When’s the last time an unfamiliar book by an unfamiliar author knocked your socks off? Smacked you upside the head? Grabbed you by the throat and didn’t let go until the last page?
I know. I’m adorable.
That’s what T. Davis Bunn’s The Great Divide did to us. Talk about a kibble kruncher! I’ll let Her Momness fill you in:
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The protagonist is Daemus Alaric, Keeper of knowledge. He has weird visions and stuff. He “sees” a sorcerer dude, Vorodin, who may be able to help. But the answers Daemus seeks may bring him—and the realm—to the brink of war.
“Politics turning to violence is the mark of an unstable society. Death by politics was generally confined to third world countries and was definitely supposed to end at the US border.”
Simmering tensions threaten to boil over into murder and mayhem following an acrimonious ballot initiative that split Cobb County, Georgia into two in this cozy mystery by indie author Kent Ostby.
When the mayor is critically injured and a county supervisor is murdered, Shea Carlin suddenly finds himself up to his proverbial eyeballs in a murder mystery. Are ReUnite protestors to blame, or is something else in play? What? As dead bodies pile up, so does the danger. Can Carlin solve the Whodunit before he’s next on the hit list? And what about Carlin’s main squeeze, Kim?
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Now hear this: Mom and I require a few things from a book in order to make the read worth our while. The must-haves are non-negotiable. As in, books we want to read and are most likely to finish must:
Books must also include the five essential elements of a story:
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“Does beauty require freedom?”
Tucked into the chapters of this epic historical fiction, this question is one upon which the entire book hinges.
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This is a book about recovery and self-discovery. It’s a first-hand account of how the author recovers from a stroke suffered in September 2022, smack dab in the middle of the Abu Dahbi desert. At age 46. While training for the Budapest Marathon. Giovannoli explains that he writes to share his story and offer hope for recovery after a stroke.
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Nasty oil. Sleeping dust. Illusions. Tunnels. An herb garden. Masterful planning. Clever camouflage. Courage, creativity, and daring. All of the above and more are part of Granny and George’s ingenious plans to help black slaves escape their chains in this historical fiction novel set in 1836 Charleston.
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What?
Kimber the Magnificent.
Your favorite furry face here. I’m jumping for joy today! Well, okay. I jump for joy pretty much every day. Cuz I’m what Her Momness calls a “Professional Joy Spreader.” No idea what that means. But Mom likes it. So I like it, too.
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Can two retired spooks figure out why a Ukrainian professor died, how his dog learned to drive, and why Archie had a homing device in his collar that may have had its origins in the jungles of Vietnam?
Hold on to your fur, friends. Cuz that’s only a few questions swirling in this finely crafted collection of mystery-ish stories. The collection runs the gamut of emotions and covers the waterfront from creepy to cozy to the back woods to the dog house.
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