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Author Archives: J D Jung
Amerikan Krazy – Henry James Korn
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The next thing Herb knew he was standing naked in the Johns Hopkins University powerhouse with a combination of Kennedy’s brains and his study date’s menstrual blood smeared all over his body…” This hallucination was among … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Humor & Satire, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, politics, satire
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Under the Surface – Anne Calhoun
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Eve Webber, the gorgeous and savvy owner of Eve Candy, may belong to the wrong side of the tracks. But she is determined to run a clean business and fix up the East Side. But her … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged book reviews, erotica, Romance, women's fiction
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The Memory of Lemon – Judith Fertig
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “My body thrummed with the energy I knew to be vivid intuition… Wanderers. Healers. They had something important to tell me. “ Claire, a pastry chef who also caters weddings, depends on her intuition based on flavors. … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged book reviews, cooking, fiction
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Magnate (The Knickerbocker Club) – Joanna Shupe
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Born in the slums, Emmett Cavanaugh has known and learned the true grit of life and hard work at a very early age. With his booming steel empire, he now lives in an opulent Fifth Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, Romance
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Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large – Walter Mosley
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I spent that morning inside the mind of a madman or a genius or maybe outside of what Lawless refers to as the hive mind, the spirit that guides millions of heedless citizens through the aimless … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged book reviews, noir, novella
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The Jolly Coroner: A Picaresque Novel- Quentin Canterel
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Finally, a novel that encompasses what I enjoy most in a read… “If we can get the news stations interested, maybe we could find something that would lead to the closing down of a prostitution … Continue reading
The Bucket List to Mend a Broken Heart – Anna Bell
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Abi thought she completed her search for Mr. Right since the day Joseph entered her house. So color her surprised when the love of her life decides to dump her, just before their anniversary. When Joseph … Continue reading
Posted in Romance
Tagged Romantic Comedy, women's fiction
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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser – Philosophy – Richard Brian Davis and William Irwin (Editors)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Is Alice in Wonderland simply a fantastic children’s tale? Is it a result of author Lewis Carroll’s madness or opium addiction? No, according to some academics, there’s a lot more. In fact, philosophy professors Richard Brian … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical reads
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, book reviews
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Most Wanted – Lisa Scottoline
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Christine always wanted to have a family of her own – a husband whom she loved and who loved her back and the children they would have together. What she never imagined was that her husband might end … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged book reviews, psychological thriller
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The Butterfly Crest- Eva Vanrell
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Between probability, possibility and inevitably, if you were destined to die, how would you choose to live? On a day as unremarkable as any other, Elena Vicens, a young woman living a seemingly ordinary life except … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, science fiction
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