Reviews

Robert B. Parker is mostly known for his crime fiction, but his final novel published before his 2010 death was the fourth in a series of terrific westerns.

The setting is San Francisco, current day.  A wayward teen never adopted has maxed out on state help and is forced out into the world.  As the story unfolds the back story of Victoria’s life is revealed, including the many mistakes she has made.  She has a

This book is one of those novels that makes you want to keep a notebook near you, so you can write down all the terribly witty and wonderful things people say (maybe in hopes of using them yourself someday and coming off as spontaneously brilliant as the heroine).

Yet another great science fiction thriller by Michael Crichton was published posthumously, completed by science and fiction writer Richard Preston.

A collection of 100 close-up color photos of exotic butterflies against black backgrounds. It’s an adult book that held the interest of 5 children for over an hour. Some photos capture the top and bottom sides of the butterflies. Visually stunning.

I found a lot of helpful information in The Art of Running Faster. Like many how-to running books, I had to skim for what interested me and skip what didn’t. I found learning about fartleks and other training strategies extremely helpful.

Let it be known, right up front, that I do not like history.  If it happened yesterday it is too old for me to care about.  That being said, I must admit that I just finished a wonderful historical novel, Captive Queen by Alison Weir.  This is a novel about Eleano

In Veronica Roth’s debut dystopian novel, Divergent, the society is not divided by religion, race or class, but by five factions, each corresponding to a different virtue that they value and foster above all.

When I started reading Crossing the Tracks the first thing I learned was that it takes place in Kansas. I thought that was great since I don’t read very many books that take place in my home state.

Past and future collide in 2010 Hugo award winning novel Blackout, written by 11 time Hugo award winning author Connie Willis.  The first of a two volume novel, Blackout is a story of time travel and history, as much an examination of future research as a historical look back on things th