The Tailor of Riga – Jonathan Harries

Posted on January 12, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Joe Harris thought that his ancestors weren’t particularly interesting, as he came from a family of tailors from Riga, Latvia. His views changed though, when he met a distant relative at a convention who told him that they come from a family of paid assassins that goes back multiple generations. As…

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Bloodsworn: Book 1 of the Avatars of Ruin – Tej Turner

Posted on January 8, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Blood Sworn is a dark fantasy action-adventure set in a euro-centric secondary world. It is the first book of the Avatars of Ruin series, and it begins with Kyra running late for the males of Jalard  recruiting, and she really wants to be picked. It is tough to be chosen as…

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My Part of Her – Javad Djavahery, Preface by Dina Nayeri, Translated by Emma Ramadan

Posted on January 3, 2021 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “For what reason did the people take to the streets to demand the Shah’s departure? I assure you that if we asked the question today, the majority of Iranians wouldn’t know how to respond. For liberty? I don’t think so. For a better life? I don’t think that’s it either. Because…

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by J D Jung

( by JD Jung)   We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy  New Year filled with health,  love, justice and tolerance throughout 2021. We have discovered wonderful books during 2020 to help us get through these trying times. Since we only post reviews of books that we recommend, all books on…

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The Epistles of Jesus – Bayard Hollingsworth

Posted on December 30, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Epistles of Jesus is a fictional story. It provides a theoretical approach to the question of what if we discovered that Jesus had written down his teachings himself, and those teachings had turned out to be in contrast to what we believe now. Since most of what was written about…

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In the Shadow of Gold: A Tale of the Lost Confederate Treasure – Michael Kenneth Smith

Posted on December 27, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Michael Kenneth Smith’s book, In the Shadow of Gold, is a historical thriller set during the end of the Civil War. It follows the parallel paths of a disgruntled Confederate midshipman intent on stealing the last remaining wealth of the Confederacy, a runaway slave seeking freedom, and the bizarre connections…

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A Timely UnderratedRead Revisited: Mr. Siegel Writes to Washington – Rich Siegel

Posted on December 21, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Don Jung) Mr. Siegel sends a weekly letter to various Republican politicians on what they are doing wrong. This collection of letters to each Republican senator (including multiple ones to speaker McConnell) is filled with a satirical look at the problems that the U.S. Senate faces, and he describes his zany comments on…

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Keep Walking, Your Heart Will Catch Up: A Camino de Santiago journey – Cathay O. Reta

Posted on December 15, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “There is something mystical, magical about the Camino…I’m seeing a profound connection between the body, the mind and the heart. I’m finding a deep shaking as they join forces and get on the same page.” Newly widowed Cathay was lost and depressed. She was looking for direction for the next part…

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No Room at the Morgue – Jean-Patrick Manchette, Translated by Alyson Waters

Posted on December 10, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “They’re going to lock me up. I’m the perfect fall girl. My fingerprints are everywhere, even on the knife that belongs to me, and I got blood all over me.” Maybe another reason that this femme-fatale, who goes by the name of Memphis Charles, refused to go to the police is…

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The Sins of Others – Florian Schneider

Posted on December 4, 2020 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Sins of Others is a historical fiction set in 1933. It tells the story of Ben Heimlich and his estranged mother, who happens to be a militant fanatic on the run. Jane Abbott, an English journalist, is the one who gives him information and saves him in Bosnia. Many years…

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