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Thunder of Time

Dinosaurs in Space Author: James F. David I’ve been relieving my childhood dinosaur obsession since Jurassic World Rebirth. I have replaced my bathroom toilet paper holder with a T-Rex (because I’m classy like that), bought (and worn!) three different sets of dinosaur themed pajamas, re-watched every Jurassic Park movie (some multiple times), made a Jurassic Park themed cake (with the T-Rex attacking the car from the first movie), and, of course, hit up ever dinosaur themed book in my library. When I came to Footprints of Thunder, I enjoyed the nod to a traditional Michael Crichton book and the look at [...]

Frances Carden2026-07-03T17:58:54-07:00July 3rd, 2026|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, fiction, James F. David, read, reading, science fiction, Thunder of Time, time travel|

Overgrowth

"To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow" Author: Mira Grant Anastasia Miller (Stasia) hasn’t been herself since she was three years old. That was because she was eaten by an alien plant and the original, human Stasia is dead. In her place is a plant person with an unrelenting desire to tell the world that she is the vanguard of an invading species. Let’s just say, this gives plant Stasia some unique social problems. Now an adult, in her 20s, Stasia continues introducing herself as a space invader, explaining that eventually, the armada will come and the invasion will [...]

Frances Carden2026-05-07T16:08:02-07:00May 7th, 2026|Tags: alien invasion, book review, horror, read, reading, science fiction|

Primitive War

"The jungle doesn't just have eyes, son. It has teeth." Author: Ethan Pettus One of my earliest memories is sitting in a boxy 80s car in the rain at a drive-in-theater in Memphis, TN, watching the T-Rex break free from its enclosure to wreak some dino havoc on Hammond’s new, spared-no-expense theme park. As a little girl, that movie stuck with me, and I disappointed my poor mother by ignoring her carefully saved and cherished Barbie collection to demand toy dinosaurs instead. My childhood room was full of them, the velociraptor and T-Rex being my personal favorites. As an adult, I’m [...]

Frances Carden2026-03-22T12:40:46-07:00March 22nd, 2026|Tags: book review, dinosaurs, horror, military, read, reading, science fiction, thriller|