Category: Book Reviews

Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance My rating: 4 of 5 stars Borrowed the ebook from the library. Whizzed through it during my staycation, rolling my eyes for some part of it. You see, I thought he was a bit of a twit at first. But Jance is a skillful writer who knows how to…

Death in the Age of Steam by Bradshaw Mel My rating: 3 of 5 stars I acquired this awhile ago, maybe during Toronto’s Word on the Street when publishers have those last-minute fire sales before the festival ends. It’s been sitting on my bookshelf for ages, but the time came that I needed a break…

Please Pass the Guilt by Rex Stout My rating: 3 of 5 stars The rating should be a 4, but I was thinking more about the act of reading than reading the book itself. Let me explain. I had this conversation, not the first, with several members of my brain health care team who said…

Gabriel’s Redemption by Steve Umstead My rating: 3 of 5 stars There’s one tiny problem with rating this ebook: I read it in two time periods. I began and stopped reading it before I started LORETA neurofeedback and direct brain stimulation to help me with my reading. And I picked it up again and finished…

The Lion by Nelson DeMille My rating: 2 of 5 stars Trying to rate these books sometimes requires too much mental work. I really liked the voice of the narrator, his humour, his personality, but I found the repetitive violence soooooo tedious. They say it’s an action book, but I actually found the action flagged.…

The Placebo Effect by David Rotenberg My rating: 3 of 5 stars The problem with writing a review on this ebook (I read the ePub version) is that I got the ebook a year ago, almost exactly to the day, and started it twice at least. I suppose that should be a sign that it…

The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was recommended to me as a good read. It’s certainly popular because after I placed it on hold at the library, I had to wait months and months before an ebook copy…

One Careless Moment by Dave Hugelschaffer My rating: 2 of 5 stars The back story made the first book in the series interesting, and though there was a bit of an emotional disconnect between reader and characters, the emotionality of the back story gave the book a little bit of depth. That back story isn’t…

Day into Night by Dave Hugelschaffer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not exactly sure how to rate this book. This is definitely one of those times when half stars would come in handy! Perhaps it’s more 3.5 than 4… I don’t remember how I ended up with this ebook in my Kobo app,…