Reviews
Do you enjoy considering the possibilities? With this book, set in the near future, the author, a parent of a child with autism, addresses the question “What is normal?” What happens to those who aren’t “normal”? It is a powerful and thought-provoking book which rai
Whenever I’m asked for a “gentle read” my go-to author is Maeve Binchy. Her novels are standalone, not a series; so the order in which they are read doesn’t matter. There is no sex, language or violence in Binchy’s books.
What a fun, fun movie! I missed Pitch Perfect when it came out in the theaters, but I'm so glad I caught it on DVD!
In Wild Magic, Tamara Pierce returns to Tortall, the home of Alana the Lioness. Tamora Pierce has once again given us a strong, female protagonist whom we can root for as she overcomes magical mayhem, a mysterious past and a stubborn talking pony in her quest to save her new home.
Ready Player One takes place in the future—the world has turned into a very bleak place, but luckily there is OASIS, a virtual reality world that is a vast online utopia.
Calculated in Death is J.D. Robb’s 36th addition to her popular In Death series. In a Manhattan stairwell, a woman is found murdered. It could be a case of mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas has her doubts. So begins another trip through New York high finance, high society and murder.
I have been reading the Harry Bosch series for 20 years and I have enjoyed every book. His first books in the series were called Black Echo and then Black Ice. They are well written police procedurals/thrillers/mysteries. The main character is Harry Bosch, a Vietnam War vet who spends as much time battling police bureaucracies as he does criminals. The novels are set in L.A. and Southern California. There is a level of complexity and detail that is enjoyable, but mainly Connelly is a good storyteller.
Kelly Corrigan opens her memoir, The Middle Place, with "The thing you need to know about me is that I am George Corrigan's daughter, his only daughter." But as you read through Corrigan’s stories and antidotes, you learn that she is so much more than just her father’s daughter.