Recursion
I’m usually not much of a thriller reader, but the premise of Blake Crouch’s newest novel, Recursion, sounded good enough that it gave me pause. It also has a sci-fi slant to it, and while I don’t read a ton of science fiction, I am a sucker for stories that dabble in manipulation of memory, …
Wine and Book Pairings: 2019 Summer Reads
With summer quickly approaching, it’s the perfect time to dig into this summer’s new releases to select the tastiest Wine and Book Pairings for 2019’s Best Summer Reads for all those fellow wine lovers out there. This summer, there’s a great blend of beach reads, thoughtful stories, suspenseful thrillers and serious fiction. All you need …
The Huntress
In The Huntress, Kate Quinn once again has penned a thrilling and captivating piece of historical fiction. This time around, it’s about tracking down a Nazi war criminal. Quinn’s previous book, The Alice Network, was about a female spy who is recruited during WWI and was very well received. The Huntress came out earlier this …
Good Omens: the Amazon TV Series vs the Book
The Good Omens adaptation was released on Amazon on May 31st, and if you’re a fan of the book like I am, you’re probably pretty keen to see it. If you don’t know about the book, Good Omens: The Nice And Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, it’s a …
The Great Alone
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah is a story set in the Alaskan wilderness. As referenced in the book, the title comes from a line from a poem by Robert Service (“The Shooting of Dan McGrew”) where he refers to the remote Alaskan lands as the “Great Alone”. I knew I’d read it sooner or …