Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Thrillers have dominated my reading landscape in 2018. I cannot get enough of the suspense and mystery they have brought into my life. When my favorite thriller author recommended the latest J.T. Ellison novel, I knew I had to pick up a copy. What I found was a new favorite writer.    Tear Me Apart is written by J.T. Ellison, and it is published by Mira Books. In it we are introduced to seventeen year old Mindy Wright. She is a powerhouse Olympic hopeful that dominates the ski slopes whenever she competes. Her parents, Lauren and Jasper, have sacrificed time and money to their daughter's passion. But one accident sends Mindy careering off the slopes and into the hospital. Her leg injury is severe and will keep her out of competing for a long time. She is positive. With work she knows that she will ski again. As she recuperates in the hospital, Mindy finds out that she has leukemia, and a stem cell transplant is he...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   My first reading slump of the year arrived a week ago. I resolved to do a re-read and a graphic novel to keep the flow going in my reading. It was by no means an easy thing to have happen, since this year had me averaging one or two novels per week. Luckily I have friends in the literary world that have excellent book recommendations. Enter Cormoran Strike, hard-boiled private investigator that brings back the noir tales of the past.   The Cuckoo's Calling is written by Robert Galbraith, a pseudonym of J.K. Rowling. It is published by Mulholland Books, and imprint of Little, Brown and Company. In it we are introduced to supermodel, Lula Landry. She is the bright It-Girl of the fashion world, and even though she has plenty of demons in her past, she seems stable and happy. But one morning the young woman takes a dive off the balcony of a luxurious apartment building. Her death is shocking and the police have ruled it as suici...