The Becoming by Jessica Meigs
This was a Kindle First. It is the first in series.
A fast moving virus has managed to escape the CDC in Atlanta. No one is clear on what has happened but here are riots in Atlanta and the riots seem to be spreading.
This is the zombie apocalypse. How would you react? Would you survive.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Orphan Master's Son
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
This book is fiction but the author did a ton of research including traveling to North Korea for his research. I think if Kim Jong Il ever read the book, he would not have been happy about allowing this man to visit. This book does not paint North Korea in a good light. If fact, this regime needs to be eradicated some how.
This is the story of a boy raised in an orphanage. His father is the orphan master and his mother was taken to Pyonyang because she was a singer. Like Forest Gump, our protagonist was conveniently placed in a myriad of jobs and locations so that we could really get a feel for life in the DPRK.
I highly recommend this book.
This book is fiction but the author did a ton of research including traveling to North Korea for his research. I think if Kim Jong Il ever read the book, he would not have been happy about allowing this man to visit. This book does not paint North Korea in a good light. If fact, this regime needs to be eradicated some how.
This is the story of a boy raised in an orphanage. His father is the orphan master and his mother was taken to Pyonyang because she was a singer. Like Forest Gump, our protagonist was conveniently placed in a myriad of jobs and locations so that we could really get a feel for life in the DPRK.
I highly recommend this book.
Killing Ruby Rose
Killing Ruby Rose by Jessie Humphries
One of the benefits of having Amazon Prime is a thing called Kindle First. Once a month you can choose from 4 books and get one for free. I am all for free.
This is a Young Adult novel that is pretty much a girl power book.
Ruby Rose is a girl whose dad, a SWAT officer, was killed in the line of duty and her mom, the DA, works too much. Ruby was trained in self defense by her dad but sometimes has problems with a lack of control.
Ruby Rose finds herself in a bit of a pickle but with the support of her new boyfriend and the help of some unlikely sources, everything turns out alright.
I would be interested in reading another book in this series. This book was fun, had some unexpected twists and the characters didn't bug the crap out of me.
One of the benefits of having Amazon Prime is a thing called Kindle First. Once a month you can choose from 4 books and get one for free. I am all for free.
This is a Young Adult novel that is pretty much a girl power book.
Ruby Rose is a girl whose dad, a SWAT officer, was killed in the line of duty and her mom, the DA, works too much. Ruby was trained in self defense by her dad but sometimes has problems with a lack of control.
Ruby Rose finds herself in a bit of a pickle but with the support of her new boyfriend and the help of some unlikely sources, everything turns out alright.
I would be interested in reading another book in this series. This book was fun, had some unexpected twists and the characters didn't bug the crap out of me.
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