HARMONY, by Keith Brooke
FUGITIVE HUMANS ON a planet under the tyrannical rule of other alien species = deftly handled space thriller.
Grade: SOLID B
HARMONY
Rebellion/Solaris
2012
Tags: Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
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FUGITIVE HUMANS ON a planet under the tyrannical rule of other alien species = deftly handled space thriller.
Grade: SOLID B
HARMONY
Rebellion/Solaris
2012
Tags: Novels, Science Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Thriller
RICH IN DETAIL and compassion, a gentle satire of surburban Jewish life revolves around a family in crisis.
Grade: SOLID B
THE MIDDLESTEINS
Grand Central
2012
Tags: Novels, Solid B Reviews
LIFE IN CUBA in the 70s and 80s, as captured in the diary of an intense young writer and artist. Fascinating.
Grade: B PLUS
EVERYONE LEAVES
Amazon Publishing
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Cuba, Cuban Writers, Latino and Latina Writers, Novels
A VERY NEW YORK story about a charming, disaffected teenager and his parents and their partners. Sweet.
Grade: SOLID B
THESE THINGS HAPPEN
Unbridled Books
2012
Tags: LGBTQ Interest, New York City, Novels, Solid B Reviews
ATMOSPHERIC PARANORMAL THRILLER mixes a noir detective, some seriously spooky bad guys, and vivid Maine details.
Grade: B PLUS
THE WRATH OF ANGELS: A CHARLIE PARKER THRILLER
Atria
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Novels, Thriller
HYPNOTICALLY ATMOSPHERIC NOVEL vividly limns pre-Revolutionary New York State, draws on history and legend.
Grade: B PLUS
SEVEN LOCKS
Atria
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels
HILARIOUSLY HAPLESS DETECTIVE Stanley Hastings is suspected of murder, semi-eptly hunts the real killer. Fun!
Grade: B PLUS
STAKEOUT: A STANLEY HASTINGS MYSTERY
Pegasus
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels
AN ARTIST RETURNS to Galveston, Texas, and searches the island’s history and her family’s secrets. Overwrought.
Grade: B MINUS
THE DROWNING HOUSE
Knopf Doubleday/Nan A. Talese Books
2013
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels, Women's Fiction
THE CREATION OF BANGLADESH as seen from a child’s perspective. Deftly handled tale with flashes of sweet humor.
Grade: B PLUS
SCENES FROM EARLY LIFE
Faber and Faber
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Bangladesh, Historical Fiction, Novels, Pakistan
FASCINATING TWIST ON the Frankenstein story—a retelling from the “monster’s” point of view. Masterful!
Grade: A MINUS
MONSTER: A NOVEL OF FRANKENSTEIN
Overlook Press
2012
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Fantasy, Horror, Novels