Category Archives: Reviews

This book came recommended to me by someone whose taste in movies I’ve already proven, and who I’m finding knows my tastes equally well with books. The story is about A. J. Fikry, curmudgeonly bookstore owner too young to be … Continue reading →

I met Michaelbrent Collings at a writers conference a few years ago and consider him a top-notch guy. So effusive in coolness is he that I decided I would try reading some of his horror to see what I might … Continue reading →

I find that I forgot to review book three in this series, Janitors: Curse of the Broomstaff, but it’s too long ago now to do it justice. Instead I’ll pick up with the lastest book in the series, Janitors: Strike … Continue reading →

Brandon Mull has a new series, Five Kingdoms, out. The first book, Sky Raiders came out earlier this year, and the second, Rogue Knight is due out in two months. We recently got our hands on Sky Raiders and read it … Continue reading →

I’m really not sure what to make of “Bellman & Black”. I picked it up on the advice of Orson Scott Card, and he was everything he said it would be. It’s an epic tale, in that it covers the … Continue reading →

A few years ago, prior to her entering eighth grade, Maya Van Wagenen’s father unearthed a copy of a 1950’s guide to teenage popularity he’d picked up somewhere and passed it on to her. She thought the book was quaint, … Continue reading →

I reviewed the first book in this series late last year. My son brought the sequel, “Wednesdays in the Tower”, home from the library last week, so I grabbed it when he was finished. This book picks up after the previous … Continue reading →

I met Charlie in person at this year’s LTUE when we were doing podcasts together for The Authors’ Think Tank. He had released a new self-published novel, and he gave me a signed copy. I picked up a lot of … Continue reading →

“Theft of Swords” was a Christmas present from my brother. I haven’t been putting it off. It’s just that I had a lot of other books also given as gifts that were in line first, and some of them took … Continue reading →