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Keep It in the Family

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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