White Oleander
White Oleander Author: Janet Finch A teen girl gets put into foster care after her mother goes to prison for murdering her boyfriend. I was drawn in immediately with how the book began with learning about Astrid’s mother, the murder and then the first foster home she experiences. They...
The Return of the King
The Return of the King Author: J.R.R. Tolkien The third part of the Lord of the Rings. The goal of the Fellowship of the Ring is to get the Ruling Ring to the Cracks of Doom so they can destroy it before it falls into the hands of the...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Author: J.K. Rowling Harry is going back to his second year at Hogwart. There is a new Dark Arts teacher, new kid in school that won’t stop taking pictures of Harry since he considers him a celebrity and the Weasley’s youngest sister...
The Two Towers
The Two Towers Author: J.R.R. Tolkien The second part of the Lord of the Rings. The goal of the Fellowship of the Ring is to get the Ruling Ring to the Cracks of Doom so they can destroy it before it falls into the hands of the Dark Lord....
Weaveworld
Weaveworld by Clive Barker A Liverpool man stumbles across a magic carpet and unravels another world into his own. This is the first thing I ever read by Barker and it is still one of my favorite books. ...
Imajica
Imajica by Clive Barker Epic novel (over 800 pages in hardback) about four dominions that are all interconnected with each other but disconnected with the fifth dominion, Earth. There are forces out there that try to reconcile all the dominions every two hundred years but there are others out...
The End of Alice
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes Highly disturbing book about a relationship between a pedophile in prison and a nineteen-year-old girl who writes him letters talking about a pre-teen boy she is interested in. She knows he is a pedophile so wants to get his perspective on her...
Hellbound Heart
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker It is the story that Hellraiser was based on. The people that will do anything to reach their deepest desires and pleasures really come to find out what it means in their own personal hells. I loved it! It is gory, but also...
The Queen of the Damned
The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice Third book in the Vampire Chronicles is how Lestat brings the original vampire Queen back to life from a state of eternal rest and she is ready to dominate the world. This was my favorite of the three books. It was...
Snow Crash
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Snow Crash is about drugs frying brains like computer viruses, virutal worlds known as the Metaverse and how the U.S. has just become a bunch of corporate franchises instead of states. The book talks about virtual reality really before it took off. It really...