I met Tami Hoag when she visited Atlanta in January of this year. I read a few of her books about 15 years ago, and remembered enjoying them. She was touring to promote The Bitter Season, the 5th book featuring detectives Kovac and Liska. So, before reading The Bitter Season, I decided to return to the beginning and read all of the Kovac and Liska Books in order. I finished The … [Read more...] about Tami Hoag’s Kovac and Liska Books
Fiction
Book Review: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman My review: 4 of 5 stars The Ice Queen is the third book by Alice Hoffman that I've read. Easily read in one sitting at only 211 pages, I found it to be captivating in some ways, but lacking a bit in others. The Dovekeepers and The Museum of Extraordinary Things set such high expectations. The Ice Queen incorporates Hoffman's magical realism as … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
A Study in Short Fiction
“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.” ― Lorrie Moore A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Barnes and Noble Modern Classics edition) by Flannery O'Connor (Georgia Author and winner of the National Book Award for The Complete Stories in 1972) My review: 5 of 5 stars With authentic southern … [Read more...] about A Study in Short Fiction
Novel Cinema: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
In 2013, Rick Yancey promoted his new book The 5th Wave at the AJC/Decatur Book Festival. I bought two signed copies. One for my son and the other for my son-in-law. My husband ended up reading the book too. They all loved it. Not being a sci-fi fan, I didn't read the book until recently. My reason for finally reading it was because we all went to see the movie and came away … [Read more...] about Novel Cinema: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Book Review: Bayou Shadow Hunter
by Debbie Herbert My rating: 4 of 5 stars The mysterious bayou pulled me in to the story immediately. By exploring the folklore and legends of the Choctaw tribe, this romance novel offers more meat for the reader. The relationship between Tombi and Annie offered no surprises, but the reader still gets a good love story. I would have liked it to have been a longer story, so it … [Read more...] about Book Review: Bayou Shadow Hunter