Reading Time: 2 minutes📖 The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown Overview and Pacing This is the third book in the series. The core theme remains thriller and mystery, though the pace is somewhat slower and the setting is more government-focused. It’s a fantastic read with strong characters, featuring more analysis and problem‑solving through dialogue. The…

Reading Time: 2 minutes⚾ A Review of Calico Joe by John Grisham This is a great book by John Grisham and a very fast read; I completed it in a day and a half. It tells a powerful story of bitterness, regret, and ultimate forgiveness. I like when fiction really speaks to the topic in…

Reading Time: 2 minutes📖 Review: The Da Vinci Code Overview and Pacing As the second installment in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series, The Da Vinci Code follows in the footsteps of Angels & Demons and delivers an equally compelling reading experience. It is a fast-paced, highly entertaining thriller that is difficult to put down. However,…

Reading Time: 2 minutes😴 A Sleepless Review: This Thriller Stole My Weekend I inhaled this book in four days. Frankly, the only things that stopped me from reading it in two were pesky biological necessities like sleeping, eating, and the occasional trip to the bathroom. Seriously, this book was that good! Most books take 10…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Start of World War I: Key Players, Plans, and Failures The historical account “The Guns of August” by Barbara W. Tuchman focuses on the first month of World War I (WWI). It is considered one of the best-documented understandings of the war’s opening and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1963. What…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAbsolute Horrors: A Brutally Honest Review of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged I can scarcely believe what I just read. Tearing through all 1,098 pages of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was less of a literary journey and more of a personal endurance test. And let me be clear: the only reason I crossed…