Arsenic and Adobo Author: Mia P. Manansala Reviewer: Nima Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: There is a darling classic comedy called Arsenic and Old Lace. The 1939 play, which ran on Broadway, was written by Joseph Kesselring. The play is about two elderly women, aunties, who poison their lonely boarders so they can die happy. […]
Audiobook review: Forest 404 by Timothy X Atack Have you ever thought, “What happens if ‘The Cloud’ gets filled up?” What happens to your digital data after you’re gone? The generations which are now on the back half of their life did not grow up with smartphones where every photo and every whim of thought gets […]
The Raven Lady Author: Sharon Lynn Fisher Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: In describing the series, Fisher says, “The Faery Rehistory weaves Ireland’s ancient mythological races with Victorian-era technology and manners into an Ireland that was never conquered by the British.” So imagine an alternative world where the fairies of Ireland’s folklore […]
The Mother Code Author: Carole Stivers Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: What if—we fight terrorists holed up in a network of caves, where troops are at a disadvantage, with a bioweapon that will wipe them out instead? What if—that virus is man-made? What if—we discover we can’t control it? This is the setting […]
Sweet Mess Author: Jayci Lee Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Picture in your mind movie action hero Lee Byung-hun, more popularly known as the character Han Cho Bai in Reds 2, and his real life wife Lee Min Jung as the stars of a sweet Hollywood rom-com. When I started reading this […]
Where Vultures Dare Author: Scott Warren Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fans of Scott Warren’s Union Earth Privateers series will definitely enjoy Where Vultures Dare. It has all the hallmarks of Warren’s earlier books that made them worth the reader’s time. They are thick with details and action. In Where Vultures Dare […]
Not Like the Movies Author: Kerry Winfrey Reviewer: Nima Rating: C What I’m Talking About: I’m sorry to say that I did not like the second installment in Kerry Winfrey’s Waiting for Tom Hanks series, Not Like the Movies, nearly as much as the first. It’s not nearly as cute or tidy, but then again, Winfrey did […]
The Dare Author: Elle Kennedy Reviewer: Nima Rating: A What I’m Talking About: *Swoon* The Dare, is the fourth and final book in the Briar U Series. This is the love story of Conor Edwards and Taylor Marsh. We met Conor in Hunter’s book, The Play. The fellow Briar hockey team member is good friends with Hunter […]
Real Men Knit Author: Kwana Jackson Reviewer: Nima Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Real Men Knit starts with the passing of a beloved character, Joy Strong, whom we never get to meet. We learn about her devotion and selflessness through the people that knew and mourn her. Her passing leaves a large hole in […]
The Apartment Author: K. L. Slater Reviewer: Nima Rating: B What I’m Talking About: British author K.L. Slater ventures into whatever subcategory of thrillers is devoted to buildings, hotels, houses, and in this case, The Apartment. We know right upfront by the title that something‘s up when a too good to be true offer gets […]
The Moonglow Sisters Author: Lori Wilde Reviewer: Nima Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Madison, Shelley, and Gia Clark grew up under the care of their maternal grandmother who was the proprietor of The Moonglow Inn. They became known in their small town as The Moonglow Sisters. Each of them fell into roles in a […]
The Fling Author: Stefanie London Reviewer: Nima Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Thankfully, I had to finish The Fling to review it. It did not start strong for me, playing into multiple stereotypes about dippy bridesmaids, a perfectionist sister, and the black sheep of the family. Thankfully, London did not leave me there for […]
The Play Author: Elle Kennedy Reviewer: Nima Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Wow. I think I’m in love. The Play, book three in the Briar U series, was everything I didn’t know I wanted it to be. I knew going in that it would focus on Hunter Davenport, but I didn’t really know him […]
The Absinthe Earl Author: Sharon Lynn Fisher Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Sharon Lynn Fisher is one of those authors who’s brain I like to camp out in for a day. She thinks in different directions than most fantasy and sci-fi writers. Her new book, The Absinthe Earl, is unlike anything I’ve […]
Hidden Cove Author: Meg Tilly Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Author Meg Tilly returns to her Solace Island Trilogy with the final book, Hidden Cove. Tilly includes that dark drama she’s drawn to write as the main focus of the story. Someone is killing art curators and Zelia Thompson is next in […]