The Secret of Magic by Deborah Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Secret of Magic is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Inspired by a true case of a WWII serviceman who was singled out and arrested on a bus in the North Carolina, then brutally abused while in custody for insisting on his mostContinue reading “Book Review: The Secret of Magic, Deborah Johnson”
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Review of Rivers by Michael Farris Smith
Rivers by Michael Farris Smith My rating: 5 of 5 stars First the disclaimer: Michael Farris Smith is my colleague in creative writing at Mississippi University for Women. Of course, I’m going to like his book! However, even I was surprised by it. Not that I would expect anything less than a good read, butContinue reading “Review of Rivers by Michael Farris Smith”
Review: The Three-Day Affair by Michael Kardos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars There’s so much I don’t want to say about this book, since it would give away not just the ending but the surprise at every page turn. You don’t keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. You keep wondering, how many shoes can there possibly be? This bookContinue reading “Review: The Three-Day Affair by Michael Kardos”
A Great Summer Read
One Last Good Time by Michael Kardos I love the dark humor in these stories. The book is a linked short story collection in which the stories that have returning characters comment on each other and further develop the characters, though the collection does not read like a novel. Each story stands on its own, yetContinue reading “A Great Summer Read”
Kendall Dunkelberg 