Friday Review: Lock In (Lock In #1) by John Scalzi

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

Friday Review: Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

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

Friday Review: The Raven Spell (Conspiracy of Magic #1) by Luanne G. Smith

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

Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi

Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi