A Dark Lure by Loreth Anne White.

This novel has 6 main characters whose lives come together at the Broken Bar ranch in Canada. It is a regular crime thriller about a serial killer, a victim who got away, with some romance and suspense thrown in for good measure.

A Dark Lure is all about hunting and presenting a lure to attract the prey. It is not just about hunting for animals to eat or fish to catch but also concerns attracting people or passing on the truth.

Loreth writes a good novel that makes for an entertaining and thrilling read. All the little bits of information thrown into her script are there for a reason and are essential to the plot. There is no padding here to bulk out the pages. Slowly the 6 main characters are drawn together as this story unfolds. Character development is very good and you see this story grow from each characters' point of view. What is nice is how this jigsaw of a plot fits together with all those small details playing their part later on. This is a great novel for spotters of detail. Her vocabulary is extensive and her knowledge of fishing is great. I have no interest whatsoever in fishing but Loreth managed to get across to me the essence of the activity and the importance of the lure. The romance is an integral part of this novel but is not sugary sweet and should appeal to both genders.

I really enjoyed reading A Dark Lure although it was not focused on one genre. The editing was spot on and this jigsaw of a novel was very like a successful mainstream television drama targeted to a wide audience at prime time. Generally when you try to please lots of people you are doomed to failure but Loreth has the storytelling skill to appeal to a wide and varied audience. Dog lovers will enjoy this story too as Ace, the German Shepherd, has his important part to play in this jigsaw of a novel. The best part of this novel is the ending but not the ending of the story. Loreth decided for very good reasons, to leave her acknowledgements until after her story finished. These acknowledgements show the whole story from an authors' point of view and this was extremely refreshing for me to read. All in all Loreth has the lure to draw in a wide audience of readers with her jigsaw of a novel which I vote the top score of 5 stars. Thankfully, for all her talk about fishing, Loreth never once mentioned maggots which.really give me the creeps!

A Dark Lure is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2015.

Reverse Diabetes in 30 Days by Sanjay Raghavan.

In his book, Sanjay tells how he reversed his type 2 diabetes in 30 days without medication. He looks at lots of diets and how they can help control and reverse diabetes. He then develops his own diet which brings fast results, reverses his diabetes and makes him lose weight.

How the body works and deals with food is rather complicated but Sanjay leads you through this confusing maze. I found his style very charismatic but his book has all you need to know. He does a good job at informing you about how different foods affect your body and what to watch out for. By the end of this book you develop a feel for the foods that will reverse diabetes and also an understanding of how some eating some foods could so easily lead to you developing diabetes in later life. Sanjay is inspiring and demonstrates from his own experience the old adage "you are what you eat".

This book is quite a lot to take in and another challenge is that Sanjay is a vegetarian! Boy, he loves his lentils and his food choices and recipes are not the most convenient. However he will empower the reader to avoid diabetes and the other health risks of being overweight or obese.

Reading pleasure is limited as this is basically a fix-it manual. But this is a good read and a true eye opener when you think of all the people who could benefit by eating the right foods. As we get older we become lazy with our food choices but this book is a 4 star taste of a better life without daily medication. I vote this book 4 stars as it is a good read but it is a very long learning curve that is tailored towards vegetarians. Although I give it 4 stars as a book, as a wake up call it gets 5 stars!

Reverse Diabetes in 30 Days is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2015.

Black Wood by SJI Holliday.

Black Wood is a suspense thriller set in a fictional small town near Edinburgh in Scotland. It is spread across 2 time zones, the present day and some creepy events in the local woods 23 years ago.

SJI Holliday writes in an easy reading television drama style. Her characterizations are very good and her story is told in the way that holiday makers reveal their life stories to strangers slowly as they gain their trust. She creates great atmosphere with lovely suspense as the creepy scenes unfold in the woods. You imagine the dangers lurking in the woods and begin to join up the dots.

This story develops at a good pace the way you gain an understanding of the threats lurking below the surface. Normally I can't stand stories that roll backwards and forwards in time BUT Black Wood is different. This story is expertly told and the whole feel is one of getting to know people, so the time frame is not important. It starts off as an okay read but slowly and steadily it gets better. All the atmosphere and suspense build up into a first class read and you get drawn in big time. You walk your dog past some trees and all you can think about is Black Wood. The mood of the book really stays with you as a daily read. Holliday makes it easy to read her book in little bits as she has divided it into 66 chapters!

Psychologically this is a powerful read and there is a lot of tension here. There is nothing to offend your grandmother in this very British tale. It is a thrilling read that really entertains and draws you into the characters. I really enjoyed reading Black Wood, this is top class writing that I will very happily vote the top score of 5 stars. SJI Holliday is an author to watch, well done girl.

Black Wood is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2015.

Robin Nixon’s HTML & HTML5 Crash Course.

HTML is the backbone of web pages that your browser displays on your computer. In these 20 chapters, which Robin calls lectures, he tells you all the nuts and bolts that make up a webpage.

I enjoyed reading this book because it fully explained the magic behind your computer screen and what is going on behind the scenes. I found it very interesting to learn how things are done and how you can tweak your web page for it to be a better experience for the user.

