Book Reviews

WAKE MY HEART BY LYDIA MICHAELS Book Review by Maureen Gianinio This is a story of love, loss, and knowing love again. It is also a story of self-healing and self-discovery. The Heart is...

“SUBTERRANEAN” BY JAMES ROLLINS Ashley Carter is a single mom (to Jason) and a Paleoanthropology Assistant Professor specializing in cliff-dwelling primatives. What in the world would the U.S. Government want her for? Well, they need her...

“THE PRESIDENT’S SHADOW” BY BRAD MELTZER The Culper Ring was started by George Washington.  It’s main purpose is to protect the Presidency (not the President, but, the Presidency). The members of the Culper Ring are...

“PENDRAGON THE PILGRIMS OF RAYNE” BY D.J. MACHALE Review from Mike Pihlman Hobey-Ho! The adventure continues with Bobby traveling to the idyllic tropical paradise of Ibara. As he arrives, he is greeted by a swarm of killer...

BOOK REVIEW: “MISTAKEN IDENTITY” BY LISA SCOTTOLINE By Mike Pilhman Bennie Rosato (Defense Attorney) was summoned to the prison to meet with a potential client. This client has been jailed for a year, accused of killing...

BOOK REVIEW: “NO MAN’S LAND” BY DAVID BALDACCI By Mike Pihlman After the events of the last book, John Puller Sr. is deteriorating in the hospital with dementia, Robert Puller is back in the Army and...

BOOK REVIEW: “THE BITTERROOTS” BY C.J. BOX After the events of the last book, Cassie Dewell has moved her family (mother, Isabel, and 14 year old son, Ben) back to Montana (Bozeman). With the desire...

COCKROACHES BY JO NESBO Review by TraceyReaderDad Norwegian Detective Harry Hole has been drinking steadily since his success in Australia (see my review of “The Bat”). The Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand,  has been found, by the...

The Beast of Beswick was both hit and miss for me. 3.5 Stars My review: It's Taming of the Shrew meets Beauty and the Beast as so many have already said. I love historical romance...

Here's our interview with Blaine Stewart on Hourglass Socioeconomics: Principles & Fundamentals. https://youtu.be/ELHangieSL4 We can not sustain a system where a river runs into a wasteland with only hope to live on. In not...

Podcasting Made Simple: The Step by Step Guide on How to Start a Successful Podcast from the Ground up by Daniel Larson is an excellent and comprehensive guide for anyone who is...

Why would I read Shaping Sound- A Practical Guide to Audio Effects by Alek Palmersmith? Because I own a production company and I know how important sound is to any video or...

Intuitive Eating: a Revolutionary Program to Stop Dieting, Binging, Emotional Eating, Overeating and Feel Finally Free to Live the Life You Want by Nathalie Seaton. 4 stars My review: Why do we eat what we...

You Had Me At Wolf by Terry Spear Review by Maureen Gianinio A wolf on a mission cannot be deterred... This is such a well told story. Terry Spear takes us back to Silver Town...

Book Review: "X" By Sue Grafton Review from Mike Pihlman Thanks to a windfall in the last book, Kinsey Millhone, Private Detective in Santa Teresa, CA, now has enough money in the bank not...

I Am a Secret Service Agent by Dan Emmett I picked this up at a reader conference I was attending. It's intended audience is for younger readers....teens and tweens, but I found...