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My rating: 4 of 5 stars"The Stiehl Assasin" is the second to last entry in the Fall of Shannara quartet. In this segment, Druid Drisker Arc has managed to free both himself and the Druid keep Paranor from the exile imposed by rogue Druid Clizia Porse. Reunited with his student (and possessor of the Ohmsford … Continue reading Friday Review: The Stiehl Assassin (The Fall of Shannara #3) by Terry Brooks
My rating: 4 of 5 starsI love Wendig's books. He leans into horror which isn't usually my preferred reading, but he does it well. So, when I saw that he'd written a middle-grade story, I had to grab a copy.And it didn't disappoint. Molly is thirteen and has been raised, if you can call it … Continue reading Friday Review: Dust and Grim by Chuck Wendig
My rating: 4 of 5 starsIn this scifi thriller/murder mystery, we enter a world dealing with the aftermath of Haden syndrome, a global pandemic that was not much more than a flu for most people afflicted, but left 1% of the world's population "locked in"- that is in a physically paralyzed state but with full … Continue reading Friday Review: Lock In (Lock In #1) by John Scalzi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars"Fun with Murder" is the sixth installment in Lucy Carol's mystery/romance/comedy Madison Cruz Mystery series. The stories revolve around Madison Cruz, aspiring actress, and her often whacky entourage that includes her mother, and ex-FBI agent, her grandmother, who was a Russian spy, her boyfriend, who is heir to a fortune … Continue reading Friday Review: Fun with Murder (Madison Cruz Mystery #6) by Lucy Carol
My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is a fascinating look at how we eat in the US, and what is wrong- and right- about it. The book basically follows Pollan's journey through four meals that he prepares from start to finish. And by that I mean he does everything he can to follow the food … Continue reading Friday Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
When I looked at the books left on my to-review list, I found I am behind a bit. I am going to try to catch up a little here with five books that I don't really feel need a full post review. These were some of the ones I read that didn't leave a really … Continue reading Friday Mini-Reviews: 5 Books I Read Last Year
My rating: 3 of 5 starsIn this thriller by Dan Brown, Susan Fletcher, mathematician and cryptographer, is called in by her boss at the NSA to help track down the key to a code implanted in the nation's supercodebreaking computer- one even the TRANSLATR can't break. The code was developed by a former NSA employee … Continue reading Friday Review: Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 starsKera Rogers is hiking in the woods near Needsville when she is attacked and killed by a giant feral hog. Bliss Overbay joins Tufa hunters along with game warden Jack Cates in trying to track down and kill the hog which seems to have almost supernatural powers. But they are … Continue reading Friday Review: Gather Her Round (Tufa #5) by Alex Bledsoe
My rating: 3 of 5 starsEdwina and Mary are sisters. living in an alternate Victorian London where they sell odds and ends they collect on nightly walks along the riverbank. They are also witches, and their whole lives have revolved around trying to keep that part secret. They and their father would move from town … Continue reading Friday Review: The Raven Spell (Conspiracy of Magic #1) by Luanne G. Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 starsTesla Crane, heiress and talented engineer, is on her honeymoon on a luxury space liner traveling from the Moon to Mars. She and her new husband are traveling under assumed names in order to try to gain some privacy. Along for the trip is Tesla's adorable service dog, Gimlet, a … Continue reading Friday Review: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
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