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I recently finished a nutrition book - and that's not a genre I regularly read; but this one seemed more practical than most - less 'faddish' - and I wasn't disappointed.
It's Not the Cans! The Best Nutrient Balance for a Stronger and Healthier You provides what no canned production will: an...
I read a number of Rebecca Richmond's books earlier this year and am just getting around to posting them now. My Guide: How to Write a Novel comes from Richmond's work with co-author Claire Pickering, and as an aspiring author myself I was pleased to find a guide that covered more than just 'how...
I read Rebecca Richmond's MY GUIDE: OVERCOME INSOMNIA back in May - my husband regularly suffers from it, and we've read a LOT of similar-sounding books - but this one offered a different approach, and one which went a long way in addressing his lifelong sleep issues.
Sure, the science of...
I read a good deal of Christian and spirituality books, but rarely do I recommend them. The occasional exception pops across my desk - and
John Turnbull, J. D.'s The Historical Jesus, My Gnostic God and Me is one of them.
It's collaborative nonfiction in the loosest sense of the term, in that...
Young adult and fantasy are genres I love to read: they're quicker readers with less angst and over-complexity than most adult pursuits, and when done right, they reach into adult circles, as well.
T.W. Fendley's The Labyrinth of Time is one such recent, recommended read.
Teen Jade is...
Sometimes a book 'sticks' with you many months (or years) after reading: the good ones do, at least. I read Philippa Rees's
Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God earlier this year, and it's an ongoing recommendation for something different and entirely outside the box.
At a quick...
I am always looking at art books; I go to exhibitions far less frequently. And it should be said that much of what I see being billed as 'art' these days looks like something I could produce with little effort - and I am NO artist!
That's why Michelle Marder Kamhi's Who Says That’s Art? A...
Science fiction is one of the genres I love to read, and I look for humor in this genre - but, it's rare. A few months back I had the pleasure of reading Searchers of Ex-O-Da, and found it a rollicking fun read (NOT serious sci-fi, but a very fine entertaining story.)
Be prepared for a...
Bill Kroger's Fallon's Orphans is not your usual thriller, and not your usual story of terrorism. I read a LOT of novels, mysteries, and international thrillers and most are pretty one-dimensional productions. So I only bother writing about the stand-outs - of which, this is one.
Murder...
It seems these days my main genres of choice are novels, thrillers, and mysteries. When C. Lynn Murphy's The First Noble Truth caught my eye, I somehow anticipated a 'women's novel' about friendship - and while it is that, it's really about self-hurt as a method of gaining control in a chaotic...
Ron Ames' Metal Horses is a 'novel of the 70s' - but I almost hesitate to use the world 'novel' because books get lost in this genre and it becomes a catch-all for just about anything.
In this case, what looks to be a story of the 1970s and a young man infatuated with cars becomes a journey...
Some reviews I'm adding here are from books read a while ago and some are brand-new. This fell into my hands and because I've read relatively little Southern fiction, I'm not as well versed in the genre - but I know what I like, and I know what I look for. First and foremost is a sense of...
Samuel Finlay's Breakfast with the Dirt Cult is military fiction - it's a genre I obviously haven't read enough of, because if his novel is any indicator, there are gems to be had, here. I read this back in April and it's still a standout.
Breakfast with the Dirt Cult is a gritty, you-are-there...
I can't say that short stories are my usual genre of preference: perhaps this is because so many collections just don't stand out, and so many authors don't really know how to 'work' the shorter format correctly.
One would think that a short story collection set in Sicily would arrive steeped...
I'm picky, when it comes to historical fiction - and perhaps that's why I don't read it as much as other genres: I like my historical fiction to be based on facts and my protagonists believable - perhaps that's why, once again, I like young adult characters paired with realistic-feeling action -...
The full title of Donna Davis' book is Retirement Basics: Help for Broke Baby Boomers - whilst not necessarily completely 'broke', I can (cough) admit two things: (a) when did I get to be FIFTY-NINE? and (b) I'd better stop acting like I'm not gonna retire, 'cause it's just around the corner...
In addition to my usual adult reads of thrillers, mysteries, some paranormal/romance and selected literary novels, I read a LOT of young adult titles. They tend to be less prone to violence and more thoughtful about coming to understand the world, as a whole.
A.G. Russo's Our Wild and Precious...
It must be 'thriller month', even though October's passed, because here comes Joseph Hirsch's Flash Blood.
like my action vivid and my stories fast. One of the first things I noted about Flash Blood is its attention to detail, right down to the sights and smells of atmosphere that impart a...
Some books stand out at first reading, and some remain juicy and recommended months later. I was reviewing my list of 'recommended thrillers' and Miracle Man, first read in March of this year, remains a memorable, recommended read.
To call Miracle Man a 'medical thriller' or a 'political story'...
I read so many thrillers with the hopes of being surprised - and so many don't come up to snuff: you can see the evolution of the plot a mile away. Not so with Crenshaw's THEY ALWAYS COME IN THREES - it takes you by surprise, and that's what I look for in my thriller reading.
Any commercial...