What could be better than 1,000 pages of Stephen King, more macabre than a plague which kills 99% of the world's population, or more diabolical than a devil in worn down cowboy boots? Absolutely terrific!
American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
by
Nina Sankovitch
4 Stars
American Rebels is a marvelous work of history, telling the story of the founding of our nation through the...
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch 4 Stars I found The First Conspiracy to be a very interesting account of a little known and seldom written about aspect of the American Revolution: a British plot to turn colonists (and especially colonial soldiers) to the British side and (possibly at least) to capture and perhaps kill George Washington and other colonial generals. I won the book in a Goodreads giveaway, so first of all I’d like to thank Goodreads, the publisher, and the author for a chance to read and review the book. When I entered the giveaway I didn’t realize that this was a “Young Reader’s Edition” of the book. I was apprehensive when I first saw that but still found the book very interesting and informative. The only major concession to “Young Reader’s” I noted was the very short chapters. Highly recommended. https://www.goodreads.com/book/sh...
Firewatching (Detective Sergeant Adam Tyler #1) by Russ Thomas 4 Stars Firewatching is a terrific debut novel from Russ Thomas. The writing is excellent, the plot is tight and well crafted, the characters are terrific, and the double mystery (two murders and an arson case that may or may not be related) kept me guessing until the end (as usual, I didn’t see the end coming). I’m waiting expectantly for Thomas’ next book!
Race of Aces: WWII's Elite Airmen and the Epic Battle to Become the Masters of the Sky by John R. Bruning 4 Stars John Bruning’s Race of Aces is a wonderful portrait of the Army Air Force fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. The book was obviously extensively researched, it is well written, and it is eminently readable. Bruning succeeds in bringing the war to life, exposing the heroism and the flaws of the pilots who battled to become America’s Ace of Aces while many times taking the reader right into the cockpit in the heat of battle. It’s not a history of the war in the Pacific, it’s the story of the men who fought it; and it’s a great one. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45692395-race-of-aces https://www.bookbub.com/books/race-of-aces-by-john-r-bruning
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