by Retired Reviewer | Jul 10, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Tom Swyers’ first novel, Saving Babe Ruth, is the story of David Thompson who is a suburban dad and die hard baseball aficionado. David pits himself against unscrupulous parents and the seedy underbelly of youth sports, where money talks and nothing is sacred. The...
by Site Owner | Jun 12, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction
By Jacques Lob & Benjamin Legrand, Illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette Titan Books, $24.99, 140 pages Snowpiercer 2: The Explorers is the second volume of the critically acclaimed French graphic novel. The Explorers follows refugee-hero Puig Vallès as he fights for...
by Site Owner | Jun 11, 2014 | Science Fiction, Young Adult
By James Dashner Delecorte Press, $9.99, 368 pages James Dashner’s Maze Runner series seems perfectly poised to cash in on the popular trend of teen dystopian fiction. The front cover is intriguing – a suburban neighborhood is ablaze with apocalyptic hellfire,...
by Site Owner | Jun 10, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater, Science Fiction
Oh No, They Say He’s Got to Go! By Greg Cox Titan Books, $7.99, 304 pages Godzilla is Greg Cox’s well-written novelization of the recent blockbuster film. The book is a fun summer read, and a nicely paced accompaniment to the movie. This go-around with our...
by Site Owner | Jun 9, 2014 | Young Adult
By Kara Taylor Thomas Dunne Books, $9.99, 310 pages Don’t judge this book by its (LOUD) cover – Kara Taylor’s Prep School Confidential series is Veronica Mars meets Dennis Lehane. In Wicked Little Secrets, Taylor’s precocious girl detective Anne Dowling is back...