Legends and myths contain nuggets of truth, oft buried beneath the detritus of time. Layer upon layer added until sometimes what is has become a distorted reflection of what was. With Minotaur, Simpson has given us just such a story of what might have been. Not the chimeric creature of legend, half human and half […]
ASF Starshard, Remar Sector, Year of the Wolfrise, 2452 CE I’ve been to nine planets in twelve years and it’s starting to show. New planets that is, beyond the Coalition’s territory. I’m about to add number ten to that list- Kes Annel, a planet on the edge of the Coba Sector. I focus […]
I received a copy of this book via Word Slinger Publicity in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. The Bleeding Door by Todd Cook spans a broad swath of time, looking at the history of two families, and the region they live in, from a time just before the Civil War all the […]
This book was reviewed for Readers’ Favourite. Wayne Clark’s he & She is a wonderfully introspective novel. Kit Cayman is a middle-aged man whose life has fallen into a soul numbing rut. He is a man going through andropause, the masculine equivalent of menopause. A translator by day, and […]
This book was reviewed for Readers’ Favourite. Visan’s Broken Hearts is the sequel to the novel Broken People. In Hearts, we follow the continuing adventures of Dale, Aurore, and the members of the Nightingale Circus. Dale has been ‘contracted’ to protect Aurore, and now travels with her on business abroad. The Circus […]
This book was reviewed for Readers’ Favourite. Fossilised Gods by J Simon has got to be one of the funniest books I’ve read in quite a while! It’s a unique brand of humour full of hidden wisdom and thought-provoking questions, such as- what happens when the worship of a god stops and how are […]
Dreams are the answers to questions we’ve not yet learned to ask. ~Agt Fox Mulder. I am beyond excited! Tonight is the premiere of a short run of the X-Files. I grew up with this show. It’s been over two decades since the show first aired, and it gave me a grounding point […]
Crying Woman Bridge is the 6th book in the High Country Mystery Series. Each in the series is a stand-alone story. In a crime that mirrors the haunting legend of Mirabella, a ‘crying woman’ whose story is a variation of the legend of La Llorona, a babe […]
I admit, I have a love for dystopic fiction. They can showcase humanity’s most formidable qualities, such as tenacity, perseverance, and dedication. They delve into some of our darkest fears, most especially the fear of a loss of control. In many, the government, often under a ‘benevolent’ guise, has taken control of all aspects of […]
Riordan has done it again! I absolutely love his work, and had been hoping to see him tackle Norse and Celtic myth. One half of my dream came true with Magnus! Perhaps in the very near future the other half will as well. This story follows Magnus Chase. As typical of Riordan’s books, our protagonist […]
