Underrated Reads

Outside the Lines (Forensic Handwriting Series) (Volume 6) – Sheila Lowe

Posted on September 19, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Cathy Carey) Do you know that hand writing that is small linear with wide spaces between the words indicates someone who is more intellectually than emotionally oriented? A left slant like that of a slingshot drawn back as taut as it can be signifies one who tends to filter all their experiences through…

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Blood Betrayal (Deathless Night Series Book 4) – L.E. Wilson

Posted on September 17, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Vampire Christian Moore has always lived by his personal code of morals, until a curse finds him looking for solace, bed-hopping between countless women. On one such night, he finds himself helpless, kidnapped, caged and at the carnal mercy of a woman with eyes of midnight sky and hair resembling sunset.…

Posted in Romance, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged Contemporary Romance, fiction, Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy | Comments Off

The Wine and Chocolate Workout: Sip, Savor, and Strengthen for a Healthier Life – Greta Boris

Posted on September 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Did you know the average wine drinker, when compared with the rest of the population, has a smaller waistline, less belly fat, and lower body mass? Not only that, but they tend to be better educated, have a higher IQ, eat more fruits and vegetables, and exercise more.” Well, I don’t…

Posted in Health and Fitness, How do I do that?, Your Best Self | Tagged alcohol, book reviews, chocolate, diets, fitness, health, wine | 1 Comment

Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France – Craig Carlson

Posted on September 11, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by J.D. Jung) “I spoke of my favorite city and how beautiful it was…How all it needed was an American breakfast joint, and then it would be perfect!” Former Hollywood screenwriter, Craig Carlson, wanted to live his dream and open up an American diner in Paris. He fell in love with the city when…

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Food & Cooking, Reviewers' Top Picks | Tagged LGBTQ, memoirs, Paris, travel | Comments Off

Pale Highway – Nicholas Conley

Posted on September 8, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Gabriel Schist was the one who changed the face of medical history with his invention of the vaccine that cured AIDS. But now the same genius mind is languishing behind the walls of Bright New Day because of Alzheimer’s. When one of the residents comes down with the horrific virus, Gabriel…

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Sci-Fi/Speculative/Fantasy/Mythology | Tagged book reviews, medical thrillers, science fiction | Comments Off

The Bible in Spain: Or, The journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman, in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the peninsula. – George Henry Borrow

Posted on September 5, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by arwen1968) In 1842, a nobody called George Borrow wrote a detailed, 550-pages-long account of his day job. Sounds boring? Well, it isn’t: Borrow’s day job was to sell bibles in war-torn, Catholic Spain. Anybody familiar with Catholicism knows that even today Catholics are discouraged from reading the Bible – lest they should interpret…

Posted in History, Lost and almost forgotten | Tagged classics, history, Religion | Comments Off

Super Nuke!: A Memoir About Life as a Nuclear Submariner and the Contributions of a “Super Nuke” – the USS RAY (SSN653) Toward Winning the Cold War – Charles Cranston Jett

Posted on September 1, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “We thought about the young men on that submarine, officers and enlisted men, who were fellow submariners like us. They were doing their job for their own country and were using the same sort of training and skills that we were using. We had great respect for them; we weren’t “enemies”–…

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Slow Days, Fast Company: The World, The Flesh, and L.A. – Eve Babitz (Author), Matthew Specktor (Introduction)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Los Angeles isn’t a city. It’s a gigantic, sprawling, ongoing studio. Everything is off the record. People don’t have time to apologize for its not being a city when their civilized friends suspect them of losing track of the point…Work and love—the two best things—flourish in studios. It’s when you have…

Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Lost and almost forgotten | Tagged baby-boomers, biography, drugs, Los Angeles, memoirs, San Francisco | Comments Off

Trampling in the Land of Woe – William Galaini

Posted on August 25, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “Perhaps Hell is a place where you’re surrounded with thousands of others that feel as lost as you die, but nobody speaks of it”, he muttered to the dead Yitz on his back, then grunted at the irony.” Hephaestion, lauded general and soul mate of Alexander the Great – and…

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Quest for Kriya – Rahul Deokar

Posted on August 23, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Her aroma engulfed him, enticing him to stay. A few seconds seemed like an eternity, but still not enough. Strangers that they were, they stood lost in each other anyway, holding their longing gaze for some timeless moments. All the responsibilities that held them back, and all the possibilities they could…

Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Culture, Romance | Tagged book reviews, India, Romance, San Francisco, spirituality, suspense, Thailand | Comments Off