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Reviews by James G. (Warwick, NY)

The Bloodletter's Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia
by Linda Lafferty

The promise of the title, cover art, and backcover copy were unfufilled. (9/5/2012)

The title The Bloodletter's Daughter and appropriate cover art immediately intrigued me, however, the backcover blurb promised so much that was undelivered. Prologues are usually ignored by readers. Readers want to cut to the chase, at least this reader does. Chapter one …more

Stash
by David Matthew Klein

Stash - The Most Innocent Decisions Often Shape Our Destinies (5/14/2010)

David Klein's novel drives home the point that bad things often happen to good people. I enjoyed reading this book. My gold standard is simple; character plus conflict equals drama, and drama is the indispensable component for good fiction. Klein's book abounds with …more

The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors: A Novel
by Michele Young-Stone

Lightening Strike Survival - Chance Or Miracle? (5/13/2010)

Overall I liked this book. Raised by my single mom on the Texas Gulf Coast in the 50's and 60's I immediately identified with Buckley. Reading about Buckley's trials and tribulations growing up and writing his handbook was like seeing a video of my own life. The insertion …more

The Map of True Places
by Brunonia Barry

Barry's "the map of true places" Soars With The Eagles (4/5/2010)

I have not read this type of book in years; I am tired of protagonists who are depicted as being somehow larger than life. I was looking for a different kind of protagonist; Zee a likable character with a tortured soul presents as a different kind of protagonist, she and …more

Point Deception
by Marcia Muller

The First Point Deception (3/9/2010)

I discovered this book, or rather my publisher did when he did a title search prior to publishing my first novel also titled Point Deception. By way of explanation Muller's book is about a geographical location (crime scene) and its inhabitants and my title comes from the …more

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