PAPERBACKS FOR HELL:THE TWISTED HISTORY OF THE 70'S AND 80'S HORROR FICTION BY GRADY HENDRIX

PAPERBACKS FOR HELL:THE TWISTED HISTORY OF THE 70'S AND 80'S HORROR FICTION BY GRADY HENDRIX, for me is a walk through my childhood! My brother got me hooked on horror and I have read quite alot of the earlier horror books mentioned in this book.  They were a part of my brothers book collection and a big part of my life! I loved to be scared to death when I was younger and back in the sixties and seventies these paperback were a great way to read myself into a sleepless night hiding under the covers for protection!  Mr Hendrix not only dives into the horror genre but the gothic novels as well. He takes the books and the decades they were published and give the reader the reason they were so popular at the time.
  One thing Mr Hendrix did as well is to bring the attention of the ARTIST, the person who designed and created the creepy, gross covers.  The author got the laurels back when the books were published but some of the credit is due to the artists who made those pages come alive in the covers. 
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL is a MUST for anyone who goes for the horror genre & who wants to get an education on the books, the authors and the artists that created them.

I received this e book free from goodreads in exchange for an honest review!

MINETTA LANE BY A.ROBERT ALLEN

MINETTA LANE BY A. ROBERT ALLEN is set in New York  1904.  His main character Bodee Rivers is just coming to Minetta Lane where, if you are a stranger, whether white or black, you could be beaten, robbed or killed!  Bodee who has never in his life stood up to anyone or anything is literally being immersed into the Minetta Lane culture.  But Bodee Rivers has an in: his grandmother Juba.  Minetta Lane citizens thinks she is a mambo, a witch, which  for Bodee means no one bothers Bodee unless they want to answer to grandma Juba & they dont want to have to answer to her,ever!

When Mr. Allen emailed me asking me to review this book I took the chance, after reading the blurb on it and thought it would be an interesting read.  I was wrong, it was great read! Stepping into Bodee's world and seeing his life, watching him grow and mature, falling in love was a real pleasure. From what I understand MINETTA LANE is the third book in the SLAVERY AND BEYOND  series.none of which except this one I have read. It didnt make a difference as MINETTA LANE can be read as a stand alone with no problem.    If you really want some very good Historical Fiction I highly recommend MINETTA LANE BY A.ROBERT ALLEN.

I recieved this book free from the author in exchange for an honest review!

DO NOT ASK BY ELAINE WILLIAMS CROCKETT

DO NOT ASK BY ELAINE WILLIAMS CROCKETT is a fast paced legal thriller that will keep you turning the pages until dawn!  Solid characters, DO NOT ASK crosses the genre barrier as a cross between great mystery and great legal thriller!

Supreme Court Justice Warren Alexander, father, husband, lawyer, ex-FBI and Judge hunts down the killer of the Presidents twin daughters & his missing, paralegal.  Problem is the investigation hits very very close to home, as in his  home & son in law's home!

Fast paced mystery legal thriller that kept me flipping the pages!  Twist and turns that fools even the best armchair detective, DO NOT ASK BY ELAINE WILLIAMS CROCKETT is a ten star thriller and must read!

I recieved this book free from goodreads in exchange for an honest review.

THE HANDYMAN BY BENTLEY LITTLE

THE HANDYMAN BY BENTLEY LITTLE is a 10 on my creepy meter!  Mr. Little takes an innocuous subject and turns it into something to be feared.  This time its Mr.Frank Watkins, neighborhood handyman & house builder & remodeler.  On the outside, Frank seems to be everyone's go to guy for building and remodeling homes, but Daniel Martin soon learns that Frank is more, way more.Daniel as a child learns that Frank is wrong, just plain wrong! He and his brother Billy cant stand to even be near him without getting that creepy feeling.  Without giving away too much of the plot, Billy dies & Daniel knows its Franks fault.  Fast forward to Daniel's adulthood with Frank surfaces again. Daniel knows this man spreads evil in every home he enters and Daniel knows no matter what it takes, the evil must be destroyed!

I have been a Bentley Little fan for a long time and I am one who loves to re-read his books just for the thrill of it & THE HANDYMAN will be no exception. Its definitely one to keep and re-read again.

I guess I'm one of those who love to read books that scare me to death & keep me awake at night & Bentley Little definitely is one of my favorite authors to do just that.

DARK WINDS RISING BY MARK NOCE

DARK WINDS RISING (QUEEN BRANWEN #2) BY MARK NOCE is the second in the series of historical fiction set in Wales.  I found the book hard to put down until the very end as it is so moving, so fast paced and loaded with battles not only on the field but off, not only between friend and foe but husband and wife!  Mr Noce took me straight back to a time where men fought the battles and women, especially queens, sat around doing nothing, but not in queen Branwen's case! Branwen is right there, in the field with her bow and arrow and her husband fighting the barbaric Pictish armies. 

Branwen is an incredibly tough female in a time when females are not supposed to be tough they are supposed to just be!  Branwen is a complex character as well, with her bow, her falcon & her knowledge of the old ways she is fighting all the enemies and trying her best to protect not only her son but her kingdom and her life!

I recieved this book free from goodreads in exchange for an honest review

AGENT IN PLACE(THE GRAY MAN #7)BY MARK GREANEY

AGENT IN PLACE BY MARK GREANEY is the seventh in the "Gray Man" series.  Court Gentry , the ever mysterious Gray Man is now involved in helping a Free Syrian group bring down the current regime in Syria.  Court very reluctantly, kidnapped the mistress of the President of Syria in hopes that the group can get her to publicly speak out against him. She will not unless the group can guarantee the life of her son who is back in Syria.  Court agrees to rescue him.  In the meantime, the First Lady of Syria wants her and the child dead. Court as usual gets more involved in things that he wants to be.

I read the first book in the series awhile back and I am glad to see that with this book the Gray Man character and story plot has become more developed and a even more enjoyable than the first book in the series.  If you are into the spy, action packed, blow em up and shoot em down type of books like I am then you will really enjoy AGENT IN PLACE BY MARK GREANEY.

I recieved this book from goodreads free in exchange for an honest review.

AIR PLANTS:EPIPHYTES AND AERIAL GARDENS BY DAVID H BENZING

AIR PLANTS : EPIPHYTES AND AERIAL GARDENS BY DAVID H BENZING.  I am a newbie to the world of Air Plants and wanted a reference book on and about them.  This book is the perfect resource for you if you are just beginner or a reference for a long timer into the world of Epiphytes.  The author covers the entire spectrum of the Air Plant along with amazing photos of them in their natural habitats.  Do not let the price deter you if you want a complete in-depth guide to the world of Air Plants.