Janine Rosche’s With Every Memory is a standalone novel covering a modern woman and her traumatic brain injury. It is a bit of a slower ready and definitely filled with challenging and perha…
In the second book of her Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice delivers a more intricate and expansive tale, with a broadened cast of characters, yet told with the same evocative description and musing …
As Stephen King's first novel, Carrie was the start of a career that has spanned decades and solidified his place as a master of horror storytelling. The story centers around the struggles of a teen g…
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is immediately charming, with all the hospitality of a cozy southern neighborhood. However, like many things with a charming veneer, darkness hides u…
Girl Lost by Kate Angelo is the first in The King Legacy series. This story is filled with action packed scenes, difficult emotional situations, romance, friendship, and much more. It takes place in m…
(Note: This is book thirteen of The Dresden Files novels, which form a continuous story. Read no further, on peril of receiving spoilers for previous installments of the series.)
Readers of The Dre…
The Boys is a raunchy, irreverent take on the super hero genre. Far from the heroic and adventurous titles that inspired it, this graphic novel is filled with heroes that are only heroes because they'…
The Warm Hands of Ghosts has much to recommend it. The protagonist, Laura, is determined, courageous, and dedicated; the setting, the battlefield of World War I, is heart-wrenching and hopeless; the s…
Starter Villian is my "starter" book for long-time science fiction author John Scalzi. I was definitely amused. Although this book is categorized as science fiction and published by Tor, it is less…
This fantasy sports a clever premise using a well-known fairy tale as the catalyst. Readers should not be expecting a retelling or minor twist on the Cinderella story. Instead, this novel is what ha…
Why We Fought details seven true stories that took place during World War II. Each account features fierce bravery, incredible feats, and huge sacrifices that saved lives and helped end the war. The m…
Every Knee Shall Bow, written by Bryan Litfin, follows main characters Rex and Flavia on an epic journey throughout the Roman Empire. Set in AD 316, this Christian historical fiction includes a liturg…
