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Title: The Martian ChroniclesAuthor: Ray BradburyGenre: Sci-fiBook Length: NovelBook Type: Physical Book; PaperbackYear Published: March 2012; First published: 1945 Date Started: October 9, 2023Date finished: October 27, 2023 I’d been wanting to read this book for a while. I’m glad I finally got to it. The book is written about life on Mars and about... Continue Reading →
Title: The Extraordinary Life of Same HellAuthor: Robert DugoniGenre: Literary Fiction; Coming of AgeBook Length: NovelBook Type: Ebook (purchased)Year Published: April 24, 2018 Date Started: November 11, 2023Date finished: November 16, 2023 This is a coming-of-age story about a boy named Sam Hill. He grew up in a loving family. His mother was supportive of... Continue Reading →
Title: Snow So WhiteAuthor: C. GockelGenre: Urban Fantasy; FolkloreBook Length: NovelBook Type: EbookYear Published: January 21, 2022 Date Started: October 10, 2023Date finished: October 24, 2023 This story follows a girl named Cheri as she, along with a few others, try to figure out the magic that’s supposedly hidden. This magic is supposed to do... Continue Reading →
Title: Arsalan the MagnificentAuthor: J.E. TolbertGenre: Fantasy, Historical FantasyBook Length: NovelBook Type: SoftcoverYear Published: February 13, 2024 Date Started: November 2, 2023Date finished: November 10, 2023 This is a story about a man named Arsalan who is a wizard with magical abilities that gained him a position with a king. Arsalan had the ability to... Continue Reading →
Title: The House of BOP: A Seattle BOP Mystery (Book 4)Author: Reb MacRathGenre: Fiction; Hard-boiled Fiction; DetectiveBook Length: NovelYear Published: June 15, 2022 Date Started: October 30, 2023Date finished: November 1, 2023 “The House of BOP: A Seattle BOP Mystery” (Book 4) by Reb MacRath is a standalone story following a detective named Chief Armstrong... Continue Reading →
Title: Clearance Level ThetaAuthor: David K. WalkerGenre: Sci-fi; Adventure; Space OperaYear Published: September 25, 2023 Date Started: September 25, 2023Date finished: September 26, 2023 This is a story about an ex-military named Colette Demeter who wants more than just a desk job. She’s found a job off-world and thinks it’s going to be easy getting... Continue Reading →
Title: The Four PowersAuthor: Jason M. HananiaGenre: Fiction, PoliticalYear Published: June 21, 2023 Date Started: October 16, 2023Date finished: October 18, 2023 This book provides another way to look at our world and especially the American political system as far as who is really in charge. Author, Jason M. Hanania takes us further than what... Continue Reading →
Title: AndroneAuthor: Dwain WorrellGenre: Sci-fi; MilitaryYear Published: September 1, 2023 Date Started: August 8, 2023Date finished: October 10, 2023 This book follows Sargeant Paxton Ares on his deployment to take down an enemy. His mind is often preoccupied with his pregnant girlfriend and him becoming a father. It’s something he’s nervous about but excited about... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranger in a Strange LandAuthor: Robert A. HeinleinGenre: Sci-fi; ClassicYear Published: June 1, 1961 Date Started: June 7, 2023Date finished: July 24, 2023 What I like about classic sci-fi is that you not only get the voice/style of the author, but you also get the ethical and moral storytelling of that period. These classics... Continue Reading →
Title: The Time Patriot: Episode One – Hail Mary PassAuthor: Kim MegaheeGenre: Alternate Historical Fiction, Sci-fiYear Published: October 11, 2022 Date Started: September 27, 2023Date finished: October 7, 2023 The story takes place in 2037 where corruption has ruined the United States. A man named Marc McKnight was tasked with traveling through time to bring... Continue Reading →
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