Book Review: The Girl with the Ghost Eyes, M.H. Boroson Fantasy: The Girl with the Ghost Eyes, M.H. Boroson Many years ago now we went to see the movie The Sixth Sense with some friends. Afterward we were kind of buzzing about the big reveal at the end. One of our friends, realizing […]
Book Review: The Hound of Justice, The Janet Watson Chronicles Book 2, Claire O’Dell Mystery: The Hound of Justice, The Janet Watson Chronicles Book 2, Claire O’Dell Things are looking up for Janet Watson. Her new cybernetic arm will allow her to return to surgery once she has mastered using it. Her job at Georgetown […]
Book Review: Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan, Liz Michalski Fantasy: Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan, Liz Michalski Holly Darling, daughter of Jane Darling, granddaughter of Wendy Darling, carried the weight of a famous name everywhere she went. Everyone knew about Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, the boy […]
Book Review: What Rough Beast, Remembrance War Book 3, Michael Johnston Science Fiction: What Rough Beast, Remembrance War Book 3, Michael Johnston I was 10 years old when Star Wars exploded onto movie screens. It was a very different entertainment world than today. The movie was showing in one theater in Denver. One. After […]
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: Mother Love, Rita Dove Poetry: Mother Love, Rita Dove Rita Dove served as US Poet Laureate in the 1990s. Her collection of sonnets, Mother Love, was written at the end of her tenure in that post. It is a powerful collection inspired by the myth of Persephone. Dove’s speaker sometimes is Persephone, […]
Book Review: On Animals, Susan Orlean Nonfiction: On Animals, Susan Orlean Susan Orlean tells the story in her book of a time when the man she was seeing told her he was inviting his best friend over to her apartment for Valentine’s Day and she should dress down. When the man arrived, he […]
Book Review: How to Be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi Nonfiction: How to Be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi I thought How to Be an Anti-Racist was written for me. I want to be an anti-racist. I consider myself an ally, I try to see things through the eyes of others, I value […]
Book Review: Network Effect, The Murderbot Diaries Book 5, Martha Wells Science Fiction: Network Effect, The Murderbot Diaries Book 5, Martha Wells Murderbot is back! Scintilla has previously reviewed the four novellas in the Murderbot series, novellas which individually or collectively have won almost every science fiction award available. Now, in the […]
Book Review: Final Girls, Mira Grant Science Fiction/Horror: Final Girls, Mira Grant Mira Grant is the sci-fi/horror counterpart of fantasy writer Seanan McGuire. She has given us a pandemic that created (essentially) zombies, “mermaids” that are not lovely but do like to eat people, and now a virtual reality hellscape. Esther Hoffman […]
Book Review: The Crew, God Dust Saga Book 1, Sadir S. Samir Fantasy: The Crew, God Dust Saga Book 1, Sadir S. Samir Blog Tour November 25, 2022 There is a genre of movies and occasionally television shows that sees a singular leader with a vision collect a group of talented individuals, often thieves, […]
Book Review: The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland Fantasy: The God of Endings, Jacqueline Holland This novel is not just one of the best debut novels I have read this year. It may be the best novel I have read this year. Collette LeSange is an artist living in upstate New York in […]
Book Review: The Tenth Justice, Brad Meltzer Thriller: The Tenth Justice, Brad Meltzer I will admit, I am a sucker for some of the blockbuster authors. Baldacci, Grisham, Clancy, Patterson–I have read and will continue to read their books. An author who can tell a story, make me like a character, and pull me into […]
Thriller: One Down, Diana Wilkinson Blog Tour January 16, 2023 I have long considered myself a “cruciverbalist.” I may be wrong, though. Typically, a cruciverbalist is defined as “one who enjoys crossword puzzles.” In Diana Wilkinson’s book One Down, a cruciverbalist is more narrowly limited to one who creates crossword puzzles. When someone who enjoys […]