Book Reviews

The Passage of Conquest is a fast-paced historical fantasy about Giselle, an 18year old Ballerina, who finds herself stranded on a seemingly normal tropical island.

Sixteen years after the release of the international best seller, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell, Susanna Clarke has returned with her second masterpiece, Piranesi.

Chase by Linwood Barclay This international bestselling author serves up another genuine thriller with bite.       Chipper, a dog upgraded with the brain capacity of a ten year old child as part of a multi-million dollar experiment...

During The Hobbit, Tolkien’s prequal to The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins acquired a magic ring that, as far as he was aware, does little more than make him invisible when fitted to his finger.

Hollow City, by Ransom Riggs Hollow City is the second novel in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series. In the first book, ‘Miss Peregrine’s House for Peculiar Children,’ we learn about Jacob, who at age six,...

The Silent Invasion, by James Bradley Ten years after an outbreak of DNA altering spores, the world is being infected; plant life, animals, even humans. When 16 year old Callie discovers that her 5 year old...

    Jaws by Peter Benchley BOOK REVIEW BY TODD KUCHEL I’ve read a lot of great books this summer, but it was a classic that I feel deserves acknowledgement … Peter Benchley’s first novel, JAWS. Everyone knows the...

The last thing 12-year-old Billy Pyke wanted, was to end up working a dead-end job at a factory like his father, achieving nothing but the counting of nails, day in and day out.

Nursing his old Bentley Continental along a stretch of road headed for the Casino Royale, James Bond ponders a draft of his resignation letter from the Secret Service.

Jamaica Inn book review Jamaica Inn written by daphne du maurier review by todd kuchel review 4.5 STARS  4.5/5 After a pleasant upbringing on the family farm in Helston, Mary honours her mother’s dying wish to leave the farm-life behind to live with...