My Favorite Books

These are sorted by genre, but otherwise are in no particular order. Click on a book title to read my review of the book, along with any other articles I've written about it. If there's no title link, I haven't written a review for that book yet.

Teen Fiction
Black as Night by Regina Doman

Once upon a time... A young woman escapes from a pair of muggers and runs to an old church for refuge. When she wakes up in the vestibule, she is surprised to see a group of monks standing over her. Check that. She is surprised to see a group of friars standing over her...
The Shadow of the Bear by Regina Doman
...The Shadow of the Bear (Book One of the Fairy Tale Novels) is about Blanche and Rose Brier, two sisters who are as different as they can be. Eighteen-year-old Blanche is quiet and fearful, while sixteen-year-old Rose is flamboyant and brave. One night, they meet a mysterious young man who calls himself Bear...
Waking Rose by Regina Doman

Fantasy
Rakkety Tam by Brian Jacques
Triss by Brian Jacques
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques

Suspense/Thriller
The Odd Thomas Books by Dean Koontz

In Dean Koontz's book Odd Thomas, twenty-year-old Odd has a gift. No, it's not his strange name. Nor is it his beautiful girlfriend, Stormy Llewellyn. He has a sixth sense. He not only senses evil, but also has the ability to see dead people - ghosts that are unwilling to let go - and evil spirits he calls bodachs...