The Jefferson Key is the newest installment in the Cotton Malone series by Berry. This time, rather than traveling the world, Malone stays in the U.S. After an attempt on the President’s life, Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt are hired to uncover a plot that is hundreds of years old. The Commonwealth was given free [...]
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The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry
Posted in adventure, audiobook, mystery on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin
Posted in adventure, fantasy on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In the 7th book in the series, Vayl has lost his memory and think it is 1777 again. Jaz is devastated. She and Vayl have finally found each other, but now he doesn’t remember her. While she and her team try to rein Vayl in, they are also trying to track down a mythical device [...]
The Genius Files by Dan Gutman
Posted in adventure, children's on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gutman scores again with the first book in a new series. Here we meet Coke and Pepsi, twin brother and sister, who are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. After a man in a bowler hat tries to kill them, they learn that they have been selected to be part of the [...]
The Emperor’s Tomb by Steve Berry
Posted in adventure, audiobook, fiction on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cotton Malone is back, but not better than ever I have to admit. I listened to this one on audio and thought that it would be great, but I was left feeling unsatisfied. Cotton is called in to help his friend Cassiopeia Vitt when she is kidnapped. Soon they are traveling to the Orient to [...]
The Billionaire’s Curse by Richard Newsome
Posted in adventure, children's, mystery on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I very much enjoyed the first book in the Archer Legacy series. It is about Gerald, a young boy who inherits his aunt’s billions upon her death. He has never met her, but she knows he is the right person to have her wealth. But she asks him a favor in return…figure out who [...]
The Book of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West
Posted in adventure, children's, fantasy on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A great pseudo horror book for kids. Olive moves into an old house after the owner passes away. Her parents are rather absent minded and she is left on her own quite a bit. She explores the house and discovers many odd paintings that really disturb her. Then, she finds a pair of glasses and [...]
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Posted in adventure, fantasy on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Willis once again comes through for me with a great book about time travel. It is set in the same “universe” as To Say Nothing of the Dog and is just as engaging. Kirvin is being sent back to 1320 to study life in the time of the Middle Ages. Meanwhile, her professor is back [...]
The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
Posted in adventure, children's on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This book is the third installment in the Cahill saga. Amy and Dan are headed to Japan in this book to unlock another installment of the 39 clues they must find in order to win the race. Unlike the first two books, I was not as impressed with this book. It left me feeling a [...]
The Seems: The Split Second by John Hulme and Michael Wexler
Posted in adventure, children's, fantasy on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the sequel to the first book in the Seems series, A Glitch in Sleep. The fate of the World is once more in jeopardy, and it is up to Fixer Becker Drane to fix it before the World is destroyed. Quick background. The seems is a place that actually created the World (ie [...]
The 39 Clues: One False Note by Gordon Korman
Posted in adventure, children's on December 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Amy and Dan Cahill are back in the exciting second book in the 39 Clues series. They are on the hunt for 39 clues that will give one Cahill amazing power. Amy and Dan are still the underdogs in the race with very little money and only their au pair to help them. This time, [...]
