Verdict: 4 Stars Ever since the explosive growth in digital publishing, romance fans have shown themselves to be some of the most voracious consumers of ebooks. The books are quick and fun to read and they often follow a formula that mimics the emotions and expectations of the reader: two characters meet, are cold to each other but slowly warm, they give in to their feelings … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Tallie’s Hero by Sara Luck
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eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
Verdict: 4 Stars In the spirit of other great talking animal books like The Jungle Book or Dr. Doolittle, Anderson’s work makes you simply forget that these are animals. But this dramatic and violent tale is no Wind in the Willows. These animals just aren’t all that…cute. Certainly, they’re from Australia and we’ve come to associate the platypus or the wallaby with cuteness, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Albert of Adelaide by Howard Anderson
eBook Review: Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger
Verdict: 5 Stars I don’t really like mysteries. Basically, I just never care whodunit and even if it was the butler, I can’t really figure out why he did it. Fortunately, Krueger is such a masterful storyteller that he made me care. You can’t not care, especially when a beloved political figure is lying on the ground, gasping for breath with his best friend’s arrow … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Trickster’s Point by William Kent Krueger
eBook Review: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
Verdict: 4 Stars There is a part of you that, when reading Klaussmann’s upcoming novel, wants to believe that this is just another book about the lifestyles of the New England summer home set. And why not? Those old money families that work in the city but escape to their homes on the coast to rub shoulders with “their kind” have been portrayed in countless books that … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Tigers in Red Weather by Liza Klaussmann
eBook Review: I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
Verdict: 4-Stars Spanning several generations and evolving over the course of some of the worst times in recent history for the Jewish people, I Am Forbidden (Hogarth) is Markovits’ haunting account of what happens to a people who are so at odds with both the world and their own spirituality. One of the constant underlying threads in the book was the desperate need the … [Read more...] about eBook Review: I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits
eBook Review: Black List by Brad Thor
Verdict: 5-Stars I sincerely hope that Brad Thor is just a great fiction writer because if he’s not, if he’s simply writing the truth, America is in a lot of trouble. According to Black List, the real bad guy is our own government. Worse, the people who are charged with keeping us safe are often in more danger from internal orders than the terrorists they hunt. That was … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Black List by Brad Thor
eBook Review: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
Verdict: 2-Stars This book only scored that second star because Shipstead is very adept at forcing you to watch the car wreck of other people’s lives. The players in this story all carry their own baggage with them throughout the novel, but unfortunately for them, their past mistakes are all born out of selfishness and stupidity. These might be the wrong economic times for a … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead
eBook Review: American Sniper by Chris Kyle
Verdict: 4-Stars The sometimes overdone bravado and gung-ho attitude portrayed throughout this book was initially an obstacle for me, one that I almost didn’t want to overcome in order to keep reading. The stereotypical superhero tone of voice and the “only good enemy is a dead enemy” mentality were a little hard to take at times, but there’s one crucial difference between … [Read more...] about eBook Review: American Sniper by Chris Kyle
eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
Verdict: 5-Stars Non-fiction that somehow manages to grip the reader so tightly that he can forget that he already knows how this story ends is amazing. Mrs. Kennedy and Me is a stellar example of what memoir writing, especially when it pertains to public figures, should be: accuracy, behind-the-scenes insider information, and above all, a delicacy in the storytelling that … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin
eBook Review: I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern
Verdict: 4 Stars Screenwriter-turned-author Justin Halpern has made an entire career out of being emotionally roadkilled by his saintly father while allowing the readers to have front row seats to laugh at his misfortune. The accidental author of Sh*t My Dad Says, a bestselling title that grew from his Twitter account of the same name which literally chronicled the daily … [Read more...] about eBook Review: I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern