Book Review From the Verge: Good Bones and Simple Murders by Margaret Atwood

You know that I love Margaret Atwood and am incredibly excited to see her in the spring, so it’s only fitting to do a quick re-read of some of her books. Good Bones and Simple Murders is a collection of whimsical-caustic-witty-parodies-and otherwise wonderful short pieces. She skewers the traditional views of women in fairy tales, reveals […]

Book Review: The Missing by C.L. Taylor

William Morrow, and imprint of Harper Collins, was kind enough to send me this book for review. I usually ghostwrite reviews for another website, but I’m trying to increase this type of content here, for you. Of course, that’s if you happen to stop by and read it… This is the first novel I’ve read […]

Go Set a Watchman and Get Over It

To Kill a Mockingbird is my favorite book in the world. It is told through Scout’s young eyes and expresses how she saw her father as a hero when he defended a black man accused of raping a white woman and took on a mob at the jail when they tried to lynch the man. […]

A Mini Spoiler Free Review of Summer House with Swimming Pool

Well, I forgot all about this book and was reminded that I had promised to blog about it. I read it, but my life has been crazy and I haven’t been a very good blogger so… here’s your review: The protagonist, Dr. Marc Schlosser, is in trouble. His patient is an actor with an enormous […]

Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Full disclosure: I read this book because it was on a list of books “to read before you see the movie” even though I have no intention of thinking of considering seeing the movie. Period. I liked the cover. Shallow, but true. Little did I know it was about cancer. The thing is, this wasn’t […]

Book Review: Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz

I love Odd Thomas. I really do. The character has charmed me from the first book in the series… until now. Suddenly, he has an enigmatic sidekick… and I don’t like her. She seems to serve no real p This entry in the series relies on intricate science theories and horror instead of Odd’s talents […]

Major Announcement from the Verge!

                      I am thrilled to announce that I am going to have some help with the book review portion of this blog. And this isn’t just any help. It’s my brother, David. He is a prolific reader with eclectic tastes. He has been a big […]

If You Were Here by Alafair Burke

I might have mentioned that I’m rarely surprised by books or movies. I’ve read so many thrillers/mysteries and seen so many suspense movies that I can almost always see the twist coming. When I find a book that surprises me, I LOVE it. Gone Girl had plenty of twists, and it’s not surprising that people […]

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: Review

I wanted to read Gone Girl sooner. I mean, it’s been on bestseller lists for year. My book discussion group is through our local library, so if we want to get our books through them, we can rarely read something new because they are all checked out with a zillion holds on them. In other words, […]

The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian are Strangers I Don’t Want to Meet at Night

I just finished reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t what I got. It was definitely strange. And a lot happens at night. But what about the herbalists and their bizarre obsession with the 10-year-old twin girls who just moved into town with their family? What […]