An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Late Bloomer’s Revolution – Amy Cohen

Posted on July 19, 2021 by J D Jung

Check it out! What happens when a single woman defines herself by the men she dates and her work as a television writer? You guessed it. She’s dumped and fired. Amy figured that by the time she was thirty, she would have a successful career, an adoring husband, and two wonderful children. Soon, she’s thirty-five,…

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Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon – Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko

Posted on July 10, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In a short four years, QAnon metastasized from a fringe movement on anonymous message boards into a cultlike movement, with millions of followers around the world…and practically seized control of the Republican Party.” What actually is QAnon? How has it been able to attract followers from all socioeconomic and educational backgrounds?…

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Cyclops Conspiracy: An Adam Weldon Thriller – William McGinnis

Posted on July 6, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) If you like spy thrillers, Cyclops Conspiracy is an exciting fast-paced story you’ll enjoy. This is the third book featuring the ex-Navy Seal Adam Weldon and his girlfriend, Tripnee, as they try to retrieve small nuclear bombs stored in suitcases. Interpol adds a female operative to the group who specializes in…

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Lilia: a true story of love, courage, and survival in the shadow of war – Linda Ganzini

Posted on July 2, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) If you love historical fiction, WWII and a book that will make you cry, this book is for you. Lilia is a true story about a young girl’s impoverished life growing up in Italy in a time of war. It’s about agonizing loss and, thankfully, survival. Each scene in the…

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Broken Pieces of God – David B Seaburn

Posted on June 29, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Broken Pieces of God is a fictional name about a couple and their struggles with cancer, unemployment, financial hardship, and religious reliance. Eddy works for a cable company and loses his job. Gayle is a tax accountant who has ovarian cancer, enduring failed treatments and insurance problems. The family is under…

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Dangerous Conjectures – Brian Finney

Posted on June 22, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “She couldn’t decide which was deteriorating faster---her life or the country. They were all in the hands of a president who was spreading misinformation as fast as the virus was spreading infection across the world.” “Even his country seemed in danger. Was it going to survive? Would his marriage? Adam and…

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Nine Moons – Gabriela Wiener, Jessica Powell (Translator)

Posted on June 14, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “Europe is the best place for a Latin American to starve to death and drink good wine.” Gabriela Wiener and her husband originally travelled from Peru to Barcelona on student visas. However, when these two journalists sought  employment as undocumented immigrants, they found they were on the bottom of the hiring…

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Arsène Lupin, gentleman-burglar – Maurice LeBlanc, Edgar Jepson (Translator)

Posted on June 12, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “You don’t know who Lupin is? The most whimsical, the most audacious, and the most genial thief in France. For the last ten years he has kept the police at bay….In fact, he’s our national robber.” I admit that I was not familiar with Maurice Leblanc’s early twentieth century stories featuring…

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Where Silence Ends – Angela Ruiz, Mary Ruiz

Posted on June 8, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Where Silence Ends is a beautiful story about how a young girl finally breaks silence over all the abuse and trauma she has gone through. Reading through four generations of Mexican American culture, family drama, and abuse, this memoir truly advocates for those who endure sexual abuse and how hard it…

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Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer – Marty Essen

Posted on June 3, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung)   Marty Essen is an interesting personality who went from being in the music industry to becoming a political activist and then a travel writer/lecturer covering seven continents. This autobiography has a laid-back narrative that feels like your cousin coming home to tell his stories. Starting with his teenage experience working…

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