jane Eyre”? That’s the emotional umph Hamann’s book had for me. She creates an entire … Continue reading →

Atmospheric Three brothers in upstate New York live a lonely agrarian life. They live as if from another century, almost as if on the frontier of long ago when people were isolated and had mostly just immediate family to rely … Continue reading →

Suspenseful Annie is a Real Estate Agent with a career on its way up until she’s kidnapped at gunpoint during a house showing. She’s held captive for over a year enduring rape with its debilitating physical and emotional abuse. Stevens … Continue reading →

Wagner writes a well researched book. Wagner writes a well researched book. Alexandrie lives in her small village of pepper growers with her family and her dreams of dancing. After years of studying dance with a local ballerina she’s deemed … Continue reading →

Fun Espionage Thriller Maddie James is a CIA intelligence analyst. She and her co-workers bury themselves in windowless rooms collating, analyzing, and interpreting government gleaned information. They spend long hours searching for who is planning the next terrorist attack and … Continue reading →