Author Archives: J D Jung

A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing – Cherie Kephart

Posted on August 22, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “You know you’re having a bad week when you call 911, the paramedics come to your house, and one of them notices you’ve rearranged your furniture.” This is the memoir, covering the years 1994 to 2011, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bios and Memoirs | Tagged Illness, Peace Corps | Comments Off

Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup – Gabriela Hernandez

Posted on August 21, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Classic Beauty takes a historical look at makeup styles and trends, starting at 3300 BC Egypt, Persia and Greece, to current day Europe and America. It examines the political, religious and social conditions and how those … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Non-fiction | Tagged beauty, cosmetics, culture, history | Comments Off

Harkworth Hall – L.S. Johnson

Posted on August 18, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Harkworth Hall is a late Georgian historical adventure novel that has hints of goth, romance, and thrill embedded into its story. The tale focuses on the lead heroine, Caroline who is very smart, adventurous, and likable. … Continue reading →

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Skinny and Super Skinny Reads

Posted on August 16, 2017 by J D Jung

(by JD Jung) Want to read something short and sweet or maybe something short and not-so-sweet? Do you have a friend who claims that he/she doesn’t have the time to read? Or maybe you want to learn about an event … Continue reading →

Posted in Let's talk | Tagged book reviews, history, novellas | Comments Off

Zendar: A Tale of Blood and Sand – K.T. Munson

Posted on August 14, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Zendar is a fantasy romance novel written about a girl named Azel Undel. She is the youngest daughter of one of the seven bloodlines. She is arranged to be married for political gain. As she sails … Continue reading →

Posted in Romance, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged fantasy, Paranormal Romance | Comments Off

Hollywood Homicide (A Detective by Day Mystery) – Kellye Garrett

Posted on August 11, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Dayna Anderson lost her job as the girl on the Chubby’s Chicken commercial eighteen months ago and hasn’t heard from her agent in six months. So now she’s an out-of-work, dreaded size ten, former actress and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged contemporary culture, Hollywood, mystery, women's fiction | Comments Off

Sex and Rage: A Novel – Eve Babitz

Posted on August 7, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Years and years and years were pocked with holes of things Jacaranda simple didn’t remember, with people Jacaranda didn’t remember meeting, conversations she didn’t remember having, promises and parties and great ideas and projects Jacaranda didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction, Lost and almost forgotten, Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged 1970, Los Angeles, New York, publishing, Santa Monica, self-destruction, sex | Comments Off

She’s so Fine: A Samantha Block Novel- Jaimee Campbell

Posted on August 5, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) She’s so Fine is a thriller short story written about Samantha. She is a mother of two children and appears to be leading a normal life with ordinary routine wifely chores. However, she is nothing but … Continue reading →

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New People – Danzy Senna

Posted on August 1, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The poet is not a New Person…He doesn’t have mud-toned dreadlocks or octoroon gray eyes or butterscotch skin. …He has the body, the skin, the face that cabdrivers pretend not to see, that jewelers in midtown … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction, Romance, World Issues | Tagged identity, race | Comments Off

Love Is Rich In Both Honey And Venom – Axel Kruze

Posted on July 31, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Can a Premarital Agreement really justify murder? His father, Henry, hung himself at the senior prom. His mother, Martha, was raped. Both were painfully shy and bullied throughout high school. Martha’s story of survival began after … Continue reading →

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