This is the fourth book in a series by Mark Hodder … [Read more]
Trilogy Tour #1: The Long Price Quartet
As I wait for the next installments in A Song of Ice and Fire, The Kingkiller Chronicles, and The Magicians series, I mined the depths of GoodReads to find the next great fantasy series. The first contender is The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. Fantasy books have the added challenge of … [Read more]
A Compelling Mystery
In which Siege comes for the steamboat disaster and stays for the excellent characters and gripping story. … [Read more]
A Gift from a Master Storyteller
Jelinas Reviews Cannonball #3: An Ode to My Hometown
I've lived in Long Beach for over thirty years, and I love my hometown. It's not easy for a town to gain international recognition when it's living in the shadow of a major metropolitan city, but Long Beach has done just that. Long Beach is scrappy. I read D.J. Waldie's … [Read more]
Didn’t I See That Twist in a Goosebumps Book Once?
I'm not completely clear on the timeline between these books. I'm not sure it's worth trying to track, but I can't help myself. This book doesn't open with a narration from a murderer, either, so maybe I was wrong to expect it to be a standard for these books. This one is told in first person, … [Read more]






