This book was reviewed via Netgalley The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel is a philosophical gem reminiscent of Stephen King. This is the story of the summer of 1984, a summer of shattered illusions and innocence lost. It is the story of two young boys brought together through the most unlikely of […]
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Excerpt- The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
1 Of Man’s first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the World —MILTON, PARADISE LOST 1:1–3 THE HEAT CAME with the devil. It was the summer of 1984, and while the devil had been invited, the heat had not. It should’ve been expected, though. Heat is, after […]
Book Review- Charnel House by Graham Masterton
This book was reviewed for Open Road Integrated Media via Netgalley Masterton’s Charnel House is a horror story that evokes style and story akin to Edgar Allan Poe and to Dean Koontz. Indeed, there are a few parts reminiscent of The Tell-tale Heart. However, it isn’t a murder the house hides, but something far […]
Book Review: Soil-Man by Oz Monroe
This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite ‘His dream of going to highschool next year with his big brother had been excised with the blade of a knife.’ Oz Monroe’s Soil-Man is a story quite like any other; a dark song to draw you under, revealing a hidden world few can imagine. […]
Book Review- Mortal Kombat by Jeff Rovin
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, and with no expectation of a review. I bought this book when it was first released, many moons ago. Thanks to a rekindled love affair with the most recent game I decided to give Rovin’s book a reread. Nostalgia at its finest. […]
Book Review- The Book of SHE by Sara Avant Stover
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Stover’s Book of SHE was an amazing journey of self-discovery. I had not intended to get as drawn into it as I did. I felt compelled to stop and carry out the appropriate tasks, which slowed my reading. Stover details an alchemic […]
Book Review- Unsung Heroes by Ian Rupe
Honesty- this is another book that I almost stopped during the first two chapters. I’m really glad I didn’t. Rupe’s Unsung Heroes really drew me in once I reached the dialogue. It was the cover that first caught my attention. A real oooh, shiny! moment. Prologue first chapter aside, the story begins with a mysterious […]
Book Review- Constructed of Magic and Other Poems on the Immortality of the Human Spirit by Louis Alan Swartz
I really rather enjoyed Swartz’ collection of poems in the book Constructed of Magic, despite many of the poems involving rhyming . Rhyming poems are usually a big turn-off for me. Many of the poems in this book dealt with a difficult topic for most people- death. Yet, Swartz’ take on things is more light-hearted. […]
The Mythic Feminine, Part 7: Tragic Heroine: Rhiannon (Welsh Celtic)
Tragic heroines are a little different from their male counterparts. Typically, the tragic heroine does not suffer her fate due to her own fatal flaws. It is far more common that their downfall comes at the hands of the men in their lives, either by the men’s fatal flaws or by their treachery. Sometimes, however, […]
The Mythic Feminine, Part 6: Descent of the Goddess: Inanna (Sumerian Myth)
Long ago, when the world was young, the god Enki planted a huluppu tree along the banks of the Great River Euphrates in the time before he set out for the Underworld. The tree was nurtured by the Great River, till a great storm came from the South and ripped the tree free from the […]