Tag: Fiction

Go Right, a collection of short stories

Sara Roberts Jones has a knack for turning the mundane into the mysterious and intriguing. Who else could take a handful of errands, a savings box linked to a couple’s sex life, a simple canoe trip, or an old man lying on his porch and turn them into compelling short stories that you can’t put… Continue reading Go Right, a collection of short stories

Colorado Promise: a lovely romance

Charlene Whitman’s first novel, Colorado Promise, reveals that she is a promising novelist with a firm grasp of the historical western romance. Her research is impeccable and her understanding of the morals and social conventions of the late 19th century American West is obvious throughout. Whitman’s weaving of several very disparate stories into one fascinating… Continue reading Colorado Promise: a lovely romance

The Martian

Andy Weir’s debut novel is the most riveting, most compelling, most intense science-fiction thriller I have ever read. From his very first words, botanist Mark Watney sucks you into his harrowing, horrifying predicament: he is stranded on Mars. The sandstorm that led to his fellow Ares mission members fleeing the planet also destroyed the satellite… Continue reading The Martian

A Riveting Nautical Adventure

Rough Passage to London is a riveting tale of intrigue, danger, and adventure told in the tradition of Patrick O’Brien and C.S. Forester. In this fascinating novel, Robin Lloyd brings his ancestor Ely Morgan and the seafaring world of the 19th century vividly to life. Lloyd’s meticulous research and masterful storytelling ability transport the reader… Continue reading A Riveting Nautical Adventure

The Casual Vacancy

The first thing that must be said about The Casual Vacancy is that it is an adult book. It explores adult themes in adult language from an adult or near-adult viewpoint. Those who read the Harry Potter canon and expected that Rowling’s first adult novel would be a nice, clean morality tale for grown-ups —… Continue reading The Casual Vacancy

Tricky Business, by Dave Barry

Dave Barry’s second novel delivers the same hilarious and fast-paced action as his first. Tricky Business is a wonderful novel in the true Barry style. The plot revolves around a gambling cruise ship that leaves a wharf in Florida every night to take its passengers into international waters, where they can gamble to their hearts’… Continue reading Tricky Business, by Dave Barry