One priest. One demon. One hell of a reckoning. DEMONS & RAMEN, a darkly hilarious paranormal mystery where exorcisms are messy and so is grief from A.M. Loweecey, is out now! Check out an exclusive excerpt below! Read a sneak peek of Demons & Ramen! The sign’s fat black letters proclaimed in Italian and English: Danger -- Keep Out By Order of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology. It was crowned with the official Vatican seal, too. Maybe their pompous crap worked on tourists. I slung my leather messenger bag across my back and scaled the chain-link fence surrounding the excavation. My feet hit broken cobblestones on the other side with a puff of stone dust. I brushed at my black slacks and shirt. They were the wrong clothes for crashing a closed dig, but I hadn’t confronted an entity yet who didn’t at least pause at the sight of the Roman collar. Most of them pissed their ectoplasmic pants. We had…used to have… a reputation, my brother Xavie...

Review: This Book Is Not For You - Howard Pearlstein and Illustrated by Susanna Covelli - August 2024 Howard Pearlstein’s *This Book is Not For You*, illustrated by Susanna Covelli, is a brilliant romp through the world of humor and irony, delightfully skewering the conventional wisdom of children's books. Received as an ARC from NetGalley, this picture book defies expectations with its dynamic blend of storytelling and illustration. From the first page, Pearlstein captures readers with an irreverent narrator who insists that this book is, indeed, "not for you." The narrator—a grumpy, mustachioed fellow with a Hercule Poirot-like flair—bemoans the book's content, claiming it is devoid of anything a child could possibly find appealing. No monsters, no ninjas, no aliens—just an endless litany of what makes a book decidedly uninteresting for young readers. Howard Pearlstein’s narrative voice is hilariously out of touch, adding a layer of comedic detachment as the narrato...

Review: The Deep - Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths - Lindsey Leigh - June 2023 Dive into the enchanting depths of the ocean with "The Deep!: Wild Life at the Ocean's Darkest Depths" by Lindsey Leigh, a captivating and educational graphic nonfiction book perfect for kids aged 8-12 years old. Plunging beneath the waves, readers are transported into an alien world teeming with bizarre creatures who reveal their astonishing adaptations to survive in the deep dark sea. Within the pages of this book, young readers will encounter mind-boggling facts that will leave them in awe. Did you know that there are animals that are completely transparent? Or that some tube worms have a lifespan of a staggering 1,000 years? And how about the Pigbutt Worm, hilariously known as the "Flying Buttocks"? Prepare to be astounded as you discover these extraordinary creatures, including the sea cucumber nicknamed "the headless chicken monster." Presented in a dynamic...

Review: Sharkbait - Book #3 Natural History Museum Series - Erin Mallon - September 2022 I am in two minds about this book as the previous two in this series I absolutely loved so much and I have never laughed so hard in a book. That's why I was so over the moon excited to read Sharkbait but it just wasn't as good in my opinion. It's amazing how the main character can make or break the book, as Louise our Marine biologist who by the way hates water and can't swim, was just too much of a cold character for me and I found her irritating as she felt like those cold logical people who have sticks up their butt. It's like seriously, how can you be friends with Mabel and Calliope and be Ralph's sister when you act like this? You have all the love around you, seriously you even had a one-night stand - so freaking loosen up. There were parts of her character I did like, especially the jeopardy and her waking up from surgery. The rest though, she was like a wet soggy bl...

Review: Clouds in my Coffee - Book #3 The Country Club Murders Series - Julie Mulhern - May 2016 Now and again, I try to read some of my older eBooks and today's one Clouds in my Coffee was an older cozy mystery read by Henery Press. Henery Press was one of my favorite publishing companies for Cozy mysteries as they are easy to read and keep readers entertained. Clouds in my Coffee can also be read as a stand-alone or part of the series. This book starts with introducing readers to Ellison who we learn is now a widower as her husband Henry was killed. Henry, we learned not only cheated on Ellison but also was a secret holder and used it as currency. In this book, someone is out to kill Ellison it seems as if everywhere she goes - danger strikes and someone ends up dead or close to dying. Who is out to kill Ellison and the biggest question is Why? This was such a fun read and I enjoyed the crazy dynamics of Ellison's family - in a way it reminded me of Stephanie Plum's fami...

  Review: Game On - #Book 28 Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich - November 2021 This is one series, where you have to admire Janet Evanovich with her stamina to keep going and writing each book, to be honest, I thought after reading 27 and being a little disappointed with it, that I wouldn't enjoy 28 as much but she made this one an action-packed novel with the arrival of Diesel and Wulf. Part of me keeps thinking, how long can she keep this up and when the hell are we getting a finale with Stephanie and Joe Morelli but the other part is still enjoying the various scenarios that Stephanie and her family keep getting into. I liked this one as we saw a bit more interaction between Stephanie's dad and Mother as they open their home as a safe place for two of the "Baked Potatoes" - a hacking group, that Stephanie is trying to protect. In Game On we see Stephanie's main target is a high profile hacker named Oswald Wednesday who loves to torture and keep everyone ...