Damn English! – Gary Sherbell

Posted on June 24, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) For those of you who are confused with the inconsistencies and nonsensical idioms and figures of speech in the English language, this book is for you. Gary Sherbell shares his irritation, but in a hilarious way in Damn English. This self-proclaimed “linguistics commentator” uses six fictional characters to express his frustration:…

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Beautiful and Terrible Things- S.M. Stevens

Posted on June 20, 2025 by J D Jung

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(Reviewed by Don Jung) Twenty-nine-year-old Charley Byrne is going through the motions of life without actually living it. Having lost her parents at age sixteen and her grandparents at age twenty-three, she works as a bookstore manager with few friends. … Continue reading →

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So Happy Together – Olivia Worley

Posted on June 13, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Twenty-four-year-old aspiring playwright Jane Williams thinks she’s met her soul mate, Colin Hillgrove. The problem is that Colin doesn’t feel the same way. In fact, he broke up with her after six dates in less than two months. Even after such a short period of time, Jane feels that he is…

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An important UnderratedRead Revisited: My (Underground) American Dream – Julissa Arce

Posted on June 9, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In less than two weeks there was more than a good chance my secret would finally be exposed---the secret that could ruin my life, that could send me to jail, that could end my career before it ever began. The secret I’d been forced to keep since I was fourteen years…

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Marguerite by the Lake – Mary Dixie Carter

Posted on June 4, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Phoenix Sullivan loves her work as a gardener. She has the experience of a landscape architect, but not the degree. She especially enjoys working on the gorgeous grounds of Rosecliff, the home and property of Marguerite and Geoffrey Gray. Though she and her crew do all the labor, Marguerite gets all…

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Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man’s Search for Home – Jonathan Capehart

Posted on May 31, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Everything we do in life is an audition for something. We just don’t know what for yet.” Journalist, commentator, and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Jonathan Capehart relates his life experiences in his memoir, Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for Home. He recounts painfully growing up with…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Café Unfiltered – Jean-Philippe Blondel (Author), Alison Anderson (Translator)

Posted on May 29, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Freedom of movement is what I want more than anything---particularly after eighteen months of restrictions.” Cafes just started to reopen after the release of the Covid-19 vaccines, and José, the waiter at Le Tom’s Café is restless. Thirty-one-year-old Cloe Fournier is sure that José thinks she is a parasite, as she…

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Red Lily – Janice Graham

Posted on May 26, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) If you're a fan of novels where nothing is as it seems—where every character harbors a secret and the truth lies buried beneath layers of deception, then Red Lily is for you. What begins as an innocent journey quickly unravels into a tale of suspense, drawing the reader into a world…

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The Illegals: Russia’s Most Audacious Spies and Their Century-Long Mission to Infiltrate the West: Shaun Walker

Posted on May 23, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Plenty of people love to read crime novels. Others are fans of true crime. Some tastes tend toward the spy thriller genre. But what about a true spy story? The Illegals, by Journalist Shaun Walker, is the story of Russia’s century long foray into the world of undercover espionage by…

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Lonely Planet Women Travel Solo: 30 Inspiring Stories of Adventure, Curiosity and the Power of Self-Discovery – Lonely Planet

Posted on May 20, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) From traveling solo on a container ship, walking the Camino de Santiago, hiking Mt. Etna, biking from Paris to Geneva, blackwater diving, and so much more, these women relate their experiences traveling alone. Unfortunately, many read like a travelogue, which may only interest those who wish to experience the same itinerary.…

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