The Review Broads Bros + Paws

The Night SeasonAuthor: Chelsea CainRapid fire, with a full clip, The Night Season hammers from page one.  Just coming off torture from serial killer Gretchen Lowell, called the Beauty Killer, Portland police detective Archie Sheridan doesn’t notice his scarred body anymore, and ignores the pain.  Sheridan is back in Portland, out of the psych ward where Gretchen landed him – before he put her in prison for good.  And now he’s on the trail of Poison Pal, another serial killer who poisons and ... continue reading...

The New Holistic Way for Dogs and Cats: The Stress-Health ConnectionAuthors: Paul McCutchean & Susan WeinsteinThank goodness!  Finally we are taking the emotional lives of our pets into consideration.  I have been a dog nutritionist for 15 years now, and I so believe in holistic methods for our pets, along with a diet that is at least as nutritious as our own.  When I adopted Clem he had been in a pet store and was near death.  At six weeks, he had had 32 immunizations, going from broker to ... continue reading...

The Linen QueenAuthor: Patricia FalveyThe Linen Queen by Patricia Falvey reverberates with the same Irish poignancy and longing as her debut novel, “The Yellow House.”  And her second novel presents Ireland in the 1940’s with the same delightful voice and poignant characters that create a new meaning for the word survival.  Painstakingly stark and remarkably resilient, Northern Ireland’s Sheila McGee mirrors Ireland’s inner and outer turmoilSheila McGee lost her father when she was ten.  He left ... continue reading...

ToysAuthors: James Patterson and Neil McMahonTitillating and tympanic, Toys inhabits the realm of reality, the surreal, and the Orwellian.  Fusing Darwinian evolution with über technology that overrules genetics and DNA, Patterson and McMahon’s new thriller targets what might easily become reality – tomorrow.  Technologically enhanced, there is a new being running around Earth – the Elites – and humans are the debris that they trample upon.  Since 7-4 Day, when the human race almost decimated ... continue reading...