Summertime!

Not a lot of work done this week: I’ve been ruminating on my beta readers’ suggestions (they are good) and come up with an idea to address the central issues (that I agree with)…but not actual writing. And, I have to confess, this coming week will include painting my son’s apartment and cleaning our basement, so…
Summertime!

Book Review: Sputnik, by Paul Dickson


Nonfiction 5/5

Ripple effects from the launch of Sputnik on October, 1957, changed Russia, the USA, the space race, the cold war, and the world in multiple surprising ways. This detailed history reaches back into the roots of rocketry and politics to clarify numerous moving parts in this fascinating story.

Book Review: If Something Happens to Me, by Alex Finlay


Thriller 3+/5

When Ryan’s girlfriend is kidnapped, he is blamed, so he changes his name and builds a new life. But the mafia and the local police have other ideas. I loved the plot twists in this book that threw all sorts of balls up in the air and all of them land perfectly.