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Review: Passions in Death: In Death, Book 59 by J.D. Robb
Nora Roberts who has been writing for J. D. Robb usually offers and captivating and suspenseful story with a focus on her main character, Lieutenant Eve Dallas. In “Passions in Death,” the 59th in this highly popular series, Robb is still developing the multiple layers of plot, interacting characters, and emotions needed to solve crimes and relations in an environment filled with different types of psyches. Like in all his previous books, Robb has crafted a great story filled with mystery, drama and character growth and is sure to delight old fans and new ones alike.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review: From the Wizarding Archive: Curated Writing from the World of Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling’s From the Wizarding Archive: Curated Writing from the World of Harry Potter brings the readers back, and they do so in an engaging manner. This is invaluable library of desirable readings and picking out the pieces related to characters, place or events in the series gives more light on the topic created by Rowling. As an official textbook it strives to bring more substance into the reader’s experience of the wizarding world adding new angles to secondary characters and establishing more backstory.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller by Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is one of the best authors of mystery and I have to admit she knows how to create great stories, complex plots, memorable characters and present and depict societal evil. In This Is Why We Lied, she goes back to the elements familiar to readers but also develops the story of one of the series ‘ main characters, Will Trent. It is with great pleasure that I welcome listeners both old and new familiar to the world of Will Trent; this novel is a thrilling and emotionally centered addition.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of By Any Other Name: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult, a renowned author known for her thought-provoking narratives and complex characters, returns with By Any Other Name: A Novel. This novel is also typical for Picoult as she constructs a story which explores multiple aspects of human interactions, personality, and the internal worlds people live in. Foreign yet familiar, romantic yet bitter to the core of the Western culture, the novel with apparent themes of love and loss poses some tough question that the Western audiences are often reluctant to face.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J. Maas
Published in 2015,, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) is the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series written by Sarah J. Maas; Comprising the strands of love, power and self-discovery, this fantasy love story moves at an effervescing pace. It takes the foundations that were laid in the first book and creates a world where the battles are bigger, the players more complex and the settings are grander. The review will examine the plot, the motifs, the character development, the creation of the imaginary world and the style of writing of this highly praised book , and it will also outline the strengths and weaknesses of this work.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness is a highly informative and challenging book that presents the contribution of the author to the understanding of the problem. Haidt provides the reader with a detailed account of the changes that have occurred in the cultural, technological, and the social factors that have changed childhood and adolescence as well as the increased rates of mental illnesses.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of Iron Flame: Empyrean, Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros have enthralled the readers once more with Iron Flame, which is the second novel in the Empyrean series. This novel makes a good sequel in the sense that it adds on to the story after the first book and has itself strong story line with the well developed characters, politics, and wars. Iron Flame continues the themes of power, trust, and sacrifice explored in the novel and adds freshness to them through tense and passionate storytelling into the new stage of characters’ existence.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore
Liz Moore, acclaimed for her deep and introspective works, returns with The God of the Woods: A Novel, a story telling of mystery, mythology and the human mind in a way that tends to affect the story’s characters and the reader. In this story Moore uses the memories and sorrowful gloom attached to a small town and intertwines them with the potential wonder of the woods around it. The novel is a road trip through both, the literal and the metaphorical forests that offer a word on faith, fear and how the society’s loss of companionship has left human being feeling lost in a thorny forest.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Glucose, Metabolism, and Limitless Health" by Dr. Casey Means
Dr. Casey Means' book, Good Energy: Sweetie, Can You Spare Some Glucose? How Glucose Metabolism Regulates Limitless Health, takes a closer look at glucose and metabolism and how they are closely interconnected and frequently misunderstood. For a practicing physician and the co-founder of the health company Levels, Dr. Means has numerous arguments to say why focusing on glucose is paramount for leading a healthy life. This book informs the reader not only about what glucose and metabolism are but also how to use this knowledge for improving one’s life.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review - The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah's The Women: A Novel is a powerfully moving account of the Vietnam War and the war within- and this particular aspect of the war has not been presented in any novel – the role of women during that period. Hannah, the author of captivating both, simple narratives and epic ones, is famous for her complex characters, and this time she takes a rather popular historical period, giving the readers an opportunity to look at it through the eyes of women who have to face war, expectations of society, and personal development.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review: Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs
In this book: "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon’s Hunt for UFOs,” the readers are taken to the center of the most enigmatic and mystifying programs of the United States government – detection of unknown aerial objects, or what is called Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). From the author, a now retired military pilot who headed the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), this book delivers the information unknown to many people most of which have been in speculation right from the 1950’s concerning UFOs. The fact that Elizondo has been there and done that, ‘Imminent’ is a must read for anyone interested in what goes on behind the curtain of government secrecy concerning the mini-satellites and advanced aero-space tech, and the probabilities of other-worldly intelligent life.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Introduction The God of the Woods by Liz Moore is a worthy representative of various genres: the atmosphere is mysterious, folk motifs are sensed, it can be attributed to both literary fiction, and a supernatural theme. The novel is set in a small town which is surrounded by forests which adds some eerie element of suspense and mystery to the novel and its compelling world, its characters, and emotions. Moore tends to develop the loss, memory, trauma, and the inexplicable energy of nature in the work. That way she builds the sort of tale that has the reader looking for answers deep in her soul; and even after the book has been closed it haunts you.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
