July 2022 – Page 2 of 2 – scintilla.info

Book Review: The Book of M, Peng Shepherd   Science Fiction/Fantasy: The Book of M, Peng Shepherd   An elephant, it is said, never forgets.   Despite the dubious scientific basis for that aphorism, an elephant’s memory is prodigious. Not usually as good as human memory and we certainly do forget. Still, quite good. We […]

Book Review: The Restless Crucible, Yaw Agawu-Kakraba   Literary Fiction/Historical Fiction: The Restless Crucible, Yaw Agawu-Kakraba   I really don’t know what I was expecting from this book. Going into it, I vaguely knew that it was about a black Brazilian slave who had aspired to become a slave-trader himself. I met the author at […]

Book Review: Nobody’s Agent, Ronin Nash Thrillers Book One, Stuart Field   Thriller: Nobody’s Agent, Ronin Nash Thrillers Book One, Stuart Field Blog Tour, July 8, 2022   Before I get into the review, I have a question. Is there some database somewhere that thriller writers consult to find names for their protagonists? There seem to be […]

Book Review: It Was Always You, Sarah K. Stephens   Thriller: It Was Always You, Sarah K. Stephens   Just before our state locked down because of the COVID-19 virus, our local writer’s group held what became our last in-person meeting till last fall with the local lifting of group meetings. Two local authors gave […]

Book Review: The Coast to Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker   Mystery/Thriller: The Coast to Coast Murders, James Patterson and J.D. Barker   When James Patterson writes a novel there are certain things you come to expect. Short, action-packed chapters. Lots of action words. Dynamic plots.   When J.D. Barker writes a novel […]

Book Review: A Killing Rain, A Raven Burns Tale, Faye Snowden Mystery: A Killing Rain, A Raven Burns Tale, Faye Snowden Blog Tour July 1, 2022   Raven Burns has come home. Not that she feels at home in Byrd’s Landing, Louisiana. She grew up there, true. It was also where her serial killer father […]