Citizens of Light – Sam Shelstad

Posted on October 24, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned You may wonder how the characters in this story function in everyday life, but that’s part of the charm of Citizens of Light. Colleen Weagle is not proud of her past. As a teenage runaway, she was the perfect prey for a cult, and joined The Citizens of Light Rejuvenation…

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Virginia Bader: A Collage of Memories of The First Lady of Aviation Art – Jill Amadio

Posted on October 21, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned We often take things for granted in this world. Younger folks assume that smart phones and the internet were always in existence. I too, thought that the specialized world of aviation art had always existed. What the Virginia Bader book taught me was that it was only through her…

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I Feel Your Stare: An Autobiography – Cheryl Gillespie

Posted on October 19, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned It is often said that a wise person walks a mile in another’s shoes. I Feel Your Stare by Cheryl Gillespie takes us on just such a journey. Born with JRA, (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis), Ms. Gillespie succumbed to what most with this affliction end up experiencing – total vision…

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Dragged into the Light: Truthers, Reptilians, Super Soldiers, and Death Inside an Online Cult- Tony Russo

Posted on October 17, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The world is always ending, the government is always trying to poison you, and the church doesn’t know the truth.” Furthermore, reptilians (aliens) disguise themselves as human and fight for the New World Order, planning world domination while engaging in pedophilia and cannibalism. Sounds crazy? Author and journalist Tony Russo…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: House of Beauty- Melba Escobar (Author), Elizabeth Bryer (Translator)

Posted on October 15, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “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 to be from a low social class…. I hate so many things in so…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Fire and Vengeance (Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery Book 3) – Robert McCaw

Posted on October 10, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) When I first started reading Fire and Vengeance, I didn’t know what I was in for. What I soon realized was that I was experiencing a thrilling murder mystery amidst the gorgeous Big Island in Hawaii. A volcanic explosion that destroyed a school building with multiple casualties just looked like an…

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Many Are Invited – Dennis Cuesta

Posted on October 6, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned An untimely death at a housewarming party takes place just prior to the millennium, and Silicon Valley IT professional Steve Galanos is trying to make sense of it all. Later, he proceeds to recount events of December 1999 that led up to the tragedy. The ordeal centers around his friendship…

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Which Side Are You On – Ryan Lee Wong

Posted on October 4, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Why did Reed’s grandparents want him to have the best education? “His answer: "So I could participate in the great American ladder climb, where East Asians hoard resources and try to become white at the expense of Back and Brown people.” Reed is a twenty-one-year-old Columbia University student originally from…

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Life Slightly – Nigel Jay Cooper

Posted on September 30, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “An entire life, lived on the outside edges, like a shadow pressing into other people’s problems and dramas.” What happens when you deny your true self in order to avoid conflict and comply with other’s expectations of you? Gavin married his college sweetheart, had a son, but hated the well-paying…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Well of Ice (An Inishowen Mystery Book 3) – Andrea Carter

Posted on September 28, 2022 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) “It always amazes me how any version of the same story can circulate in a small town.” If you love an Irish mystery - and who doesn’t? You’ll enjoy this story given to us from across the Isle. Our local solicitor, Sarah Benedicta “Ben” O’Keeffe is trying to keep her…

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