All Points North is a collection of 13 short stories. Some have a serious tone to them while others are quite comical. I recognized myself in at least one of the stories. The stories contain many aspects of our daily lives: grief, anger, happiness and...

The setting is the small town Raleigh, Missouri. This book begins by introducing the readers to a diverse group of characters at first they seem to have no connection except, they all live in the same town. As the plot develops the reader watches as...

I found "Class Collision" by Annette Mackey to be engrossing and satisfying. The characters, specifically David, are realistic and well-developed. A great deal is learned about the characters from their relationships with each other and how they interact. David's point of view really made the...

The title of this book is misleading. The zombies in this book are not the living dead but conservatives who see the true value of free enterprise and democracy. The main character in this book is a person who creates a website which he uses...

The author, a former football player at Vanderbuilt University, describes the underdog as "the predicted loser in a struggle." While the analogy to life is interesting, it is not appropriately developed in the text. The author basically uses an N=1 study in which he correlates...

Nova Melia has created a fascinating cast of characters in her adventure novel entitled "Duckegg". The lead character is a confused teen who lacks direction and role models. He, his younger brother Billy, and sister Lucy live in poverty in a small New England town,...

This story is about a lecture/seminar on alligator attacks. The lecture takes place in the community center of a mobile home park in Florida. Doctor Anthony Lucas is an expert on the topic. A friend of his was killed by an alligator. He has since...

"Caterwauler" by Chris Masuda is an out-there book. If you're looking for a book jampacked with philosophy and the "whats and whys' of life, then this book is for you. Story takes place primarily in a sex shop, involving a young man searching for himself, with...

Kastle Raines had been waiting for something to happen. He and his team, Angels of Defense, had enjoyed peace and quiet, living as law abiding citizens while running their legitimate businesses. Life was not simple for long. Their days of drug running and chasing terrorists...