I've had my eye on Phillipe Diederich's Diamond Park for a while, ever since it came into The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop, and man it did not disappoint! Flaco is our narrator, a senior in a Texas high school who's dream is to become an artist, but that's not what people from his neighborhood go on [...]
This summer has been one of travel. First I went to Chicago and the surrounding areas. Then I took a quick road-trip to Utah, traveling through Wyoming. There, at a historic rest stop—whose name I no longer recall—I picked up Petticoat Prisoners of Old Wyoming. I was struck by the forlorn faces of the women [...]
I find it kind of funnily apropos that my lawyer-uncle gave me The Law of Innocence by Michael Connelly as a gift a few years ago. We somehow often get each other for not-so-secret Santa and equally often exchange books. This week, I finally got around to reading it and man alive, it was so good, [...]
I'm the kind of person who reads the Wikipedia synopsis of a scary movie instead of watching the film because I don't like scary stuff. Somewhat surprisingly, I do like ghosts--that's actually the only kind of "reality" tv I'll watch. Brenda Lyne's upcoming book The Thirteenth Cabin (aka. TTC; to be released Sept. 13) isn't [...]
From the first moment I read KristiferAnn's mobster series, I knew I was hooked. The third book in the saga, Marchetti lived up to my expectations and I'm excited to see where the characters go next! (You can access the mini vlog here; the full length vlog can be accessed from there.) **Mild Spoiler**There's a [...]
Author EP Spiegel's Capfield series reminds me of that quote from Ferris Bueller, you know the one where he says, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." And the fourth book of the series--the final one--is no different. Over the Alley Fences takes [...]
Surprise! It's a double review week thanks to the lovely Isabelle Kenyon recruiting me for a blog tour. This time, I've got a riveting story for y'all, and I think you're really gonna love it. Let author Nikki Dudley take you on an adventure through London--and briefly abroad--on the trail of a potential murderer in [...]
Y'all. I love KristiferAnn's mob world, and book two, The Rise of Marchetti takes us right back into the thick of it! (while you're here, you can also check out the vlog) Book two picks up right where the first left off--Lucan, the Marchetti patriarch has been shot and his newly found love is frantic, [...]
Who doesn't love a good prequel? That's what book three of the Capfield series is, and I've got to say, I was pleasantly surprised. EP Spiegel's third installment, The Goodberry Man takes a deeper look into antagonist Robert Cage, and let me tell you, I was here for it! (Here's a link to my vlog!) [...]
You guys - I kind of forgot how much I enjoyed EP Spiegel's world of underground hitmen and a case of mutually assured destruction between father and son. I knew I had a good story scheduled when I agreed to review The Devil's Game, but good grief, it exceeded my expectations! (By the way, here's [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 