Mostly of books, but occasionally of movies, TV, music, art, and anything else reviewable
BOOK | FICTION | LITERARYTHE GRADUATE by Charles WebbRATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ When The Graduate, a book published in 1963 by recently deceased author Charles Webb, popped up as a Kindle Unlimited recommendation the other day, I thought to … Continue reading The Graduate by Charles Webb – A Review
A thread of mystery flows through the story. I think the author would shine writing thrillers full of secrets, crimes, and heart-pounding scenes. Brindley has a Navy SEAL vigilante title: The Good Kill. While I haven’t read that book, I’m sure the action is well done. Continue reading RAINY SEASON – A Review by Whispering Stories
An enchanting, expertly written little novel that will linger in my mind for some while – a bit like the cigarette smoke that metaphorically permeates the book itself. Highly recommended. – Rose Auburn Continue reading RAINY SEASON – A Review by Rose Auburn
Bubble Bath Twelve — is exceptional. I got so very and happily lost within that wonderful, beautiful tale and I regretted it when finally finding myself at its end… Continue reading A GATHERING OF BUTTERFLIES by Sean C. Wright – A Review
Her’s is the forth review I’ve received from the site, which is pretty cool. It’s been downloaded from there over 50 times so hopefully we’ll see more than a few more as a time goes on. Fingers crossed… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Cathy Geha
Originally posted on Seanarchy:
Title: The Good Kill Author: Kurt Brindley Genre: Action Length: 392 pages Action? Check. Lone wolf hero with a tragic flaw? Check. Strong women? Check. This action-packed book grabs you by the throat from the beginning. It does it firmly, but not to preachily, to keep you captive audience, as Brindley gives you a peek into the grimy underbelly of too much money, not enough morals, the sex trade, and espionage. The protagonist, Killian Lebon, is a broken veteran who engages in a very creative form of vigilance. You know it’s wrong, but you can’t help… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Sean C. Wright
Originally posted on Mani's Book Corner:
The Good Kill: A Killian Novel by Kurt Brindley Format: Paperback Source: Sent to me by the author Publisher: Self Published Genres: Thriller Publication Date: May 1st 2019 Synopsis/Blurb (Provided by author): “During the battle… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Mani
The novel is not for the squeamish. You can’t tell this type of story without violence and blood. However, the action is so intense you must keep reading. Mr. Brindley excels at diving deep into the psyche of each character, setting up plotlines that intricately weave a cohesive story… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Gina Rae Mitchell
Originally posted on Kitty Marie's Reading Corner:
The Good Kill: A Killian Lebon Novel (Amazon Link) Author : Kurt BrindleyPublished By : PROSOCHEYear Published : 2019Genre / Tags : Action, Suspense, Adult Fiction, Dark FictionMood : Gritty, yet having the feel of an action… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Kitty Marie
This is a fun, breezy read of a book that delivers on exactly what the author set out for it to do, and that is, essentially, to have it be a fun, breezy read of a book… Continue reading THE TELEPORTER by Lee Hall – A Review
Originally posted on Life in Books:
Title: The Good Kill: A Killian Lebon Novel Author: Kurt Brindley Number of Pages: 404 pages Publisher: Prosoche Publication Date: May 1, 2019 Purchase: Amazon My Rating: 4.5/5 stars Synopsis from Goodreads: A former… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL – A Review by Peyton Hammond
So yeah, with a title like that you shouldn’t be surprised when finding that it’s a gritty, grimy, nasty, corrupt, vulgar tale of a story that thoroughly explores the deep dark levels of depravity to which our inhumane human-ness is capable of descending… Continue reading THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME by Donald Ray Pollock – A Review
Originally posted on The Writing Wave:
Today there’s an undertone of social injustices plaguing our world with a threatening yet taboo sense of doom that seems unspeakable by most. Discussions on suicide, PTSD and human trafficking have either seemed hushed… Continue reading THE GOOD KILL — A Review by Imani Amour
THE DISTANT SOUND OF VIOLENCE by Jason Greensides is a hauntingly atmospheric tour de force with its stark and captivating descriptions of English life during the Nineties and beyond set in, on, and around the mean streets of London… Continue reading THE DISTANT SOUND OF VIOLENCE by Jason Greensides — A Review
But I tell you what, I love Christopher Buehlman’s monsters like no man should ever love a monster… Continue reading THE LESSER DEAD by Christopher Buehlman — A Review
For years my barely read first novel INSIDE THE SKIN (formerly The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor) had been pegged at 15 meager but oh so appreciated and loved Amazon reader reviews… about However, as of today there are … Continue reading I’ve been got…
House of the Rising Sun – A Review of Sorts
So, last night was a night just like any other night where, at 8pm(ish), I shifted the butt from the office chair to the recliner and happily fired up the new Fire Stick (a Prime Day upgrade (half-price and 2 free months of HBO!) from an old stick that had been rode hard and put away wet if you know what I mean) and the big screen and, with much hope and anticipation, began yet another heroic search through the multitudinous movie apps for something fun and entertaining to watch for the night.
You feel me?
(I recently finished watching The Wire (for the third or fourth time, can’t exactly recall) so I’m still feeling a bit Omar-esque. Hence the, “You feel me?,” if you know what I mean).
Long story short, it wasn’t long before I surfed upon a flick starring Dave Bautista and immediately had to put on the brakes.
Continue reading “Hurts so good…”
…what puts THE ELEMENTALS in the running for being the best of the best is, not so much that it is scary — when you’re as old as I am and have been through as much BS as I’ve been through, you’ll find that words on a page, regardless how well written and who writes them, no longer have the ability to scare… and that’s unfortunate — but that it is powerfully descriptive. Continue reading The Elementals – A Rapid Review
BOOK | FICTION | PSYCHOLOGICL THRILLER
NIGHT FILM
BY MARISHA PESSL
RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★
Night Film by Marisha Pessl is a haunting mystery with a complex, engrossing story and complex, intriguing characters, especially Stanislas Cordova, a creepy, reclusive cultish film director who I wish to the literary gods was a real person.
As I sit and watch the surreal press conference between Trump and Putin after their so-called historic summit, where, after recently treating our allies like dog shit, Trump behaves like a sycophantic lapdog to a murderous dictator who wants nothing more than to destroy and subjugate the U.S. of America in retribution for how the U.S. of America destroyed and subjugated his beloved U.S.S.R., I am reminded of how I felt, or better yet, how my fuzzy, nightmarish memories leave me feeling from the surreal and tumultuous times in the U.S. of America during the late-Sixties through the mid-Seventies, you know, the era of national madness beginning with the Tet Offensive through the Watergate break-ins and subsequent hearings to Nixon’s humiliating yet palliative resignation and ending with America’s humiliating yet palliative retreat from South Vietnam.
Continue reading “It’s Deja Vu All Over Again: TREE OF SMOKE by Denis Johnson, a Review (of sorts)”
BOOK | FICTION | LITERARY HAWSER by J Hardy Carroll RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ To one who considers some of his favorite literary works to be those about World War II – SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE and CATCH 22 being the … Continue reading A World At War Just Like It Was Yesterday: HAWSER – A Review
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