Category: Books

The Blue Light Project by Timothy Taylor When an armed man seizes a television studio in the center of town, Thom Pegg, a former investigative journalist turned tabloid reporter, is as surprised as anyone to learn that he is the only person to whom the hostage taker will speak, bringing him inside the studio and in contact with the frightening truth. From outside, meanwhile, the drama of the enthralled and horrified city is revealed through the eyes of two characters who meet in the early stages of the crisis and who bond to one another instinctively. Eve is a former Olympic gold medalist and much loved local daughter. Rabbit is a secretive street artist who has just completed a massive street art project involving mysterious installations at the tops of hundreds of buildings through the city. It’s a time of fear, a time when people have grave doubts about the future, and each other. Yet, when events collide, and Rabbit’s installation is activated,...

Hopefully this week is going to be cooler than last Here are a couple of books that arrived in the mail for review this past week. Mailbox Monday is taking a blog tour. This month’s host is Gwendolyn of A Sea of Books. For review: Ding Dong the Diva's Dead by Cat Melodia from Tribute Books Blog Tours The Butterfly Cabinet by Bernie McGill from Simon & Schuster I also bought one at Amazon's "The Big Deal" Kindle book sale. The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder Should be some good reading. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Along with some randomness, I posted a couple of reviews last week and talked about a musical I went to see. A New Prospect by Wayne Zurl, with a guest post by the author "Bronsky's Dates with Death" by Peter David Into the Woods I also posted a flash fiction piece, "The King is Dead". I only finished one book this week, Murder on the Orient...

Okay, I know it's actually the afternoon now, but I've been kinda slow getting going today. We dropped Amber off at camp yesterday, so she's not home for the week. Of course it's going to be miserably hot anyway, so I probably won't get much done. Here's the stack of books I got since my last list. Mailbox Monday is taking a blog tour. This month’s host is Gwendolyn of A Sea of Books. Bought for me: The Daily Writer by Fred White The Pocket Muse by Monica Wood Bought for Amber, but I'm hoping she'll let me read them too: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin From Harlequin Ambassadors: The Best Laid Plans by Sarah Mayberry Should be some good reading. It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. I posted a couple of reviews last week and talked about a Native American tale I had never heard before. "Three Blind Mice" by Agatha Christie "The...

I am obviously not the right audience for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. In a nutshell, a girl named September is at home alone; her mother is at work in a factory and her dad is off at war. The Green Wind shows up at her window and invites her on an adventure in Fairyland. Of course, off she goes. In Fairyland there is off course an evil Marquess she must defeat, but she gathers up a couple a few friends to help her. She also meets all kinds of magical creatures and fantastical places, which is kind of obvious, really , considering it is Fairyland. Adventures and dangers abound. There must be blood, the girl thought. There must always be blood. The Green Wind said that, so it must be true. It will all be hard and bloody, but there will be wonders, too, or else why bring me here at all? And it's...