Jessica Wren: Elizabeth, I wanted to thank you for giving me a chance to give a more detailed of explanation of Ice. It’s my first novel, and I’m learning What is the title of your latest book? Ice is currently my only published novel. I am working on a novel called Earth right now, which will also be a paranormal crime thriller and the first … Continue reading Jessica Wren- An Interview with the Author of “Ice”
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Book Review of “Ice” by Jessica Wren “Ice” is a book that satisfies on many levels. The story, as a whole, is extremely evocative, creating a strong “small town” feeling like a vintage Ray Bradbury story. The small town atmosphere reminds me of the Americana iconic play “Our town”. Wren is skillful in her development of a small… Continue reading Book Review: “Ice” by Jessica Wren
Writing a sequel to a well received book is a challenge and Glen Barrera rises to meet the test with a winner. In “A Capable and Wide Revenge” he follows the continuing experiences of his wonderful characters from “The Assassin Who Couldn’t Dance”. Although the characters are familiar from the earlier book, this book stands quite well on its own. Once again former US soldiers, … Continue reading “A Capable and Wide Revenge” by Glen Barrera
Ice by Jessica Wren My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Ice” has the potential to be a good story but it needs to be developed. More of an outline than a full fledged thriller, the characters should be fleshed out and the motivation for the crime could be firmer. There are a lot of characters in this book, too many for such a short story. … Continue reading “Ice” by Jessica Wren
In his second book of the Phoenix series, “Gold, Silver, and Bombs”, Ted Tayler amps up the action and the tension. As the Olympus Project tackles the potential terrorist attacks on the 2012 London Olympics, Colin (Phoenix) rises in the esteem of his fellow project warriors. The teams throw out all the stops as they attempt to outwit terrorist plans to use the Olympics as … Continue reading “Gold, Silver, and Bombs: The Phoenix Series Book 2” by Ted Tayler
Finders Keepers by Stephen King My rating: 4 of 5 stars Being a big fan of Stephen King’s writing I was excited when I received my copy of his latest book, “Finders Keepers”. Something of a sequel to “Mr. Mercedes”, a book I thoroughly enjoyed, “Finders Keepers” introduces new characters and brings back some old ones. Beginning with the murder and robbery of a well … Continue reading “Finders Keepers” by Stephen King
The Price of Silence by Ulla Hakanson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amy Robinson is being stalked by her ex-fiancé Tyler but she has even bigger problems. In “The Price of Silence” by Ulla Hakanson, Amy finds the cost of keeping silent can be very high. While enjoying a kayaking trip with her cousin Willa in the remote part of British Columbia she makes … Continue reading “The Price of Silence” by Ulla Hakanson
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Part Two I lived with my grandmother. My grandfather had disappeared over ten years ago. That was the year after my parents were killed in a car crash on Old Highway 63. My grandmother was not an easy woman to live with. I suspected she was half out of her mind. She was my mother’s mother but she was nothing like the mother I remembered. … Continue reading April Showers (Part Two) by Elizabeth Newton
If you like action packed films where bullets and fists fly this is definitely the movie for you. Skillfully directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (“Unknown”, “Non-Stop”) it is a masterpiece of movement. Run down, burned out Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) is a pathetic character- at the beginning of the movie. Estranged from his son Michael (Joel Kinnaman) for five years he leads a lonely and depressing … Continue reading “Run All Night”
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