I’ve been a long-time fan of Deaver’s well-executed serial killer novels starring his dynamic duo Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs. His next series with Kathryn Dance was less inspired, and when he wrote the Ian Fleming knockoff Carte Blanche, I was worried that the old Deaver magic had gone … [Read more]
Larry Stu and the Deadly Space War (A Robert CBR6 Review)
In an unspecified future, humanity has colonized the universe. One tech company holds the key to all of the transportation and only allows American citizens (winners of the last massive global conflict) passage to the greater universe on their 75th birthdays. These men and women sign up for a two to … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:4 ·
Genres: Science Fiction ·
Tags: john scalzi, old man's war, sci-fi, science fiction, war ·
CBR VI # 2 Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
I went into this book thinking that I would get an answer to the cliffhanger ending of The Giver. Was Jonas and Baby Gabriel safe? Or was it the final delusions of a dying kid? Well, I was sorely disappointed when the book opened to depict a society completely different from the Community. What was … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:2 ·
Genres: Uncategorized ·
Tags: #CBR6, Children's Books, Dystopic fiction, Lois Lowry, Young Adult ·
Blood Rites: Sex, Blood, Magic
Blood Rites (The Dresden Files, Book 6) … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:3 ·
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery ·
Tags: Detective Fiction, Dresden Files, fantasy, Fiction, Jim Butcher, magic, Modern Fantasy, paranormal fantasy ·
“The Abode of Life”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #20
by Lee Correy “May I call to your attention, Captain, that our present course takes us disturbingly near the reported gravitational turbulence reported by Federation ships in this sector of the Orion Arm?” As usual, Spock was both punctilious and logically correct in his assessment of the … [Read more]
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
My only experience with Kate Chopin was her short story, "The Story of an Hour." … [Read more]