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Pawn Shop: A Review of S.K. Thomas’“Pawned Queen”
As a critic, one thing that annoys me to no end is when reviewers comment that there is a lack of plot or character development in a novella. A novella is longer than a short story but shorter than a...
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Quick Fix Drama Queens
I always gratefully accept requests for reviews from authors who pique my curiosity with the book’s synopsis. It’s extra icing on the literary cake when the author is from halfway around the world and...
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No Missing Suspense Here
The first thing I’d like to say when starting my review of Ace Varkey’s taut “The Girl Who Went Missing” is that it thankfully bears no similarities to the currently popular (for reasons I cannot...
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A Questionable Subversion
Reminiscent of the heroines found in the popular fiction series such as Stephanie Plum and Kay Scarpetta, “Subversion” by J.P. Choquette clearly uses aforementioned characters as inspirations for her...
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A High Exchange Rate
Like Groundhog Day on crack with a dash of teenage lust, Sasha Leigh’s quirky “Fate’s Exchange,” the first in the “Twisted Fate” series, takes the fickle young adult genre to a whole other level. That...
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Doc Hunt: A Review of Chris Stookey’s “Where Death is a Hunter”
In keeping with my predilection of reading books of varying styles and genres, I welcomed Chris Stookey’s medical thriller “Where Death Is a Hunter” with open eyes. The medical thriller genre is a...
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In Praise of John Sharer’s “The Cockney Lad and Jim Crow”
The Cockney Lad and Jim Crow, the newest book from trial lawyer and novelist John Sharer, is a classic example of master story-telling. It’s a delicate but effective take on the still controversial...
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Wandering Wanderlust
We all make snap decisions, and whoever says otherwise is a liar. When UK novelist Adam Millard reached out to me to review his eclectic piece Wanderlust, I was a bit taken aback. Not because of his...
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The Dead Don’t Speak – Kendall Bailey
Never having been to Las Vegas (yet!), I get the definitive impression that, apart from the glitz and glamor of the Britney Spears residencies and fancy restaurants, the city is an urchin of debauchery...
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Wading With Blake Lively in “The Shallows”
First things first – Blake Lively is gorgeous. The camera loves every unconventional angle of her face. Her long, fairy-tale blonde hair flaps as though in sync with wind patterns. She really is Barbie...
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