Keep It in the Family
May 1, 2025
I have to declare this book a sleeper. The first 100 pages or so are bland, but when the plot twist kicks in, it grabs you by the throat. A
Dead Silence
March 31, 2025
Horror plus syfy-sign me up every time. One reviewer described it as The Shining meets Titanic, and I agree. Plus, the way it wrapped up reminded me of the movie
Sapiens
March 30, 2025
An overview of man’s development, from the first humans to current day. There were originally multiple sapiens species like Neandertal, Asian, etc. but Homo Sapiens turned out to be the
The Three-Body Problem
February 3, 2024
This is one of those books that I had to struggle through, because, just at a point where I was ready to give up, I’d hit another passage that promised
Dead Silence, by S.A Barnes
February 3, 2024
Horror plus syfy-sign me up every time. One reviewer described it as The Shining meets Titanic, and I agree. Plus, the way it wrapped up reminded me of the movie
Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
November 8, 2021
A syfy novel centered around a group of thought-to-be unbeatable alien creatures called the Shrike, that will one day destroy all of humanity. Which is doubly bad, because it will
Jane Steele
October 31, 2021
“Reader, I murdered him.” That’s a great byline. It captures the idea of the author speaking to the reader, using the frank manner in which Jane weaves her tale. Jane’s
The Housekeeper, by Natalie Barelli
September 28, 2021
This book has one of the most ingenious plots I’ve ever read, and has a stupendous ending. Claire, who is plotting revenge, takes a job as housekeeper for her target
The Last Flight
September 28, 2021
Two women are in line for an airline flight. Claire, who is trying to leave an abusive husband, convinces Eva, who has reached a dead end in her life, to
Secret Santa, by Andrew Shaffer
September 28, 2021
Didn’t quite get this book. It starts off spooky enough, with Lussi’s quick wit landing her a job at a prestigious publishing firm. Then, the interviewer suddenly dies. He was