This is the fourth and final book in the Atlee series. I felt like this book tried to be too much. It felt like the author knowing that this is the end of the series just tried to escalate the tension by throwing a little bit of everything at it in some type of thriller…

Boxcar Children number 20. After all the stuff I have been reading lately, it was nice to return to the Aldens. This was a cute little mystery that left you guessing until the end. Good misdirection and great resolution leaves you feeling good about old values. Reminds you that family is the most important thing.…

Books 3 & 4 of the Spiderwick Chronicles. These books are perfect for those reluctant readers in your life. They are quickly and punchy. A quick payoff even for slow readers. Being so short they feel like a single chapter in most books, but they do reach out and grab your attention. I enjoy them…

I hate to say it but even though I liked the ending, it was as much of a troupe as this whole book. If you want to read this story just read Ender’s Game. It feels like it is targeted to YA but the language does not feel like that at all. Almost trying to…

This audiobook is available from The Great Courses. This is a high level overview of the subject of self control. There are several interesting citations on what causes us to lose control. Overall I feel that the interesting part of this book is that it helps to give attention to the choices we make and…

Unwanted Quests book 3. Over half way through this five book spin-off series and it was a fun adventure. The thing I really liked about this book was the idea of bad assumptions. Too often we the protagonist always making the perfect assumption. I do feel like a portion of the remaining two book needs…

This was book 2 of the Unwanteds Quests. This was a good read. The pacing was on, I do wish that the twists were a little less predictable, but I guess that is what I get for reading YA. Aside from that the story line was good and no actual dragons were injured in the…

This is the spin-off series for the Unwanteds. This was a good read. If you enjoyed the Unwanteds then you will enjoy this one. Personally I still feel like something is missing to this writing. I feel that it might be the lack of a thinking question. The pacing is great and the formula for…

If you could go back and kill Hitler, would you? This is the idea behind this Stephen King novel. I really loved this novel, albeit I will warn that it has definite adult content. If you can get past those parts this novel like all of Mr. King’s will get you thinking. Being able to…

I enjoyed this perspective to the condition of the workforce and what got us here. Twenty years ago my professors we talking about the diminishing middle class. This gives an explanation to why that is happening. It also pushes very hard on how the elite are continuing to pull ahead. All that said the book…