Category Archives: Books

Joe Abercrombie’s Half a King: What Does A Leader Look Like? (Book Review)

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I sped through Joe Abercrombie’s latest, Half a King, in one sitting. It’s the fantasy coming-of-age tale for fans of Game of Thrones, The Emperor’s Blades, or Red Rising that won’t bog you down with subplots and elaborate, near-annotated family trees. This is a pure tale … Continue reading →

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Catherine Coulter’s Power Play: Scandalous Intrigue (Book Review)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

The nineteenth suspense novel of the prolific author Catherine Coulter finds her blending characters new and old in a two-pronged storyline, a slow building thriller of Scandal-like proportions. On one side, Davis Sullivan is tasked with protecting the U.S. ambassador to … Continue reading →

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Marcia Clark’s The Competition: Media’s Influence On Terror (Book Review)

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson to those alive in the 1990s and a CNN correspondent on the George Zimmerman trial for those a bit younger, has also penned a series of books about L.A. prosecutor Rachel … Continue reading →

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Dean Koontz’s The City: The City Personified

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Pages into the latest Dean Koontz, I was reminded of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, “City of Angels.” It chronicles the exploration by the singer as he struggles within Los Angeles, to understand himself and realize his potential with … Continue reading →

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Linwood Barclay’s A Tap On The Window: Dirty Little Secrets (Book Review)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

A few years ago, one of those lovely suggestions that Amazon does popped up: “for fans of Harlan Coben, try Linwood Barclay.” Having read every one of Coben’s novels, I gave Never Look Away a spin, about a man who loses sight of … Continue reading →

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Meg Gardiner’s Phantom Instinct: Trust, And Other Fleeting Ideas

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

A shoot out explodes into action at a club, opening the thrilling latest novel by Meg Gardiner in mid frame. The violence seems random, but organized, and bartender Harper Flynn watches her boyfriend Drew die in front of her. In … Continue reading →

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Karin Slaughter’s Cop Town: Overcoming Stereotypes & Struggles (Book Review)

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

Karin Slaughter’s first standalone novel takes us to 1974 Atlanta, a city divided by race, gender, and sexuality. Our guides to the city are newbie cop Kate Murphy, struggling through her first week on the job, and second-year Maggie Lawson, … Continue reading →

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Karin Slaughter’s Undone: Making Sense Of Family (Book Review)

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In her novel, Undone, Karin Slaughter brings together three of her previous stars, uniting Dr. Sara Linton with Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Will Trent and Faith Mitchell, in a frantic hunt for a serial killer who is kidnapping women, torturing them, … Continue reading →

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Leigh Bardugo’s Ruin & Rising: Sometimes, Our Heroes Don’t Make It To The End (Book Review)

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

I knew we were in trouble when I read the dedication: “For my father, Harve– Sometimes our heroes don’t make it to the end.” It’s book three of the Grisha trilogy: Alina, the Sun Summoner, is recuperating underground with her … Continue reading →

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Chevy Stevens’ That Night: Bullying Inside & Out (Book Review)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Jacob Sahms

In the late 1990s, high school grads Toni and Ryan go off for a night of romance, with Toni’s kid sister Nicole tagging along. The next morning, Nicole is found violently murdered and the subsequent investigation sends both Toni and Ryan … Continue reading →

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