Blogcritics Category: Books: Original Fiction

Book Review: Two Weeks Under by Rivka Tadjer

Lynda Lippin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:45:24 EST

This is a fast paced enjoyable yet scary commentary on our cultural obsession with weight.
Imagine a world where changing your physical body is easy. Want bigger perkier breasts? There is a pill for that. It may have a few side effects, but what doesn't? Want to feel better about yourself? Take Normal! Want to lose weight? Go into a medically induced two week coma and wake up 20 pounds lighter.Rivka Tadjer's Two Weeks...

Book Review: Stepping Into Sunlight by Sharon Hinck

Violet Nesdoly — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:39:39 EST

When even a trip to buy gas brings on a panic attack, it�s Penny�s Project to the rescue.
Penny Sullivan has always been a capable, good natured, roll-with-the-punches kind of mom who had enough energy to hold down the fort at home, volunteer in Bryan's classroom and pitch in with the church youth group. But the August afternoon she goes to the corner store for a Coke and sees an innocent couple get shot changes all that. Soon she can't...

Book Review: Options - The Secret Life of Steve Jobs by Daniel Lyons

Michael Prince — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:44:31 EST

oPtion$ takes us into the life and culture of Steve Jobs in the hilarious and interesting parody.
Ever wonder what it would be like to be rich? I don’t mean Porsche driving, large house living rich; I mean crazy rich and one of the most influential people on the planet. Writer Dan Lyons did when he started his blog, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs. This blog, written as if he was Steve Jobs, brought a humorous and surreal outlook to the...

Book Review: Heavenly Places by Kimberly Cash Tate

Jennifer Bogart — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:28:48 EDT

Are you a lot like Treva too?
Treva Langston is a lot like me. No, I’ve never been a high-powered lawyer, owned a large ritzy home, purchased designer clothes or counted myself as one of the upper-middle class. No, I’m not a deeply coloured African American woman who struggles with deeply rooted issues concerning her self-worth. But still, I see parts of myself...

Graphic Novel Review: In the Small by Michael Hague

Lisa Damian — Sat, 4 Oct 2008 17:22:34 EDT

Humans have suddenly shrunk to the size of approximately six inches tall, while the rest of the world has remained unchanged.
With the increase in popularity of graphic novels released by mainstream publishers, author and illustrator Michael Hague will be one of the names to know in this rapidly growing genre. I would venture to guess that Hague's debut graphic novel, In the Small, will be the first of several more to come in this series. The story was already...

Book Review: Waiting for Daybreak by Kathryn Cushman

Violet Nesdoly — Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:12:57 EDT

Welcome to the world of dueling pharmacists, where a little mistake can wreck a career.
It's Christmas Eve, but Paige Woodward doesn't anticipate a merry one. She's just been fired from her pharmacy job at a big HMO and her Mom's cancer tests have come back positive again. In fact, the seemingly idyllic holiday evening that begins Kathryn Cushman's second novel, Waiting for Daybreak, is only the beginning of a long night for the...

Interview with Lou Aronica, Publisher of New Publishing House The Story Plant

Dorothy Thompson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:38:29 EDT

"Some would suggest that starting a new publishing house in this environment is confirmation that I�ve lost my mind."
As publisher of Avon Books, Lou Aronica launched the Eos imprint, now celebrating its tenth anniversary. Also at Avon, he built publishing programs for Dennis Lehane, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, J.A. Jance, Stephanie Laurens, Lisa Kleypas, Bruce Feiler, and Peter Robinson. Neil Gaiman, whose work Lou acquired, reached #1 on the New York Times Best...

Book Review: Fire Fish by Davy Liu

Jennifer Bogart — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:36:53 EDT

Three little fish experience the adventure of their lives in a story that parallels the momentous events of the Israelite exodus from Egypt.
On the cutting edge of Christian children’s literature, author/illustrator Davy Liu combines tales from the lives of animals present at major biblical events with sophisticated digital imagery. A veteran animator with Disney, George Lucas and Warner Bros. his experience shines through in illustrations that today’s media-savvy children...

Book Review: Implied Consent by Cody Fowler Davis

Michael Prince — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:53:10 EDT

Stirring courtroom action, but thin characters and plot points drag the novel down.
Implied Consent, the newest novel from Cody Fowler Davis, takes us back to the world of Anderson Parker and his nemesis Justin Cartwright III as they face off again in the court of law. Davis is at his best when courtroom action is described, pulling you into all the detail and stress involved in a high profile case, but the story falters when...

Audio Book Review: JLA - Exterminators By Christopher Golden, Based On The Series From DC Comics

T. Michael Testi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:40:15 EDT

For a Movie In Your Mind check out JLA: Exterminators.
JLA: Exterminators, which was first released in book form in 2004, starts in the early days of the Justice League when a strange metallic-tasting rain fell on the United Kingdom. A race of aliens appeared to be attacking Great Briton and the JLA did not really understand why, but after a time they were defeated -- all except one whose head was kept...