March 4, 2012
INTRICATE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE novel follows two loners and the secrets they carry to the English countryside.
Grade: B PLUS
THE DARK ROSE
Penguin/Pamela Dorman Books
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mystery, Novels, Suspense
March 3, 2012
COMPLEX, ULTRA-SMART PARANORMAL thriller takes us inside an epidemic where people are possessed by angry ghosts.
Grade: B PLUS
HITCHERS
Night Shade Books
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Fantasy, Novels, Paranormal, SF, Thriller
March 2, 2012
POETIC AND TROUBLING novel follows a social worker’s loss of faith in himself, obsession with a homeless client.
Grade: B PLUS
PARTS OF A WORLD
Northwestern University Press
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Mental Health and Illness, Novels
March 1, 2012
CHARISMATIC U. S. ASTROPHYSICIST Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers an impassioned pro-space exploration argument.
Grade: B PLUS
SPACE CHRONICLES: FACING THE ULTIMATE FRONTIER
W. W. Norton and Company
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Public Policy, Science
February 29, 2012
A REPORTER TURNS SLEUTH to investigate suspicious deaths and shady land deals in this entertaining mystery.
Grade: SOLID B
GETTING LUCKY
Tyrus Books
2011
Tags: Mystery, Novels, Solid B Reviews
February 28, 2012
SWEEPING EPIC ADVENTURE follows a Spanish woman from poverty to success as a couturiere to wartime espionage.
Grade: B PLUS
THE TIME IN BETWEEN
Atria
2011
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Historical Fiction, Novels, Spain, Women's Fiction, World War II
February 27, 2012
INFORMATIVE, IF SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING! Meteorologist’s overview of/survival guide for extreme weather conditions.
Grade: SOLID B
EXTREME WEATHER: A GUIDE TO SURVIVING FLASH FLOODS, TORNADOES, HURRICANES, HEAT WAVES, SNOWSTORMS, TSUNAMIS, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS
Palgrave Macmillan
2012
Tags: Non-Fiction, Science, Solid B Reviews, Weather and Climate
February 26, 2012
PHOTOGRAPHER DIANE ARBUS seen through a psychologist’s eyes. Thought-provoking, but not as much so as her work. SOLID B
AN EMERGENCY IN SLOW MOTION
Bloomsbury USA
2011
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
February 25, 2012
REAL-LIFE ADVENTURE tale of the scientists and explorers who worked to create underwater human habitats. Fun! SOLID B
SEALAB: AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN QUEST TO LIVE AND WORK ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
Simon & Schuster
2012
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Solid B Reviews
February 24, 2012
WILD, GRITTY NOIR adventure has plenty of graphic sex and violence, a unique tough-broad protagonist’s voice. B PLUS
CHOKE HOLD (HARD CASE CRIME)
Hard Case Crime
2011
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews