#published: 2015

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REVIVAL by Stephen King

REVIVAL by Stephen King

I enjoy Stephen King, have loved many of his books, but this one isn’t high up on my list. Premise:  Jamie Morton recalls his run-ins with Charles Jacobs, originally a minister is his small town.  Charles has a profound affect on Jamie at that first meeting, but as he runs into Charles again and again at various times later in life, he discovers his life changed in many ways, not necessarily…

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Battle Cruiser, by B. V. Larson

Battle Cruiser, by B. V. Larson

Genre:  Science Fiction Publisher:  Amazon Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating:  Reviewer:  SJ Higbee

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I spotted this one on my Kindle while looking for a good sci fi read and dived in. I’m so glad I did – and I’ll be linking it up with this month’s reading challenge – Sci Fi Month…

A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth’s wormhole network and closing off…

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The Resurrection Tree and Other Stories, by Tony Cooper

The Resurrection Tree and Other Stories, by Tony Cooper

Genre:  Mixed Genre Anthology Publisher:  CreateSpace Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating:  Reviewer: David Jenkins

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A variety of dark stories, some in a real life setting, some in sci-fi settings and everything in between. Tony Cooper is best known for his dark superhero thriller Powerless series which has a flavor of Marvel’s Civil War, but grittier and more grounded.…

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Drifters’ Alliance, by Elle Casey

Drifters’ Alliance, by Elle Casey

Genre:  Science Fiction Publisher:  Amazon Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating:  Reviewer:  SJ Higbee

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I was looking for more space opera goodness, when I noticed this offering on my Kindle, courtesy of Himself, so I opened it up and dived in….

One hand of cards and it’s all over but the crying….

Cass Kennedy finally gets what she’s been dreaming of for the past ten…

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China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (Doubleday, 2015)

Synopsis On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiancé willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won’t be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined. Here we meet Carlton, a Ferrari-crashing bad boy known for Prince Harry-like antics; Colette, a celebrity girlfriend chased by fevered paparazzi; and the man Rachel has spent her entire life waiting to meet: her father. Meanwhile, Singapore’s It Girl, Astrid Leong, is shocked to discover that there is a downside to having a newly minted tech billionaire husband. A romp through Asia’s most exclusive clubs, auction houses, and estates, China Rich Girlfriend brings us into the elite circles of Mainland China, introducing a captivating cast of characters, and offering an inside glimpse at what it’s like to be gloriously, crazily, China-rich. (Goodreads)

+ This was a good end to Rachel Chu’s arc. While it did rarely focus on her relationship with her family - and more of the rich people shenanigans - I liked how things were resolved on her end. She connected with the family she knew she never had.

- I didn’t like how Rachel was written here. While she was still the simple person like the first book, there was a different kind of Rachel that emerged in this book, which in hindsight was okay, but there is something about her that kind of irked me.

+/- This read like a lengthy gossip column. I loved how entertaining this is, with the overextravagance of the people involved and the drama they had. With that said, the book’s narrative was a bit over the place. While the first book had a strong central narrative that connects all the characters, the central narrative here was pushed aside to accommodate the drama and ridiculous spending the characters had. It resulted to an uneveness in tone, and not one that is easily overlooked since there really isn’t a rootworthy character here.

+ The brother, Carlton, was a great addition to the already colorful cast of characters. I’m looking forward to reading more about him in the final book.

Rating 4 stars

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Sweep in Peace, by Ilona Andrews

Sweep in Peace, by Ilona Andrews

Genre: Fantasy Publisher: CreateSpace Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: SJ Higbee Have you read this book? [ratings] Back in February, I read the first book in this entertaining series, Clean Sweep. At that point, Himself bought the other two books in the series so far and tucked into them, but I don’t like reading books from the same series back to back. However, I hadn’t planned on…

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From Here to Timbuktu, by Milton Davis

From Here to Timbuktu, by Milton Davis

Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: MVMedia Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating:  Reviewer: Jarla Tangh Lo People, I’m gonna school ya on why this book is important. From Here to Timbuktu had me when I turned the page to the map of an alternate U. S. where the original 13 colonies, NY, PA, part of VA, OH, IN, IL, MI and WI are all that’s left of the United States. The southern belt, with the exception…

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The Raping of Ava DeSantis, by Mylo Carbia

The Raping of Ava DeSantis, by Mylo Carbia

Genre: Horror Publisher: Rockefeller Publishing Group Published: 2015 Reviewer Rating: Reviewer: Michael D. Griffiths Have you read this book? [ratings] The Raping of Ava DeSantis, by Mylo Carbia, is a horror novel set in contemporary times. There is not a drop of supernatural in this one. It could be labeled thriller, as easy as horror, if it were not for a few scenes of brutal torture. The mood…

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