A Friend of Dorothy’s – Richard Willett

Posted on July 16, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by John Heilman) A Friend of Dorothy’s manages to capture a young gay man’s search for belonging while simultaneously describing another young man’s decline during the early days of the AIDS epidemic. The book is a powerful reminder of the devastation of AIDS before effective treatments became available. This is a must read for…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Invisible Helix – Keigo Higashino (Author), Giles Murray (Translator)

Posted on July 12, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “ If you're searching for a crime thriller that grips you from the first page and doesn't let go, Invisible Helix is the novel for you. When homicide detectives investigate a plausible murder: a man floating in Tokyo Bay, shot in the back, they think it will be open and shut.…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Tenth Commandment: A Cat Caliban Mystery (The Cat Caliban Mysteries) – D. B. Borton

Posted on July 8, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Pat Luboff)   “I’m too tired. I just want to go to bed with a book.” In Chapter 1, sixty- one -year-old Cat was asked what she was good at. She thinks: “Certainly not marriage or motherhood or housekeeping, despite my years of practice.” And she describes other things she’s not good at…

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Wordsworth in Bogotá – Scott E. Sundby

Posted on July 3, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Colombian drug lord Diego Velasquez is facing financial ruin. It’s right after 9/11, and the U.S. borders are tightening, and corrupt officials are now refusing bribes. His two sons represent the family’s split identity: Carlos, deeply enmeshed in the cartel, and Esteban, with no interest in the family business, is…

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The Silence of Flesh: A Novel of Conscience, Identity, and Holy Vows – Glenn Cooper

Posted on June 30, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “People who are different, even outcasts by some, are not outcasts to the Lord.” Cardinal Anthony Budd had no desire to become Pope. Also, it was unlikely since he was an outsider and would be only the second British Pope in history. When the papal conclave was hopelessly deadlocked, Budd was…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Central Places – Delia Cai

Posted on June 27, 2025 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Twenty-seven-year-old Audrey Zhou is leading a life most of us would be envious of. Living in New York City as a sales rep for a newspaper, she has many friends and is engaged to a witty and handsome man from a wealthy family. In contrast, Audrey is from Hickory Grove,…

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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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