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October 31, 2016
A VERY SCOTTISH ZOMBIE apocalypse hits a small town. Scary and funny, with lots of local color. SOLID B
THE SHUFFLIN’ DEID
Derek Paterson
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Fantasy, Horror, Novels, Scotland, Self-Publisher Sundays, Solid B Reviews
October 29, 2016
MYSTERIES OF THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS haunt this grandly constructed historical novel (with a touch of magic). B PLUS
TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD
Little Brown and Company
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Novels
October 27, 2016
A COMPLICATED FRIENDSHIP RESURFACES for a woman whose life is in crisis. Sleek, du Maurier-esque thriller! B PLUS
INTRUSION
Little a
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Thriller
October 24, 2016
A STOLEN TIME MACHINE is the last desperate hope of a haunted man on the run. Fascinating SF thriller. B PLUS
YOU DON’T BELONG HERE
Snowbooks
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels, Science Fiction, Small Press Sundays, Thriller
October 22, 2016
SHARP, SALTY HUMOR draws on the ridiculousness of trying to be “feminine” enough for showbiz and the world. SOLID B
YOU’LL GROW OUT OF IT
Grand Central Publishing
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Women's Issues
October 20, 2016
A HEART-POUNDING HAUNTED HOUSE take for the 21st century: a salvage crew uncovers a mansion’s dark secrets. B PLUS
THE FAMILY PLOT
Tom Doherty Associates
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Horror, Novels, Paranormal
October 17, 2016
BAWDY, HEARTBROKEN HOWL of pain: a writer struggles with her addiction and self-hatred. Sharp first novel. SOLID B
PROBLEMS
Coffee House Press
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Novels, Small Press Sundays, Solid B Reviews
October 13, 2016
THE POWER OF VIDEO GAMES, from tragic (literally fatal obsessions) to uplifting (solace for the bereft). B PLUS
DEATH BY VIDEO GAME: DANGER, PLEASURE, AND OBSESSION ON THE VIRTUAL FRONTLINE
Melville House Publishing
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Science Writing
October 11, 2016
1954 BASEBALL BLOCKBUSTER still has lots of charm. Faustian plot handled well, and the prose is crisp as an apple.
THE YEAR THE YANKEES LOST THE PENNANT
W. W. Norton
2004
Tags: Forgotten Bestsellers
October 7, 2016
FAMILY DRAMA WITH a touch of mystery is beautifully written, very Dickensian for both good and ill. B PLUS
MERCURY
Harper
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Novels