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Indiana Jones and the Hollow Earth
INDIANA JONES AND THE HOLLOW EARTH by Max McCoy takes us on an adventure with Indy traversing the Arctic to retrieve a canister that contains the crystal skull. With a team of military folks, they fly the B-18P (P for Polar), also affectionately called the Penguin by Indy’s copilot friend, Clarence. The name seems to… — read more
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“The Hollow” by Nora Roberts (Book 2)
THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts (NR) is the second book of the Sign of Seven Trilogy. In the first book, the story romantically links Caleb and Quinn together and in this one, we see Fox and Layla together. Book 2 builds on the suspense from book 1 and the nightmare is about to begin. Fox… — read more
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“The English Patient” by Michael Ondaatje
THE ENGLISH PATIENT is a historical fiction set in the hills of Tuscany during World War II—a tale of tragedy and passion. The novel does not go according to chronological order, but alternates between the present and flashbacks to memories, seen from the point of view of each of the main characters. It slowly reveals… — read more
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“Hot Stuff” by Elaine Fox
There is never a dull moment in any of Elaine Fox’s novels and this includes HOT STUFF. This is a fun book and it has certainly made me laugh. After many failed romances, the thirty-something Laurel who is a writer for DC Scene decides that enough is enough and so gives up on falling in… — read more
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“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman
CORALINE by Neil Gaiman is a story for children but it is a rather dark one. I loved it. Coraline is a little girl who lives with her parents in a huge old house together with other people who share the same house. Those other people are two old former actresses named Miss Spink and… — read more
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“Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury
FAHRENHEIT 451 is a classic written by Ray Bradbury. The novel is originally a short story entitled “The Fireman” published in the Galaxy Science Fiction in 1951 and two years later expanded into Fahrenheit 451. It’s a story about books and it’s not a happy one, because you see, it’s a crime to possess books… — read more
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“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Mark Haddon’s debut novel and it’s beautifully written in the first-person narration. The story is about a fifteen-year-old autistic boy named Christopher John Francis Boone who is mathematically gifted but socially hopeless. He is superbly logical and sees everything literally based on patterns, rules and… — read more
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“Dingo” by Charles de Lint
This is the first time I’m reading the work of Charles de Lint and am happy to say I’m not disappointed. DINGO holds my attention from the beginning to the end, and it speaks to me throughout like a friend.Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber meets an unusual new-girl-in-town named Lainey and her large dog named Em. Lainey… — read more
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“Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman
NEVERWHERE by Neil Gaiman is an interesting read. When Richard Mayhew saves a young girl from a London sidewalk, his life changes from normal to literally, abnormal. The young girl, whose name is Door, comes from “London Below” where she escapes from two hired killers. The two killers are known as Mr Croup and Mr… — read more
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“Beware of Doug” by Elaine Fox
BEWARE OF DOUG by Elaine Fox is a funny read and totally enjoyable. The book is one of the many chick-flicks my sister brought back from Sydney and is now mine. Lily Tyler is the landlord and neighbor to the sexy private jet pilot Brady Cole. On Brady’s first day in the neighborhood, a crazy… — read more
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