Tenacity Author: J.S. Law If you shuddered through Larrsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and fell in love with Lisbeth Salander, you will adore Tenacity’s protagonist, Danielle “Dan” Lewis, recently reassigned to the Special Investigation Branch’s Kill Team, the Royal Navy. Dan has just come off pulling a huge coup – finding and capturing a serial killer from her own Navy ranks. And she is one tough cookie. While Tenacity is not the psychologically taut tight-wire act of The Girl with ... continue reading...
Book Review: Tenacity
On our radar: The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur "The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable ... continue reading...
Book reviews: Passing Through
Passing Through Author: Robert Phillip Desjardins I first met Bob Desjardins, the author (he is also an influential California attorney) when I reviewed several of his previous novels ( A Darker Shade of Orange and Land of the Saints). When he sent me a synopsis of Passing Through a year ago, I got excited. When I received it in the mail recently, finished and published, I felt anticipation. The wait was well worth it. The science of Cryonics, freezing humans with life threatening ... continue reading...
Book review: The Girl from the Garden
The Girl from the Garden Author: Parnaz Foroutan The Girl from the Garden has gotten some swooping reviews: from Kirkus, a starred review: “Foroutan’s lyrical debut offers a mosaic of stories evoking life within a wealthy Jewish home in Kermanshah, Iran…through the ghostly voices of the unhappy home, with brothers Asher and Ibrahim at its center and the womenfolk circling them like satellites, the disastrous history is slowly reassembled.” This reviewer will acquiesce: the ... continue reading...
Bucket list: Rocky Mountaineer
I am a nature girl. From hiking in Zion National Park to walking along the seashore, if sun, snow or trails are involved...I'm THERE. While I live in Salt Lake City, I'm determined to vacation in areas that feed my spirit. That's why the Rocky Mountaineer is on my BUCKET LIST! My bestie Zippy took the trip last year, and she LOVED standing out on the vestibule looking at the bears and birds as they whizzed by, and then there was the food...oh, the food. For a nature lover like me seeing the ... continue reading...
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