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Review: The Lady From the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Mera

July 12, 2025

“The beauty of Milicent’s life and work was, like that of many other women, purposefully hidden to rob her of her power and her influence.” This biography/memoir discussed the life and hidden legacy of the Creature from the Black Lagoon designer Milicent Patrick. Milicent created one of the most iconic movie monsters and the last … More Review: The Lady From the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O’Mera

Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

July 10, 2025

This is a retelling of the romance of Patroclus and Achilles. It chronicles Achilles life from childhood until his downfall in Troy and all the events that lead to that fate. While this is the story of Achilles, it’s all told from Patroclus’ POV, even after his death. This has been a very popular Greek … More Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Review: Death Masks by Jim Butcher

July 4, 2025

Harry Dresden, professional wizard, should be happy that business has been pretty good for a change. His new case involves the missing Shroud of Turin, but that’s not all he ends up having to deal with. He has to duel the Red Court of Vampires champion, deal with a professional hitman after him, a new … More Review: Death Masks by Jim Butcher

Review: The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris

June 27, 2025

Lizbeth Rose has received word from her sister that her estranged partner, Prince Eli, has been arrested in the Holy Russian Empire and no one knows why. She heads to San Diego and ends up working with her sister Felicia, Eli’s family, and the gregori Felix to investigate his imprisonment. Like the previous books, this … More Review: The Russian Cage by Charlaine Harris

Review: The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom by James Green

June 20, 2025

“God does not walk in these hills…The devil is here in these hills, and the devil is greed.” General Charles D. Elliott As a West Virginian, I will admit I only recently learned about the mine wars. About four years ago my work created an exhibit and presentation about it be mine wars and it … More Review: The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia’s Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom by James Green

Review: A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris

June 10, 2025

Gunnie Lizbeth Rose has healed from her previous assignment and has joined a new crew. The Lucky Crew is tasked with delivering a crate to a town called Dixie but just when it looks like it will be an easy trip, their train derails and they are attacked. What she really doesn’t expect though is … More Review: A Longer Fall by Charlaine Harris

Review: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris

June 5, 2025

The United States fractured after the assassination of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression. The world has become a hard, lawless place, which is where gunslinger Lizbeth Rose comes in. Gunnie Rose has acquired a reputation of being a fearsome gunslinger and someone who you can count on to get the job done. Now she … More Review: An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris

Review: It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History by Jennifer Wright

June 3, 2025

TW: Discussion of murder, slavery, matricide, forced transitioning, rape; racism; disablism and ableism, mainly to those with dwarfism (Ch. 5); eugenics; pedophilia; miscarriages; abortions; This book takes you through thirteen of the worst breakups in history. Like Wright’s other books, this was an enjoyable look at a specific topic in history. This book covers many … More Review: It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History by Jennifer Wright

Review: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

May 6, 2025

It’s been months since Susan left and Harry is a depressed mess. He has been running himself ragged trying to find a way to help her and neglecting to do his job. But when the queen of the Winter Faeries manipulates him into accepting a murder case, he finds himself racing to stop a war … More Review: Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

Review: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

April 14, 2025

“One estimate…maintains that TB has killed around one in seven people who ever lived.” Tuberculosis is something that I knew was a thing that killed a lot of people but I didn’t realize it was still so rampant and that it is still killing on such a wide scale. Green does a great job at … More Review: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Review: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

April 11, 2025

This book is hard to rate because Du Mez has clearly done her research but I do think some of the content was a bit repetitive, especially with the repetitive discussions of men and women’s place in society. As a non religious person, this book really helped me to understand the current political environment and … More Review: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Review: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel

February 25, 2025

This was a fascinating look at the life and crimes of master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Breitwieser and his girlfriend, Anna-Catherine Kleinklaus, carried out more than two hundred heists over eight years and stole more than three hundred objects. This book goes over his life, his many heists, and his eventual capture and imprisonment. I remember … More Review: The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel

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