May 2023 – Spencer's Bookcase

Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2023

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it! Total Books Read: 4 So this is the month with the least amount of books read. There is a reason for that: Knife of Dreams isContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: May 2023”

Fantastic Four, Vol. 8: The Bride of Doom

Title: The Bride of Doom Author: Dan Slott (Writer), Mark Brooks (Cover Art), R.B Silva (Illustrator), Mark Waid (Writer) Genre: Superheroes Pages: 192 pages Synopsis: Marvel’s First Family are at each other’s throats! As the Earth-ending threat of the King in Black rages on, half of the Fantastic Four have been Knullified — and areContinue reading “Fantastic Four, Vol. 8: The Bride of Doom”

Mayday

Title: Mayday Author: Thomas H. Block Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Pages: 346 pages Synopsis: Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, a missile strikes a jumbo passenger jet. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, three survivors must achieve the impossible. Land the plane. From master storyteller Nelson DeMille andContinue reading “Mayday”

The Hunt for Red October

Title: The Hunt for Red October Author: Tom Clancy Genre: Thriller Series: The Jack Ryan Universe #1 Pages: 656 Pages Synopsis: Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefedContinue reading “The Hunt for Red October”

Parable of the Talents

Title: Parable of the Talents Author: Octavia E. Butler Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopia Pages: 406 pages Synopsis: In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcastsContinue reading “Parable of the Talents”

Project Hail Mary

Title: Project Hail Mary Author: Andy Weir Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 478 Pages Synopsis: A lone astronaut.An impossible mission.An ally he never imagined. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission – and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. HeContinue reading “Project Hail Mary”