Category Archives: Fiction

Are We French Yet? Keith & Val’s Adventures in Provence – Keith Van Sickle

Posted on January 3, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) What would happen if you decided to divide your family life between two countries and live six months of the year in each place? Well, that’s what author Keith Van Sickle has done as he tells … Continue reading →

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Hôtel Inspiré – Douglas Warren

Posted on December 21, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Without realizing it at the time he would be unable to crawl back into his former ‘safe’ life. He had emerged like a butterfly, le papillon. Now he would learn to fly, in fact soar.” Though … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged France, Paris, short books | Comments Off

Lowdown – Anthony Schneider

Posted on December 14, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…Jimmy is from the old days…They really were family when he was young; now there’s not the same trust. Some things like that, they never come back once they’re gone. All five families are the same. … Continue reading →

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Corkscrew: The highly improbable, but occasionally true, tale of a professional wine buyer – Peter Stafford-Bow

Posted on December 4, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Prep school failure Felix Hart got his first job as an inventory clerk at a wine shop. Little did he realize that this would set the stage for his career as a premier wine buyer in … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged book review, dark humor, wine | Comments Off

The Seeker’s Riddle: A Novel of First Contact – Andrew Calhoun

Posted on November 27, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Dorothy Rendon) Locke Howden is a 17-year-old with ambitions to rescue himself and his sister from their dead-end existence in south Texas in the 23rd century. Mankind is using local wormholes to colonize the galaxy and Locke wants, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged science fiction, space | Comments Off

The Bouncer – David Gordon

Posted on November 19, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Joe Brody endured a rough childhood, was kicked out of Harvard and then enlisted in the U.S. military in Special Forces training. Unfortunately, opiates got the bet of him, so he was sent back to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers | Tagged crime fiction, dark comedy, New York | Comments Off

Torment: A Novella – H.D. Hunter

Posted on November 14, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I wish I could tell them how hard it was. How hard it still is. I wish I could tell them that just because a person doesn’t understand what it means to be broken doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Modern Literary Fiction | Tagged coming-of-age, mental illness, short books | Comments Off

The Alien Diaries – Glenn J Devlin

Posted on November 8, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Dorothy Rendon) Colin Brayton is an old-book expert in a failing book store. Maddy Prentice is an expert linguist, still reeling from the defection of her fiancé. Both are hired by the mysterious billionaire, Asher Bradford, to live … Continue reading →

Posted in Romance, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged aliens, Romance, science fiction | Comments Off

Mother Of – Lauren Coffin

Posted on October 29, 2018 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Meredith Mayes is facing the unthinkable. Her husband and son died in a car crash ten years ago. Now, her other son Percy has been penned with the nicknames “The Minor Street Monster”, “The Ann Arbor … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Dark/Sordid/Bizarre | Tagged mass murders, psychology, serial killers, short books | Comments Off