Welcome to Bona Fide Book Reviews, where we promise to say it like it is. This might be our blog, but we're writing it for you, the reader. We post in the hopes of guiding you and preparing you. A negative post doesn't mean the book is bad. It just means we didn't care for… Continue reading How we review
It has been brought to our attention that there are coerced reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Amazon will remove reviews that are not in the author's favor. We stand by our promise for honesty and will never review a book that is pressured from the author and even if our reviews are taken down from… Continue reading Amazon Review Bias
This is an engrossing story of five men who serve together in Vietnam, forming an unbreakable bond during months of protecting a small village from the Viet Cong. They return home traumatized and adrift from their previous lives. During this time of war it is not always recognized that battle changes soldiers and often support… Continue reading The October 5 by Thomas Bingham
Jessica Yardley is an attorney and before that she was the wife of a serial killer. Years later she is approached by the FBI. They've discovered a copycat killer and it appears the killer is copying Jessica's ex-husband, Eddie Cal. Jessica doesn't want to dwell on Eddie and his grotesque life and she has a… Continue reading A Killer’s Wife by Victor Methos
At 12 years of age Jacob Duke was sentenced to spend his childhood in Dover Psychiatric, not because he needed to be there, but because he was cursed. He didn't understand why he had been interested in committing murder, but he witnessed a classmate tell a boy she wished he were dead. Suddenly, Jacob felt… Continue reading The Stonefly by Scott J. Holliday
John Barnes is a homicide detective who has the luck of living in an era of technology involving 'the machine'. When it comes to murder, the police rush the machine to the scene. There they attach the victim to the machine where their last thoughts and sights are captured. Often the murderer is brought to… Continue reading Punishment by Scott J Holliday
This is a fascinating story, written in first person. I was totally caught up in Bud Eugen's thought process in how one is a cowpuncher in the 1880's; and yes, that is a cowboy. In sharing his open mind we find vocabulary and speech lively, politically incorrect and always to the point. There is no… Continue reading The Hardest Ride by Gordon L. Rottman
Okay, I will admit it - I am embarrassed to admit I even picked this up. Since I did, I might as well tell you what I found. There are four books, listed above, that make up the box set. I won't delve into the individual books and characters. The books make up one continuous… Continue reading Kodiak Dating Agency: Paranormal Romance Box Set – Dorian’s Reward, Anders’ Allure, Brock’s Pleasure, Michael’s Secrets by Haley Weir
This is a fascinating beginning to a fantasy series. Ben Stiger is from a noble, wealthy and unfortunately infamous family. Although being in the military has brought out profound leadership abilities, he struggles with the repercussions caused by his father's reputation. Originally, in an elite legion, he is less than pleased to find he is… Continue reading Stigers Tigers by Marc Alan Edelhelt
Eva Rae Thomas and her three children abruptly find Eva to be single and the children to be fatherless, not because of tragedy but because Eva married a self-indulgent man. She thought they had an agreeable home life. She had a career with the FBI, he was Mr. Mom. One day, he decided he had… Continue reading Don’t Lie to Me by Willow Rose
I could say this is a story of how FBI Special Agent Victor Hanoverian works a case, but it's not. Hanoverian provides a frame work in which this story is told. The doctors have told him his victim is between 16 and 22. She calls herself Maya, although he is certain that is not her… Continue reading The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
Jeremy Winter, Special Agent with the FBI, is wondering how he ever came to St. Louis, after decades in Washington, D.C. He investigates murders and especially likes catching an occasional serial killer. St Louis has him dealing with white-collar crimes. Somebody has to do it, but boy, is he bored. His girlfriend and her little… Continue reading Coming of Winter by Tom Threadgill
Marley Cicero is a woman who has accepted the life-time award as a loser. She's lost jobs, every job, boyfriends, every one of them and money, every cent. So without too much explanation, she has moved home to her parents. Culpepper is a small town, where gossip is the main entertainment and always has been.… Continue reading Rock Bottom Girl: A Small Town Romantic Comedy by Lucy Score
This is the story of several 'brothers in arms'. We get to see their last battle as soldiers and their ongoing battles as warriors. What does one do as a citizen of the U.S. when they are betrayed by every level of government, including the President? Band together and protect your own. There are several… Continue reading Stolen Liberty: Behind the Curtain by Thomas A. Watson, William Allen & M.C. Allen
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