Literature & Fiction

Movie Tie-in Edition (Dark Is Rising Sequence) - The Dark Is Rising
Movie Tie-in Edition (Dark Is Rising Sequence) - The Dark Is Rising

Review:No one has heard of these books, but everyone should have. I will definitely read these to my kids. The way that different books focus on different characters mix things up, the Arthurian-legend-in-present-day is fun, and every kid loves the story of a child with great responsibility (Will Turner). Read more

Scorpion & Zolar: A Dangerous Gangsta Love
Scorpion & Zolar: A Dangerous Gangsta Love

Review:I honestly don't know what to say..This standalone was so good from the start to end..I love that you didn't have to kill Gia or Semja but the drama was still jumping..I wish i could give this 20 stars instead of five.. Read more

The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls Trilogy (Paperback))
The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls Trilogy (Paperback))

Review:This was a great read for most anybody. The heroes are more unpredictable than the villans and it made for a work of genious. You'd have to read it to understand what I mean.

The main character is a average joe named Jack. Jack becomes the apprentice to a looney bard that can cast spells and mess with the force of nature, but Jack's not that good at it. Anyway it turns out the bard was wanted by a troll queen and soon Jack's village is invaded by a bunch of berzerk vikings under the que... Read more

Gripping Action Thriller (Spire Novel Book 2) - Impact Point
Gripping Action Thriller (Spire Novel Book 2) - Impact Point

Review:This is my second Robert Spire book. I enjoyed both of them very much. My only almost compliant is that when the story is in Vegas and other American places and about us, we refer to some things differently. For example we say while instead of whilest, and living room instead of lounge, cell or cell phone instead of mobile and windsheild instead of I can't remember what you called it. But enough nitpicking, keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to the next book. I definitely recommend th... Read more

And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters

Review:Texts from Jane Eyre is a chuckle-inducing collection of imaginary conversations between both fictional characters, and authors (to their fictional friends). As literary humor goes, it's on the nose, poking fun at everything from Hamlet's sullenness to Poe's crush on his cousin. It's not crass, but it also spares no prisoners. Some I found more funny than others, but overall this was great for a laugh. I recommend it for English majors the world over (as well as Lit professors/teachers, libraria... Read more

The Lost Heir (The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 1)
The Lost Heir (The Gryphon Chronicles, Book 1)

Review:I kept getting taken out of the Victorian period by some of the speech patterns of the characters, and word choice of the first person narration. For $1.99 it was alright. I won't be reading the sequels. Read more

An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Ian Rutledge Mysteries)
An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Ian Rutledge Mysteries)

Review:Complex and atmospheric like all of the Rutledge books. Sometimes the large number of characters makes keeping them straight in the reader's head a little difficult but all in this series are wonderful reads. Read more

Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking Series) - The Knife of Never Letting Go
Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking Series) - The Knife of Never Letting Go

Review:First I would like to say I appreciate the effort of writing A book...let alone 3...so Im sorry for my unkind review but the amount of sheer constant mess that this story degrades into leaves you feeling bored, exhausted, and dissatisfied. Like an encounter with a selfish lover. It just feels heartbreaking because it has so much potential. Maybe a little more time spent on maturing and refining would have improved this book...and parts of it were briefly awesome...man i cant get away from this a... Read more

The Ask and the Answer (Reissue with bonus short story)
The Ask and the Answer (Reissue with bonus short story)

Review:Two is probably generous. This is just bad writing. Nothing really happens most of the book (except of course the jock "falls in love" with the school nerd in 2 days! The ending is over the top ridiculous. Can't believe I actually finished this Read more

The New World: A Chaos Walking Short Story
The New World: A Chaos Walking Short Story

Review:While I loved (LOVED!) the Chaos Walking trilogy, I didn't like this story at all. The Viola in this story is more of a "typical teenager" than she is in the books -- all she did was whine, mope about, not appreciate what her parents and others did for her, and whine. Did I mention whine? Because she sure did whine.

Maybe younger folks are interested in reading about characters like that, but older ones might want to skip this (even though it's free).

It is a YA book/story, so I'm ... Read more

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