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Author Archives: J D Jung
Addict (The Cassie Tam Files Book 1) – Matt Doyle
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Addict is a science fiction story about Cassie Tam, the first book of the Cassie Tam Files. The setting of the story is in New Hopeland. Everything is in the future with things like tech shifters … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews, fiction, futuristic, science fiction, suspense, technology
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Killjoy – LeVar Ravel
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Gwen felt as if her familiar world had vanished. What was she doing in the middle of this wilderness? Was she safe in these shadows? Had Charles been right to trust this violent man with her … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged assassin, book review, fiction, hypocrisy, novella, Religion, suspense, thriller
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A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing – Cherie Kephart
(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
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Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup – Gabriela Hernandez
(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
Harkworth Hall – L.S. Johnson
(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
Posted in Adventure, Historical Fiction, Romance
Tagged book reviews, Historical fiction, Romance
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Skinny and Super Skinny Reads
(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
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Zendar: A Tale of Blood and Sand – K.T. Munson
(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
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Hollywood Homicide (A Detective by Day Mystery) – Kellye Garrett
(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
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Sex and Rage: A Novel – Eve Babitz
(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
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She’s so Fine: A Samantha Block Novel- Jaimee Campbell
(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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged Crime, fiction, thrillers
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