Novel
The Dead
'The Dead' is a youth novel written by Charlie Higson. I found this book in my grandnephew's old bedroom after he moved. This is a zombie story that covers the gambit of rich and poor. It is a story of adult zombies attacking kids after becoming infected. This is a story that Charlie Higson shows and tells how youth can overcome diversity in many ways. To me the scenes depicted are quite graphic at times. You can see the similarities to a television program known as 'The Living Dead' except with kids in the lead. It is a quick read and at times quite intriguing.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Shelter of Hope
At times I am a reader of the Harlequin romance story. They are not always just about love and sex. There are a lot of them that are purely very good family stories like 'Shelter of Hope New Friends Street written by Lyn Cote. This is the story of Marc Chambers and Rosa Santos and how they help each other in many ways. The main plot of this story is in how a community can come together to help one of its own.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
The Death List
'The Death List' is a thriller written by Paul Johnston. This is a novel about a woman named Jawinder Newton and her story will be told by the detectives who will begin to define what has happened to her life in a drastic manner. Jawinder has to go through many ups and downs through this case to determine the guilty and the not guilty. Paul Johnston is the writer that is quite descriptive in the scenes of the book and will keep you reading to the end.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
The O'Hurley's
Nora Roberts also had a second volume of two books for 'The O'Hurley's'. These two books are titled 'O'Hurley's Return' and the individual books are entitled 'Skin Deep' and 'Without a Trace'. 'Skin Deep' is the story of another sister by the name of Chantel who is mainly all business with her decisions on life and relationships and 'Without a Trace' is all about their only brother who is close to his family, but needed to find his own way in life, but he also needed something else to be truly happy.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Watch Me
Brenda Novak has written a thriller mystery entitled 'Watch Me'. The main character of Sheridan has a mystery to solve that has been bugging her most of her life. Sheridan has to learn how to cope and learn how to work things out with some of her past relationships that were affected by what occurred in the past. Brenda Novak is a writer that will let the reader learn step-by-step how the characters work together to solve this mystery thriller.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
No Greater Love
Danielle Steele has written the romance novel 'No Greater Love' which has a cast of characters that have tickets for the voyage of a lifetime on the ship name 'Titanic'. Danielle Steele shows how relationships can change when faced with disasters of many kinds. 'No Greater Love' is a novel that the reader can read in one or two sittings for it is another show and tell story for the reader will be able to visualize what the characters are doing from start to finish.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
The Sherbrooke Twins
Catherine Coulter has written a historical romance entitled 'The Sherbrooke Twins'. James and Jason are the names of these two identical twins for only their mother can really tell them apart. The main premise of the story is that James and Jason have to figure out who wants to kill their father. James has a love interest by the name of Corrie who he has known all his life, but for some reason James only sees a little girl till a very serious event takes place. Catherine Coulter has written a show and tell story that will keep you reading to see how James, Jason and Corrie work together to solve a family's problem of epic proportions for only how a historical romance can.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Once an Outlaw
I believe I have had written a critique on this novel entitled 'Once an Outlaw' written by Jill Gregory. It is the story of Emily Spoon and Clint Barclay and their many misunderstandings of what a relationship really means. To me the story is one of family and community and how Lonesome, the name of the town Emily and her family moved to and how one figures out how to fit in even though you are from the other side of the tracks. Jill Gregory has a good grasp of what a good historical romance is all about for the characters are well-developed and the reader will feel for the characters and what happens to them throughout the story.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Blood Brothers
Nora Roberts's has written a family/romance/thriller novel entitled 'Blood Brothers' the first part of the 'Sign of Seven Trilogy'. The main characters are three boys by the names of Cal, Gage, and Fox who when they were 10 years of age well the night before all three turned 10, they made a pilgrimage to the Pagan Stone in their small town of Hawkins Hollow that is the center when in every seven years of the seventh month for seven days weird happenings occur. Nora Robert's in this part is a very show and tell writer and one needs to read it to really understand and know the fear that these three boys now men have been living.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Independence
I am starting a new series of novels that I have had on my shelves for quite a while now and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The first volume is entitled 'Independence' written by Dana Fuller Ross. This is the story of the start of the first wagon train to the great future state of Oregon from the plan of Andrew Jackson. The main characters are Sam Brentwood, Claudia Humpries, and Cathy Van Ayl and their friends who all want to help them cross the country for enlarge the United States. Dana Fuller Ross is an author who has written quite the picturesque story of Westward expansion that all started on Long Island. I am hoping for comments on these critiques for they really are quite enjoyable.
By Mark Grahamabout a month ago in Critique
Another side of human madness is purely for profit.. Content Warning.
"Oh no... I feel like it's not too late yet, before General Hendro knows everything, I have to access and send this message immediately... before this madness will come out and cause fear everywhere."
By Prayoga Yuliano2 months ago in Critique
Winnie the Pooh
The other day I wrote a short critique on Winnie the Pooh that mainly gave the idea how this book could help children and their mental health. But the story of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne is actually the story of friendships in all their various forms from Pooh and Piglet, Pooh and Eeyore, and even Pooh and all the others. The most important friendship is Pooh and Christopher Robin. Pooh and Piglet and their various adventures, Pooh making new friends with Kanga and Roo, Pooh and Rabbit when Pooh would like a snack, Pooh and Eeyore who needs to feel friendship. All of these are shown when hunting for Woozles and Heffalumps, to throwing a party when a flood is over to just sharing a favorite snack or two and as a gang going on expedition. Winnie the Pooh is a children's novel that makes a good read for adults as well as kids even though the illustrations are pencil sketches, they give the story a homey feel.
By Mark Graham2 months ago in Critique