Category: Reading

October 12, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Lightness, By: C.A. Higgins I give this book two and a half stars but I am rounding it up to three. Fans of the “science” part of the sci-fi genre should enjoy this book. There’s cool stuff like black holes, asteroids getting farmed with a man made atmosphere, people growing up on the…

October 8, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Fool’s Quest by: Robin Hobb I give this book three out of five stars for its beautiful language, the lovely imagery of this twisting tale, and learning more about what happens to Fitz Chivalry, his young daughter Bee, and old friend Fool. I’m a fan of Hobb’s work, but some of the annoying…

September 25, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Time’s Divide (The Chronos Files, # 3), By: Rysa Walker What a terrific end to Kate’s fantastic adventure through time. I give this book five out of five star for its breakneck pace, jumping me back to interesting moments in American history and forward to a fascinating future. My mind bent with ideas…

September 17, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Immortality Chronicles by: Samuel Peralta , Will Swardstrom, Thomas Robins, D. Robert Pease, Paul B. Kohler, D.K. Cassidy, John Gregory Hancock, Harlow C. Fallon , Patricia Gilliam, E.E. Giorgi, Drew Avera, David Bruns, Gareth Foy Edited by: Carol Davis I give this book five out of five stars. This is a wonderful collection…

September 10, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Sojourners (Farpointe Initiative Book Two) by: Aaron Hubble I give this book four out of five stars for its characters, world building, and vivid battle scenes. This is the first full novel in Aaron Hubbles Farpointe Initiative series, following a group of Aereas native’s as they navigate the wilderness to seek refuge from…

September 9, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Ash (Farpointe Initiative Book One) by: Aaron Hubble I give this book five out of five stars for its breakneck pacing while binding me to the characters, providing details of a foreign planet, and vivid scenes of an attacking force. This is a short read that offers an amazing first look at the…

August 30, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Queen of Fire, by: Anthony Ryan I give Queen of Fire four out of five stars for a large ending to a wonderful series. Ryan has a clear narrative voice, and is a master at constructing battle scenes. I enjoyed the characters in this series and all the adapted myth’s and intersecting alternative…

August 20, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Dead in the Water by: Carol Davis I give this book five out of five stars for being a book you will pick up and freak out if you have to put it down, well defined characters, impeccable dialog, and tale that combines my favorite parts of investigation and the paranormal. The read…

June 25, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Tower Lord (Raven’s Shadow #2) by: Anthony Ryan I gave this book five out of five stars for amazing characters, a hearty dose of action, and a beautiful balance of fantastic and reality. The focus of Tower Lord expands from the unified realm to cover the different people around the realm as well…

June 18, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Z Chronicles by Ellen Campbell (editor), Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Jennifer Foehner Wells, David Adams, Christopher Boore, Angela Cavanaugh, Peter Cawdron, Ann Christy, Stacy Ericson, Deirdre Gould, Kris Holt, Theresa Kay, Lesley Smith, Will Swardstrom,and Geoffrey Wakeling Reading most of the short stories in this anthology twists and tears apart the standard zombie troupe’s. I gave this anthology four out of five stars for the range of places, emotions, and…