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rough justice

Another book from Lisa Scottoline. It was fine, just like the rest of hers, but nothing to write home about. It was a legal thriller, like all of her other books that I’ve read (which I think is the only type of book she writes). But, I could sure go …

everyday ordinary no one

Brian wrote a book! It’s a collection of personal essays called “Everyday Ordinary No One”. Stories will be released to the site every week between now and Thanksgiving. You can read them or listen to a audio version for free. The book is also available for purchase in print and …

gwendy’s button box

This novella, written by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar, was a good palate cleanser after reading that last book of short stories. It had a weird plot that I’m not even going to try to explain, but I will tell you that it was a quick and compelling read. My …

poe’s children

This was a compilation of short stories put together by Peter Straub. There were really only a few that I liked (and two of those were written by Stephen King and Joe Hill, and I had already read them before). Thanks to this book, I’m now behind on my reading …

the silent wife

This was your basic dysfunctional Italian family kind of story. It was a quick read–I read much of it while we were away over the weekend. Not the kind of book I usually read, but I enjoyed it. My rating: 4/5