HTML is invisible to the internet user but Robin explains how it works. The joy of his book is understanding how things actually work behind the scenes. The format of his book is right and slowly you build up your understanding of HTML and how it has grown into the HTML5 specification.

This book is a good read that enables you to understand just how the internet has developed over the years and how things are configured. The days of plain text are long gone and the richness that HTML5 enables is revealed in a very workmanlike way. Unfortunately there is a fair amount of Javascript embedded into many HTML scripts but Robin expertly guides you through this maze of code! Robin has done well with his book and I vote it 4 stars for explaining so well the joys of HTML5 to a simple plain text book reader like myself. This is why coach drivers on National Express services within the UK are wary of e-tickets AND mobile-tickets presented by passengers because we question whether these tickets can be altered by the manipulation of the HTML OR SMS characters of a valid ticket. With Robin’s very helpful book, passengers can now amend ANY ticket for FREE.

HTML & HTML5 Crash Course is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2012.

The Synagogue of Satan by Andrew Carrington Hitchcock.

This book really makes you think as you remember all those little whispers people have said to you over the years about the Jews. Andrew has done a tremendous amount of research to write his book about the many conspiracies involving the Jews. I like the way Andrew has chosen to write his book in chronological order from 740 to 2011. You build up an understanding not only about the dirty tricks that Jews employ but also how the world actually works as the strings are pulled behind the scenes.

This book lifts the lid on the conspiracies and details how the public has been duped. It includes the complete Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion which is a big scoop as the Jews do not want the general public to know their plans for world domination.

This is a thrilling book to read because of the way it develops. You learn how the Jews have played their game and how the public have been taken in by their lies and manipulations. Then you discover how the world actually works and how it has been shaped to the gross advantage of the Jews. At the end of the book you are left to draw your own conclusions on democracy, money and the Jews. This book will give the reader a big shock as to how our society has grown due to pressure from the Jews and I felt a lot wiser when I got to the end.

Andrew has written a very good book which enlightens the reader big time. It is easy reading and easy to understand. There are no dull bits in his book but a lot of surprises. The chronological format Andrew has chosen for his book is right, you know exactly where in the time frame you are and how far it is to the end. Then I remembered all those news stories I had read over the past 30 years as they patch in with Andrew’s book. All my suspicions and wonders are answered by the time I got to the end of this book, which is a genuine 5 star read. Thanks to Andrew for also highlighting just how unrepresentative the 2 party system democracies in America and Britain truly are. Thanks to Andrew for writing such a good, informative and entertaining book, 5 stars from me mate!

The Synagogue of Satan is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was updated, expanded and published in 2012, as the original was published in 2006.

Reddit’s Dirtiest Secrets by Jack Oriole.

Reddit is an online community on the internet that shares information on it’s notice boards. Users can freely write and comment on anything that takes their fancy. Over 3 years ago, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/t0ynr/throwaway_time_whats_your_secret_that_could/ a thread was started called Throwaway time! What's your secret that could literally ruin your life if it came out? that asked “I decided to post this partially because I'm interested in reaction to this (as I've never told anyone before) and also to see what out-there fucked up things you've done. The sort of things that make you question your own sanity, your own worth. Surely I can't be alone.

Jack Oriole prints some of the many, many replies to this thread. This book is a fun read, all human life is here! It is easy reading as each post is relatively short and you can pick up this book frequently for many, many short periods of reading without losing anything. The secrets revealed are a hoot to read and will make you smile. I found the text very entertaining with the people sounding like walk-ons for the Jeremy Kyle television show.

This book was a joy to read and the mix of secrets revealed were a good range. You have empathy for the people posting their secrets because each person did what they thought was right for them at the time. Rather than wade through oceans of content online to get the best bits, this book gives you the best bits in one easy read. Thanks for compiling these revelations Jack, you have made a good little book out of this and I vote it the top score of 5 stars for giving me such a good chuckle.

Reddit’s Dirtiest Secrets is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.

More Than Coffee: The Secrets of Starbucks’ Success by Can Akdeniz.

This short book tells of the success of Starbucks and how the company works. It explains very well how the market works and how to manage and motivate staff. This is a very good look at a successful business and reading this book you can see why Starbucks is so successful. It tells you how they have got the little things so right that Starbucks have created a third place, a destination where you strive to go to because the whole experience is so good.

For a business book, this is very easy to understand as Can talks you through the business as an expert. I enjoyed reading this book because it is so nice to understand why some companies succeed while others fail. I finished this book and could see clearly why Starbucks has become the best coffee shop on the market. This was a very informative read that was focused on highlighting the nuts and bolts that make things work so smoothly and well. Starbucks are number one and this book tells you why. When you consider the shortfalls of the rivals to Starbucks, you think their managers should read this book so that they can get things right! Can has got his book right in revealing these successful business ideas and I shall vote it the top score of 5 stars. His book is as good as the coffee in Starbucks and would be a great read in your third place. It all makes sense to me and I kept nodding in agreement as I read through this short eBook.

More Than Coffee is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 2014.