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Category Archives: Fiction
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
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged climate change, homelessness, police brutality, psychological thriller, veterans
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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
Posted in Dark/Sordid/Bizarre, Historical Fiction
Tagged Gothic fiction, Poe
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Holly’s Hurricane – Marie Carter
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Holly’s Hurricane is a historical fiction set in 2040. Sounds strange, right? After all, 2040 is in the future. Let me explain. A hurricane hits New York, badly causing Holly to move to England and live … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction
Tagged Historical fiction
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House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I also hate the ladies of Bogotá among whom I count myself, though I do all I can to stand apart. I hate their habit of using the term “Indians” to refer to people they consider … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Latin American Literature, World Issues, World Literature
Tagged Bogota, Colombia, crime fiction, mysogeny, racism
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Career Criminal 1 (Volume 1) D Henderon
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) “Without further thought, I removed the huge Rambo knife from my waistline and slit his throat from ear to ear…Meanwhile, Felicia was switching hotels faster than a fugitive on the run. It was rare to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers
Tagged 1980, crime fiction, Crips, gangs, gangsters
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The Everything Girl – L.E. Maleki, Holly L. Lörincz
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Staring at the massive set of doors in the dark grey stone façade, I knew once I entered my life would change. I’d be moving away from regular, clearly outlined banking duties to what sounded like … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Modern Literary Fiction, Romance
Tagged contemporary culture, multiculture, romance. women's fiction
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Former First Lady – Ebony Edwards-Ellis
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Barry and I were the anti-Obamas” “That means that I have the dubious honor of being the first First Lady to leave her husband after he left office. And all the mail I got after I … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Literary Fiction
Tagged First Lady, President, women's fiction
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The Emissary (One Great Year Book 1) – Tamara Veitch, Rene DeFazio
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Emissary is a trilogy fantasy novel written about a group of supernaturals that come to earth in order to assist humans in welcoming what is known as the Great Year. Every twenty-six thousand years, the … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged fantasy, gods, supernatural
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Death in Shangri-La (A Dotan Naor Thriller Book 1) – Yigal Zur (translated from Hebrew by Sara Kitai
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Would I have taken the bet if I’d known that as a result Israelis would be murdered, innocent people would die, the popular Israeli image would be shattered, India and Pakistan would be on the verge … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Middle Eastern Literature, World Literature
Tagged Israel, translated world literature
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