Comeuppance – Frank Honorof

Posted on June 24, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned It’s the end of World War II and American military attorney, Philip Almeister, is sent on a liaison mission to Austria to help restore assets stolen by the Nazis. While working there he uncovers a treasure trove of pre-war German bonds worth a small fortune. How he decides to keep…

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I Buried Paul: A Novel: Bruce Ferber

Posted on June 19, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned This is the story of forty-nine-year-old Jimmy Koslowski and his uncertain life as a struggling musician. It starts off with his family, where his father is an orchestra leader, and his older brother is a gifted guitarist. To the dismay of his parents, Jimmy leaves college for his love of…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Riddle of the Sphinx – Alexandre Montagu

Posted on June 14, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned How do I begin a review of a novel that kept me captive from page one and didn’t release me until the very end? I didn’t want to break for work, family, friends, or anything. How can I do this book justice? Dear readers, I will try. Eric (Keyvan) fled…

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The Uniform – G. Gruen

Posted on June 10, 2022 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) #CommissionsEarned David Korda is close to getting his medical degree in Nazi Germany when it is discovered that he is Jewish. Instead of joining his graduation class, he is sent to a concentration camp to do hard labor. Not what you expect, but this ordeal is full of what you don't…

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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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