Tag Archives: book reviews

Time to Run: Part One (Nick of Time) – John Gilstrap

Posted on June 25, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) A young woman, on the verge of dying, decides to take a last joyride with a man who is killing more than time. John Gilstrap has made a name in crime thrillers so I had really high … Continue reading →

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Amerikan Krazy – Henry James Korn

Posted on June 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The next thing Herb knew he was standing naked in the Johns Hopkins University powerhouse with a combination of Kennedy’s brains and his study date’s menstrual blood smeared all over his body…” This hallucination was among … Continue reading →

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Under the Surface – Anne Calhoun

Posted on June 18, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Eve Webber, the gorgeous and savvy owner of Eve Candy, may belong to the wrong side of the tracks. But she is determined to run a clean business and fix up the East Side. But her … Continue reading →

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The Memory of Lemon – Judith Fertig

Posted on June 14, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “My body thrummed with the energy I knew to be vivid intuition… Wanderers. Healers. They had something important to tell me. “ Claire, a pastry chef who also caters weddings, depends on her intuition based on flavors. … Continue reading →

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Magnate (The Knickerbocker Club) – Joanna Shupe

Posted on June 11, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Born in the slums, Emmett Cavanaugh has known and learned the true grit of life and hard work at a very early age. With his booming steel empire, he now lives in an opulent Fifth Avenue … Continue reading →

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Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large – Walter Mosley

Posted on June 7, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “I spent that morning inside the mind of a madman or a genius or maybe outside of what Lawless refers to as the hive mind, the spirit that guides millions of heedless citizens through the aimless … Continue reading →

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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser – Philosophy – Richard Brian Davis and William Irwin (Editors)

Posted on May 27, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Is Alice in Wonderland simply a fantastic children’s tale? Is it a result of author Lewis Carroll’s madness or opium addiction? No, according to some academics, there’s a lot more. In fact, philosophy professors Richard Brian … Continue reading →

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Most Wanted – Lisa Scottoline

Posted on May 24, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Christine always wanted to have a family of her own – a husband whom she loved and who loved her back and the children they would have together. What she never imagined was that her husband might end … Continue reading →

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The Butterfly Crest- Eva Vanrell

Posted on May 20, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ishita RC) Between probability, possibility and inevitably, if you were destined to die, how would you choose to live? On a day as unremarkable as any other, Elena Vicens, a young woman living a seemingly ordinary life except … Continue reading →

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Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating- Moira Weigel

Posted on May 17, 2016 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “…dating itself often feels like the worst, most precarious form of contemporary labor: an unpaid internship. You cannot be sure where things are heading, but you try to gain experience. If you look sharp, you might … Continue reading →

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