It is a special kind of pleasure when, while reading, I become torn between sense and emotions. When logic and experience tell me one thing about what’s best for the main characters, while the heart yearns for them to make an irrational but beautiful choice. That’s exactly how I felt reading “The Girl Who Loved... Continue Reading →
“The Cary Grant Sanatorium and Playhouse” by Will Tinkham
Will Tinkham did it again. Swept me off my feet and into yet another totally immersive story, where the characters feel real rather than fictional and America becomes intimately familiar rather than a faraway continent across the ocean. “The Cary Grant Sanatorium and Playhouse” is the ninth book in Will Tinkham’s Americana series that I’ve... Continue Reading →
“Genuine Deceit” by Joy York
From the intriguing title until the very last page, this book is guaranteed to keep you totally invested in the story and on the edge of your seat. That’s how it was for me. “Genuine Deceit” by Joy York is the kind of book that keeps readers awake way past their bedtime hour. It is... Continue Reading →
“There Will Never Be A Rainbow” by Rod Gilley
I have always thought about the horror genre as something that is focused on making readers’ spines go cold with terror and their stomachs churn with nausea. Zombies chewing on the entrails of innocent passers-by. The more gore, the better. A multi-genre reader as I am, I seldom choose horror. I do venture into the... Continue Reading →
“Every Time She Shouted Fire” by Will Tinkham
I cannot get enough of Will Tinkham's Americana series. Having read eight books, I plan to read the remaining five over the course of the upcoming summer. And then, I’ll be waiting – impatiently! – for him to release new ones. The Americana series is a sweeping saga at its best. It pulls you into... Continue Reading →