Keeping it short and snappy to give you sneak peeks into three books!
Category: Book Reviews
Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond Eschews the Yellow Brick Road and Picks a Darker One — A Review
A dark Oz-inspired anthology with a few good pieces. Find out which ones!
Three Short Reviews of Three Short Stories by Xia Jia, Zen Cho, & David Barnett
Life is short, so keeping my reviews of these stories, short and sweet!
The Black Company Does It Again in The White Rose by Glen Cook—A Review
Find out why I keep falling into these books!
Blue and Gold by K. J. Parker May Be Less Funny Than The Devil You Know But Is No Less Fun!
Don’t you just love unreliable narrators? In Salonius’s case, though, I knew I wasn’t getting the whole story since I’ve already read the second book in this series! I could also expect to laugh at his seemingly immoral actions and their weird consequences. I was right on both counts. This novella lets readers see Salonius…
Silly & Funny But Not Much More Than That–A Review of Captivated by A.C. Thomas
Faux LGBTI’ve read reviews of other books pretending to be lgbtq but this was the first time I experienced it myself. The story would be completely functional even if you changed one of the protagonist’s name from Theo to Thea and nothing else! Unsuited Leads & Impractical RelationshipTheo was decidedly feminine and not even the…
John Grisham’s The Accused Leaves Me With Weird Vibes–A Review
Discover why The Accused didn’t catch my fancy!
Weird & Wonky but Still Fun—A Review of The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell
I have begun to like this series, I have, but the amount of inner monologuing all the characters do in it just puts me off! It makes me skim pages and then I feel guilty for doing so. They harp about the simplest of things ad nauseam. What’s more, my previous complaints remain as is—every…
Review of Four Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat by Ben Towle
I received this book courtesy of Jacqline Barnes, publicity manager at the Naval Institute Press and am so glad to have had the chance to read it! As the name indicates, this graphic novel is about different kinds of animals and the part their ilk has played in combat. We get to read about Jack…
Two Novellas, Two Reviews
Ghost Rider by C.E. Murphy I did NOT realize what I was getting into even after I saw the cover! Sure, the car looked like an Impala but I didn’t know it was the Impala. So, imagine my surprise when I read about two agents coming to meet Joanne Walker. After I got over the shock,…
A #guestpost & A #maalalifechapters Review of Scary Stories by Boris Bacic
Synopsis Get spooked this Halloween when you pick up this all-in-one miniseries horror story collection! Review Well, This author was new to me and I’m really impressed. I really liked these short stories. They kept me glued to the seat. I especially liked Emergency Broadcast. My only complaint would be about the proofreading/editorial mistakes. This…
A #guespost & A #maalalifechapters Review of The Galston House by Marc Layton
Synopsis Clive and Adrien Done are eager to start their lives together. When they purchase an old, dilapidated home for a steal, they’re cautiously optimistic they’ll be able to restore it to its old glory. But, on their first official night in the home, their optimism turns to terror. The previous owners failed to disclose…
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