Review:His series of books has an interesting premise. But it went on forever and never produced an explanation or a resolution. This is among the least satisfying series I have ever read. I regret starting it. Read more

Review:Reading the other reviews, the flurry of mixed responses gave me insight into this author, whom I have limited acquaintance with just a few books. I find her style engaging with a good pace, however, this book had some notable gaps in areas that left the reader with a big question mark? Did Jelak kill Bonnie or not? The main character is opaque at best, several critics referenced her "cameo" appearances, quite accurate for this story. I do recall Eve Duncan's other stories involved a great deal ... Read more

Review:This was the best book from Iris since the Bonnie series. I loved every minute of it. I think I read it in record time because I needed to know how it ended. Wonderful writing, Iris. Can't wait for your next book. Read more

Review:Welcome back to Scotland and the McDuffs. Love them!! This book is more about Eve Duncan's adoptive daughter, Jane than it is about Eve. It is thrilling but got a little boring in a couple of places. It involves an old cult and Jane's dreams. Read more

Review:Not up to the author's past books. Too unbelievable that fairly ordinary people can visit a foreign country and not have any trouble navigating around or with the language. Guess that what makes it fiction. Read more

Review:A pleasure to read. Very noir and very much itself.
I really resent your word count requirement. When I feel like it, I don't mind leaving a review, but I want it to he what and as much as I want to say. Read more

Review:The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin tell the fine, but often sad, tale of four siblings who learn as young children the exact date on which each will die. A Romani fortuneteller delivers this information and leaves the children to grow up knowing what no one is ever intended to know.

The book brought to mind Robert McCammon's book Boy's Life in the way that it presents us with extraordinary events and talents as almost banal. Ms. Benjamin is skillful as a writer and helps us to suspend dis... Read more

Review:Stross is a tremendous creative talent. I was impressed - nay, tickled - with his nod to the original 2nd-person, text-based games that laid the foundation for today's GUI MMOPRGs. (I played the former, not the latter.) My only fault with this book (no spoilers) is the fundamental conceit of one of the online games, though I concede it's the author's dramatic license to create the plot that will drive the story. Otherwise, I think Stross proved adept at meeting the challenge of engaging read... Read more

Review:Reeve has a fragile grip on reality. Wedded to her routine, she is slowly acclimating to life after being abducted and held captive for four years. After six years of therapy with a psychologist who pioneered her treatment, she is gradually gaining confidence and a tentative sense of independence and control. But all that is threatened when her therapist asks her to speak to a young victim of a similar crime. After reluctantly agreeing she becomes drawn into an investigation of similar cases. Wi... Read more

Review:"The Harvest" by Scott Nicholson is a fun read and would be the perfect beach book. He creates an intergalactic crisis centered in small-town America. The "tainted" individuals function like zombies incorporating that genre as well. What really shines is Nicholson's powers of description. The various incarnations of the alien made me shiver like stepping barefoot into doggie poo. This feels like a cross between Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Blob. Horror fans will delight. Read more