The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill

Posted on June 7, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned Four strangers sit in a reading room at the Boston Public Library when they hear a bloodcurdling scream. It appears that a murder has taken place and the four are forced to remain there until security authorizes them to leave. Winifred “Freddie” Kincaid, an Australian writer in residence in Boston,…

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Rainbow Rainbow – Lydia Conklin

Posted on June 2, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned I must admit that I am ignorant of many of the gender classifications, so I hoped that Rainbow, Rainbow would educate me. That said, I found these ten stories that center around queer, pansexuality and trans life quite thought-provoking Many of the characters feel uncomfortable in their bodies, but question…

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The Lisbon Syndrome – Eduardo Sánchez Rugeles  (Translated from the Spanish by Paul Filev)

Posted on May 30, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “I feel a deep regret for encouraging them to dream, for reinforcing illusions that will lead nowhere, because they’re unattainable, because this county is finished. It stopped existing a long time ago. We are the last survivors, but we are doomed.” Caracas, Venezuela is under siege. The city has been…

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Beach Detective: Exploding Surfboard-Fred Fuld III

Posted on May 27, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) #CommissionsEarned This is one of those delightful, easy reads perfect for the summer season. Harry Lido, a PI in the laid-back town of Redondo Beach, California has a mystery to solve: who is trying to kill the part owner of a surfboard shop who is on the verge of perfecting…

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty-Akwaeke Emezi 

Posted on May 24, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned I must admit that I’m not a romantic, and I very seldom read romance novels. That said, You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi takes this genre to a very real place, which I appreciate. Twenty-nine-year-old artist Feyi Adekola relishes in the anonymity…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Eve Out of Her Ruins – Ananda Devi (translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman)

Posted on May 21, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Night makes its way into our bodies and refuses to leave. Night and our hormones gone wild. We boys are bundles of frustration. We start following girls to the shuttered factory that devoured our mothers’ dreams. Maybe that’s also what’s waiting for them. There’s nothing left of the factory but…

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Exit Strategy – Linda L. Richards

Posted on May 17, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “…the sum of my life left me in a black hole. I was desperate, but I was also empty. Then life suddenly showed me the way to make sense of it. A certain kind of sense, anyway. That is, for a while, it made sense. I’m not sure of that…

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The Krubera Conspiracy – Jeff Buick

Posted on May 15, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned The country of Georgia is home to the Krubera Cave, the world’s deepest cave at 7,308 feet beneath the earth. Here is the setting for this spy thriller as the brother team of Damon and Ross Fraser join an international caving group to set a world record. You would think…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Desire Card- Lee Matthew Goldberg

Posted on May 12, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Lee Matthew Goldberg’s, The Desire Card, is the kind of book that can put a strain on your relationship. That’s right, it’s that "pull-you-right-in, page-turner" type of book that can evoke the ire of your significant other when you can’t seem to put it down. Goldberg is a great storyteller…

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The Book of Morfeo – Stefano Benni

Posted on May 8, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “What you do is supposed to be sacred. It’s supposed to be about healing. You should be taking it seriously, as seriously as death.” Italian writer, Stefano Benni addresses a serious issue that is prevalent worldwide in The Book of Morfeo. He expresses his anger at the pharmaceutical and medical…

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