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Review: 602 Brigade: If Honda Betrayed Japan by Musashi Miyamoto

★★★★ 602 Brigade: If Honda Betrayed Japan

602 Brigade: If Honda Betrayed Japan by Musashi Miyamoto is a gritty tale of surviving the horrors of war.

When an epic piece of fiction is set in the real world, within a context that almost seems plausible, it makes for truly unforgettable drama. That is precisely the atmosphere that Musashi Miyamoto creates for 602 Brigade. Not only is the premise of this novel frighteningly close to real-world events, at least in terms of tensions between Japan and the People’s Republic of China, but it’s also packed with exquisite detail and unique characters that immediately draw readers in.[…]

Review: Caribbean Jewel by Jayla Jasso

★★★★½

Caribbean Jewel by Jayla Jasso is an evocative and satisfying swashbuckling historical romance.

When Jolie, an Englishwoman, flees her guardian’s sugar cane plantation on Crab Island, Puerto Rico, she runs into a Spanish captain in search of a national treasure. Captain Gabriel Marcano can’t refuse a beautiful damsel in distress and whisks her back to his ship, which isn’t quite the treasure his shipmates expect. Marcano explains to his crew that his sole mission with Jolie is to transport her safely to Europe, but even he doesn’t entirely believe his own words. The attraction between Jolie and Marcano is […]

T B Markinson2019-10-04T07:36:19+02:00June 2nd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Crowning Glory by Stacy Harshman

★★★★½ Crowning Glory by Stacy Harshman

Crowning Glory: An Experiment in Self-Discovery Through Disguise by Stacy Harshman is an original and laugh-out-loud memoir.

Stacy Harshman, an unemployed musician and artist, decides to embark on an experiment in hopes of coming to terms with her crippling depression, panic attacks, and psychotic breaks. The project involves wearing different wigs and eye-catching outfits. Harshman hires an assistant to keep track of the data while she parades in different parts of New York City. Will Harshman be the same after weeks of pretending to be other personas?

The e-book revolution has spurred many to pen their memoirs. This boon […]

T B Markinson2016-05-27T09:32:34+02:00May 27th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Fault/Lines (The Hadron Damnation Book 0) by Mark Lingane

★★★★

If you think you’re having a bad day, take a moment for DCI Tracy Hanson. When a commercial flight crashes right into the middle of London, she has to deal with jumped-up US military men, a whole department of grumpy colleagues, an unusual case of terrorism, and an EMP bringing it all to its knees. To top it all off, there’s only a bloody alien invasion. The cracks start to show for DCI Hanson in Fault/Lines by Mark Lingane.

Lingane is a long-time author of the weird and wonderful, unafraid to throw his ideas against the wall and nail […]

James Grimsby2022-04-28T07:33:03+02:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: The Sibold Effect by John David Miller

★★★★

The Sibold Effect: Beyond Science, History, Ghosts, and the Appalachian Supernatural by John David Miller is a comprehensive look at supernatural activity at Clover Hollow in the Appalachian Mountains. Purchasing a property in the area, Miller discovers that the property actually belonged to his ancestors, raising questions about the nature of coincidence, destiny, and how history is shaped by forces we cannot see. A thoroughly-researched and intriguing look into the paranormal and how it affects people both personally and historically.

John David Miller is an expertly detailed writer with an engaging voice. His interests in the region are varied […]

SPR2019-01-22T18:23:25+02:00May 20th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Paranormal Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

Review: The One (Greg Dorn Series Book 2) by B.A. Sherman

★★★★

The One by B.A. Sherman is the second novel in the Greg Dorn series. After the climax of Book One, Dorn wakes up disoriented in a hospital room. His wife, meanwhile, is told that her husband isn’t dead, and a man claiming to be her husband who doesn’t look at all like him. Dorn is the product of a vicious experiment to create a superhuman killing machine, held captive by a diabolical General. Dorn needs to escape his captors and reunite with his family – a family who don’t even recognize him.

After The Test, this is an […]

SPR2018-02-28T04:19:16+02:00May 17th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: The Perfect Tear by Connie Lansberg

★★★★★ The Perfect Tear by Connie Lansberg

In a world of technology and magic far beyond our understanding, the balance between the forces of nature has been shifted. The songs that bring peace to the world have halted, and their young singer Eleanor – an orphan with little to say about herself – is left to discover why. As a great darkness descends upon the world in the form of a suffocating mist, Eleanor travels the world in search of her songs, a fabled crystal, and her destiny in order to save a dying world in The Perfect Tear by Connie Lansberg.

The Perfect Tear is, […]

James Grimsby2016-05-20T09:22:23+02:00May 16th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Angel Baby by Julia Simone

★★★★

Angel Baby by Julia Simone is a heartfelt romance.

Detective Gabriel Gates and Angie Engelbert are from very different worlds. Angie, a daughter of a wealthy ambassador comes from old money and she’s not yet twenty. Gabriel, a New York police detective, knows how rough life can be for the average guy. Can the two put aside their differences and be together?

Julia Simone has packed her contemporary romance with tension, ups and downs, mistakes, and quirky and memorable characters. Angie is a math nerd, and by the time she meets Gabriel, she has already graduated from Harvard with […]

T B Markinson2016-06-24T08:50:03+02:00May 13th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|