Book Review: Invasive by Chuck Wendig

This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review   Wendig’s Invasive sinks its mandibles in from the start and refuses to let go. Terse, yet eloquent, it’ll keep you up all night. Whether it’s to finish it, or because you’re too afraid to sleep, well now, that’s a different question altogether. And now I […]

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Book Review: Earthbound by Mari Collier

Earthbound by Mari Collier is the first of the Maca books. Set in America’s Old West, it is certainly not my typical fare, and I’ll admit to being more than a little sceptical at first. Even though I read fantasy, adore Star Trek, and write in an arcanepunk realm where the inhabitants would technically be […]

Book Review: The Empty Room by Sarah Clemens

    This book was reviewed for Xpresso Book Tours   The Empty Room is Sarah Clemens’ debut novel about a pair of newlyweds who move to the sleepy town of Eastbrook, Maine to get away from the drudgery and rat-race of their former jobs with different advertising agencies. Dean and Elizabeth purchase a Victorian […]

Book Review: A Time for Dragonflies and Angels by JM Erikson

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and impartial review   A Time for Dragonflies and Angels by JM Erikson is a compilation of five short stories whose main focus deals with the notion of parallel universes.   Recount Our Dreams: This is the story of a man participating in […]

Book Review: The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict

This book was reviewed for the Manhattan and Seattle Book Reviews, and Netgalley   The Other Einstein, by Marie Benedict, is a look at lost dreams, failing hopes, and ‘what ifs’. What if Mileva, little known first wife of Albert Einstein, had never forsaken her path, and graduated with a physics degree as she had […]

Book Review: Which Way is Up? by Cameron Hendricks

This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite   Hendricks’ Which Way is Up is a collection of poems focusing on the balance between the darker things in life with the lighter ones. I love the quote at the beginning of the first section that reminds us that you need darkness and sadness in order for […]

Book Review: Poetry for the Soul by Bhunga Enoch Noyila

This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite   Noyila’s Poetry for the Soul is a beautiful collection of poetry following a range topics.   Favourites include:   ‘A Good Book’, because it is so true to my own feelings. Truly good books captivate. They are the keys to places your soul can dwell. I can’t […]

Book Review: Shifting in the Realms by Theresa Snyder

This book was reviewed for Online Book Club   Find the book’s Online Bookclub page here.   Snyder’s Shifting in the Realms is one of the Twin Cities Series, a collection of novellas written by different authors. This one focuses on Cody, a wolf shifter who fled to the Realms after dying, and who has […]

Book Review: The Blessing of Movement by Deborah Konrad

This book was reviewed for Online Book Club   Check out Online Book Club’s review here.   Konrad’s The Blessing of Movement is the a poignant look at life, at family, and at the impact we have on people, be it from closeness, or in a brief passing by.  This is the story of her […]

Book Review: The After War by Brandon Zenner

Zenner’s The After War is a fierce post-apocalyptic story of war and loss, of nature’s vengeance, of survival in the face of overwhelming odds. As humanity begins to wage World War III upon itself the very planet decides to wage its own war against the species that has become a global parasite. We are due […]