reviews

Hear No Evil Author: Tim Lebbon In her room, Ally hides from her annoying brother and flicks the TV to a channel showing a live expedition in Moldova. An ancient and vast network of caves, unmapped and never before explored, is being opened, and Ally can see the tension between the scientists, watch their nervous anticipation, and share their dream of exploration. Across the country, in a hotel room, her father, Huw, turns to the same station, idly watching and missing his family, thinking about his job and his client. And then, they pour out, released from the caves, and they [...]

If Covid-19 Was Fictional . . . Author: Lawrence Wright Henry Parsons is one of the best epidemiologists in the world, which is both good and convenient now that a superbug, a virulent mix that riffs off of hemorrhagic fever and Ebola, is spreading across the world. From a packed hajji in Mecca to grocery store runs in the good old USA, panic, government suppression, and conspiracy are rife. Only Henry, who is having his own internal crises, can make sense of the turmoil and unearth the truth behind the virus before it’s too late. But how many people will have [...]

The Last Little House Book Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder The last book of the Little House series, The First Four Years, picks up where These Happy Golden Years ended with Laura seeing her house and beginning her married life with Almanzo Wilder. Unlike the other books in the series, this one is less polished, grittier, and more cursory. Apparently this novel was found among Laura’s effects and published posthumously, explaining its lack of finesse and more heavy themes. While plenty of tragedy occurred in the Little House series, much of it was overshadowed by optimism and the undying pioneer spirit of [...]