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Author Archives: J D Jung
Scouse Gothic: The Pool of Life… and Death – Ian McKinney
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They romanticized the sex and violence but failed to appreciate the overwhelming boredom of being a vampire.” Lee Melville is depressed as he just arrived in Liverpool but has actually been alive a couple of centuries. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, British crime, suspense, vampires
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A revisited Underrated Read – Christmas Eve Can Kill You – William Marantz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) For many of us, ushering in the New Year serves as a letdown, following the joyous Christmas season. For Izzy Miller (aka Muddy Rivers, aka Val Virgo), the season represents the low points of his life. … Continue reading
Posted in Revisited
Tagged Canadian fiction, Christmas Eve, crime fiction
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Proof of Virtue – Leila Snow
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Proof of Virtue is a romance novel written about Emma, a beautiful woman who is left with her brother and sister after her parents pass away. The story is set in the Victorian era where Emma … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Romance
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, Romance, Victorian era
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How To Be Owned By A Cat: Simple Action Plan For First Time Cat Owners Who Have NO Idea What They Are Getting Into – Kate C.
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) How To Be Owned By A Cat is a non-fiction, short, self-help book. It is for people who are loving the idea of having a cat but are unsure and have questions about how to undergo … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction
Tagged book reviews, cats, pets
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F Is for France: A Curious Cabinet of French Wonders – Piu Eatwell
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Did you know that French president Félix François Faure was the only known head of state to have died while having an orgasm? How about that at one time in history male impotence was considered a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Non-fiction
Tagged book reviews, culture, France, French history, Non-fiction
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Love is the Power: Moving Humanity from Fear to Love – Robert Odus Williams
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Love is the Power is a self-help, health and fitness book. In James Twyman’s words, “This book is a revolution.” By helping us, all understand the concept of changing how we look at relationships and the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviewers' Top Picks, Your Best Self
Tagged fitness, happiness, health, Quantum Code Technology, self-help
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Netwalking Space: A Netwalk Sequence Novel – Joyce Reynolds-Ward
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Aliens have attacked Earth before using a Gizmo war machine that destroyed many cities on Earth. Bess and her family managed to confine this machine and stop the destruction. The machine endorsed Bess and her family … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged afterlife, aliens, book reviews, outer-space, science fiction
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The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema – Michael Vaughn
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Welcome seeks of the odd and the strange! What you hold in your hands is not merely a book but a map to the sublimely weird, the wonderful, and the grimy side of cinema from all … Continue reading
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Non-fiction, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged cinema, cult film, Grindhouse
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Puzzle of Fate: Is Your Fate Predetermined or Can You Change It? – A. Reza Kamarei
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Puzzle of Fate analyzes fate from a scientific point of view. Many books are discussing this matter whether it is philosophically or through religion. Others have also attempted to discuss this through fiction. However here, we … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Philosophical reads, Your Best Self
Tagged book reviews, fate, non[fiction, science
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Havana Libre – Robert Arellano
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…now that doctors are malnourished malcontents while dropouts driving tourist taxis are relative millionaires.” Twenty -eight year old Dr. Manolo Rodriguez, a pediatrician for the national medical service in Havana, Cuba, resents how most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Political fiction
Tagged book reviews, Castro, communism, Cuba, political history
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