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I’ve been pretty spoiled so far this year, concerning the great books I’ve read. Sure, there were two 2-star books in the beginning, but lately I’ve been diving into some great books. Maybe my expectations were ‘epic level,’ but somehow I wasn’t as impressed by Brandon Sanderson’s “Calamity.” As the finale of the Reckoner’s series (beginning
I first read Stephen Gashler’s “Prisoner of the Mole People” last year, and true to this author’s character, his books are random. If you want to be surprised and completely unable to guess what’s coming, keep tabs on this author and his books. Written for a middle reader’s audience, “The Bent Sword” is about a medieval
You know I’m pretty hard to impress, but”Six Wings” by Kylie Malchus actually surprised me… in fact, I’d even say I was impressed. “Six Wings” is a story about a young man who dies and is forced to watch his wife learn to live without him. Ms. Malchus does a great job of portraying the
I’m beginning this review with a little personal note, but I’ll tie it in quickly. First of all, I love the 1999 film “The Mummy.” (If you watched this movie when you were younger and were completely terrified, do yourself a favor and watch it again, thinking of it as an “Indiana Jones” spoof. It’s
It’s strange, but I find it harder to be honest when I’m familiar with the author. When I love the book, I feel like I need to find faults to keep egos regular and encourage improvement. When the book is full of faults, I feel guilty, like I’m afraid to offend them. “Westly, a Spider’s
“Heaven’s Shadow,” by Jeff Downs, is an older and less popular book, so I’ll keep this brief. In my mind, I can quickly and easily summarize this entire book as a “Covenant Communications’ teen space novel.” This is how it breaks down: Space: it’s set in another system of two worlds. Teen: Coming of age novel with
My motivation for finishing “Mr. Mercedes,” by Stephen King, was my library due-date, and I had already used my renewal. My original plan was to read his new book, “Finders Keepers,” but thought it would be better to read the introductions to the characters in “Mr. Mercedes” first. However, when I returned the book today at
My moral bubble was stabbed like a pin cushion on this one. I’m surprised I actually finished Christopher Moore’s “A Dirty Job” with my audible shouting the F-bomb every 10 seconds. That’s not even counting the sexual innuendos and blatant crude jokes and scenes. It’s really hard for me to separate the story from the
Similar to “Alloy of Law,” I don’t really have any strong feelings about “Shadows of Self,” by Brandon Sanderson. I don’t know, maybe once I start writing about it, I’ll figure out what’s going through my head. 😛 The characters of Wax and Wayne are intriguing and humorous to follow, and the setting is a
Gerald N. Lund is pretty well known as a Christian historical fiction writer, following the spiritual journeys of Jesus Christ (Kingdom and the Crown series), pioneers moving West (Work and the Glory series), and South (San Juan Saints series), and now the struggles of Germans during the World Wars (Fire and Steel series). “The Storm Descends” is book 2
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