Author Archives: J D Jung

Bella Toscana – Nanette Littlestone

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Bella Toscana is a contemporary novel written about a woman who decides to take a trip to the beautiful land of Italy. As a married woman, she meets professor Flynn and that is when she begins … Continue reading

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The Clinton emails, again?

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Just when you thought that U.S. politics couldn’t get any crazier, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) blocked a vote in the Senate in favor of a resolution that would demand the public release of the Mueller report. … Continue reading

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The Art Collector of Le Marais – Ahmad Ardalan

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Art Collector of Le Marais is a fictional drama set in Paris where artists and paintings are inspired, romance is in the air and the city never sleeps. The story begins with Sebastian and his … Continue reading

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A Student of History – Nina Revoyr

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You’re too impressed with people whose greatest accomplishment was being born lucky.” Richard Nagano never forgot what his mother told him after he graduated from Stanford. But these words would later haunt this young man from … Continue reading

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Inside Voices -Jennifer M. Miller

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…they are people. They are not animals. They are not throwaways. They deserve respect and love just as much as anyone else. They are lifers, and they matter.” This is the reoccurring message that Jennifer M. … Continue reading

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Marrakech Noir (Akashic Noir Series) – Yassin Adnan (Editor)

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Morocco has no tradition of noir literature.” “Marrakechis are willing to read every type of story about the city—except those that are garbed in black.” Yassin Adnan, the editor of Marrakech Noir had a difficult time … Continue reading

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Lance: A Spirit Unbroken – Walter Stoffel

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Lance: A Spirit Unbroken is a memoir about a dog that is rescued only for their owners to realize later on, the extensive amount of work and trouble they have gotten themselves in. This humorous book … Continue reading

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Skin of Tattoos – Christina Hoag

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) When Cyco Lokos gang member Magdaleno (Mags) Argueta comes home to Los Angeles after serving prison time for a robbery, he wants nothing more than to start a new life. However, there’s one obstacle he … Continue reading

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Justice Gone – N. Lombardi Jr.

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Justice Gone highlights an event that happens in a small town and what unfolds as a dramatic and wonderfully set story discusses matters that we are facing in the world today. In this psychological thriller, three … Continue reading

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To My Beloved Heart: The Last Journey Of Edgar Allan Poe – James Marchiori

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I felt as if my native land was rejecting me. Making me more hostile. My country was dismissing me all means. I thought about the many unintelligent and corrupted doctors that tried to place me in … Continue reading

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