Lightning by Dean Koontz
I opened my 2018 review for Dean Koontz’ Velocity with, “Dean Koontz is my man. He writes pop thrillers with interesting characters and a certain panache that I enjoy.” That same introduction applies for this review of Koontz and his 1980s sci-fi thriller called Lightning. From its opening … [Read more]
The Autistic Brain: Thinking across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek
For the sake of transparency, I guess I should delve briefly into why I went down the autism rabbit hole that led me to reading this book. It all started with occasional "maybe you are autistic" jokes from my fiancee that I brushed off. Over time, particularly after watching multiple seasons of both … [Read more]
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
On a balmy spring eve, eighteen year old Emily Vaughn zips herself into her prom dress with some difficulty, then walks over to her high school to confront the people she thought were her friends. It’s 1982 and Emily is about eight months pregnant. Reviled by her classmates, she is soon thrown out … [Read more]
The Partridge by Kit Morgan
The Dove by Shanna Hatfield
The Hens by Merry Farmer
The Calling Birds by Jacqui Nelson
Sometimes you're just in the mood for plain and simple mail order bride romances. Lots of them. The Partridge (Kit Morgan) - 3 stars Reverend Chase Hammond, determined to save the town of Noelle, sends away for mail order brides to prove that the town can be a true civilized community. Of … [Read more]
The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club by Lynn Cahoon
After surviving cancer, Rarity Cole moves to Sedona, Arizona, opening a bookstore and starting a book club for fellow cancer survivors. When a new member, Martha, disappears, Rarity, her best friend Sam, and the other book club members start investigating the case. I'm not one much for cozy … [Read more]
The Long Walk by Stephen King
The premise for The Long Walk, a book written by Stephen King under his Richard Bachman pseudonym, would not be out of place on the Young Adult shelf at your local bookstore. In an vaguely dystopian America, one hundred teenage boys have entered a macabre competition. One morning they set off on a … [Read more]
