Darwin’s Cipher by M.A. Rothman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of those books where people with a scientific background are going to be completely engrossed. The premise involves research into genetics that anticipates the consequences of a long period of time (like you might see with rapid evolution of a virus) but happening in higher order species. Imagine how a dog might evolve over dozens of generations… that’s what Rothman did, and here’s the result. A very interesting and action packed novel with lots of human interaction, great characters, and even a bit of a love … Read More

The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a time travel book. I enjoyed the world build and the characters, and the plot works well. There is good flow of the story and enough twists to make it exciting and interesting. The choices made by the characters reveal a lot about the author. But even more interesting, the reader’s reaction to the choices allow the reader to gain access to insights about their own character!! I want to go to Hawaii now too!! 🙂 View all my reviews

When you start reading the Jack Reacher books, you have to be prepared for the fact that these are not the movies. The loquacious Child can make a one second movie scene drone on for several pages. If you are listening to the book on tape as a way to pass the time for your long morning commute to work, it’s fantastic. However, if you’re on a tight schedule and just want to get to the action scenes, you’ll have to wade through the long-winded descriptions of every detail about many topics which have no bearing on the plot. That … Read More

Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book of the Endarian prophecy, and you really have to read all of first three books in the series as a single entity. As with all Richard Phillips novels, the world build, character development, plot and story line are all excellent. The universe in this series consists of magic, sword and knife fighting, several different races including humans, and some societal commentary about gender equality. We follow multiple different story lines throughout the books to a satisfying conclusion in the Curse of the … Read More

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was introduced to this series by a huge fan who bought and read all 12 books in the series before getting me my own copy. I enjoyed the story tremendously and I am on to the second book immediately. The main character, Mary “Jacky” Faber, is perfectly written. An orphan growing up on the streets of London, she is street-smart and naive simultaneously. She catches a lucky break in her miserable existence and gets aboard a Naval ship, where the adventure really begins. Between an engaging story, solid … Read More