Top 5 Reads in 2016

Dark Matter This book absolutely blew me away.  Given that people were rather secretive on the overall plot by throwing out testimonials like, “Just read this, you won’t regret it”, how could I pass it up?  Keeping in the tradition of the aforementioned praise, I will continue to refrain from spoiling the events in Crouch’s…

Red Right Hand

Following a terrorist attack on the Golden Gate Bridge, a man long believed to be dead appears in a viral video capturing the destruction. With the FBI unable to divert their focus from the attack, Special Agent Charlie Thompson approaches Michael Hendricks to track down and secure this mystery man. But Hendricks has his own…

The Second Life of Nick Mason

After a botched robbery, Nick Mason is stuck doing twenty-five to life.  After only serving five years, he’s approached by the prison’s most powerful inmate with an opportunity – if said inmate can get Nick out, he’d serve the remainder of his term as his hired hand on the outside.  With the allure to see…

The Given Day

I have it pretty good here in ol’ 2016. I work nine to five, Monday to Friday. I have a decent health plan and my job consists of sitting on my ass in front of a computer all day. I get regular raises and if I get sick, I can rest up for a few…

Pet Sematary

Just like The Shining and Salem’s Lot, my first exposure to Pet Sematary prior to reading the novel had been from a Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror episode.  You know, the one where Bart reads this incantation from a book of black magic in hopes to raise their beloved cat Snowball I from the dead but…

Salem’s Lot

Following the death of his wife, author Ben Mears returns to Jerusalem’s Lot, the town in which he spent his childhood, to continue work on a novel.  However, it wouldn’t be a Stephen King story if there wasn’t something sinister lurking in a small town.  Did I mention this takes place in Maine? King has…

You Will Know Me

Katie and Eric Knox are parents to Devon, a young, talented and ambitious gymnast with Olympic aspirations.  Devon has sacrificed her childhood in exchange for hard work and dedication to her craft while Eric and Katie have sacrificed their personal lives and finances to help Devon realize her full potential.  As Devon approaches the age…

Dark Matter

After being abducted and drugged, Jason Dessen wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar world with some familiar faces.. That’s about as much information as I’m comfortable telling any prospective reader as I don’t think you can really say a whole lot about the story without inadvertently spoiling something about it – or maybe…