PREACHER AND CO – Brendon Boone

Posted on July 29, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) There’s an old saying in writing, ‘Readers don’t care about stories, they care about people.’ And that’s exactly what author Brendon Boone does; he makes us care about his characters from the very first page. A historical novel set at the conclusion of the Civil War in the Deep South,…

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Sleepless Night – Margriet de Moor (Translated from the Dutch by David Doherty)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The love, the hatred, the fascination with everything he had or had not done, fascination that spiraled into fervid curiosity. Into obsession. Into madness.” A teacher combats her insomnia by baking cakes in the middle of the night. In between, she plays scenes in her head from her short marriage. Why…

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DART – Dale Renton

Posted on July 19, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Matt McAvoy) At first sight this sci-fi action fantasy hybrid seems to be similar to many others, but in reality, it is quite better than the average. Set on a terraformed planet, 600 years from now, Dart has not only the very current cautionary messages about the environment and the fears of mass…

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Torn from the World: A Guerrilla’s Escape from a Secret Prison in Mexico – John Gibler

Posted on July 15, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “This word: disappeared. They have so many ways of erasing you, “of trying to make you doubt the truth of your own life.” After five days, after every two hours, after only having felt a world of pain with no horizon, it is a word that breaks you, that wounds you…

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Golden Monkey- Lance Pototschnik

Posted on July 9, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Nathan was meant to be the last batch, to use the last of the family dough. All the remaining chocolate chips were dumped into him—he was large, muscular, handsome, and had a charming inexplicable southern drawl. Unfortunately, after Nathan was put in to bake, the baker realized that he had forgotten…

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The Parlor Girl’s Guide – Steve McCondichie

Posted on July 5, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They probably hauled him to the city lockup for the weekend. He ain’t the first busted-ass sharecropper in Scots Station to get run on a rail for stealing and owing money.” November 1926, Central Alabama - Molly Lingo’s mother had no idea how far plantation owner Zachary Hinton would go to…

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Feast Of Sapphires – Matt Nagin

Posted on July 2, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Matt McAvoy) A prolific collection of poetry by a hugely creative author. These poems, although short, are very bittersweet, and they yell “quality”, from beginning to end. I do enjoy reviewing poetry from time to time, and it is fair to say that this collection is of my favourites to date – I…

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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry

Posted on June 29, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled  What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.)   “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of blood red lipstick you’ve’ ever seen, rich soaps made from the finest fats…all those…

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Rockin’ Through Troubled Waters: Memoir -Surviving the West Coast Music Scene 1966-1971 – Don Jung

Posted on June 25, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Wow! I want to thank the author for this sentimental journey. I was only on page 15 when I had already downloaded two albums from iTunes. Be prepared to have a whole new perspective listening to some classic oldies. Put your headset on and keep your smartphone close. You are going…

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Date Like a Woman – Kai Nicole

Posted on June 21, 2019 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Judy Deutsch ) Let me be upfront with you. I’m not the target audience for this book. I’m not a millennial. In fact, I’m quite a bit older than the author, Kai Nicole. I married young, found myself widowed later in life and didn’t start dating until a few years after that. Even…

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