by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 28, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Blackhouse by Peter May My rating: 4 of 5 stars If there was ever a book worthy of the title “literary mystery” The Blackhouse is it. Peter May’s command of prose is nothing short of brilliant, and the way he employs first and third person...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 25, 2020 | Book Reviews
Undercard by David Albertyn My rating: 4 of 5 stars An excellent debut by Toronto-based author David Albertyn but don’t let the title or the cover fool you. This isn’t really about one fight night in Vegas, but the scars left behind from childhood and the...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 13, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book I have read by Megan Miranda (the first was A Perfect Stranger, which I loved). This book flips between Summer 2017 and Summer 2018, with lots of looks into the past. Told from the...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 10, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood My rating: 3 of 5 stars As we already know from The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of Gilead did fall, as the book ends with a historic symposium on the failed state. The Testaments tells us how this downfall came about....
by Judy Penz Sheluk | Jun 3, 2020 | Book Reviews
Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m going to subtitle this book “The Long Road to the End.” It starts off great. A strong and likeable female protagonist/FBI agent who visits a man in jail to find out where her twin...
by Judy Penz Sheluk | May 28, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda My rating: 5 of 5 stars My introduction to Megan Miranda is with her second book, and it’s a page turner. Beyond that, I love her writing style, the prose sharp and crisp, the pacing never falters as I put myself in the...
