This book was reviewed via Netgalley Van der Hoeven’s Zen for Druids is her second book focuses on combining the nature spiritualism of Druidry with the teachings and tenets of Buddhism. She makes a note that the reader should have read the previous Zen Druidry before reading this one. I would disagree, and say that […]
Is there one person past or present you would like to meet? Why? Sylvia Plath. She is my writing hero. I think the world missed out on so many books from her. I’d love to go back in time and try to help her, as silly as that sounds. What are your favourite books? Why? […]
This is my stop during the blog tour for Just Things by Erin Lee. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 1 till 21 May. See the tour schedule here. Just Things (Diary of a Serial Killer #1) By Erin Lee Genre: Horror Age Category: Adult Release Date: […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review One-Two tugs on the heartstrings from word one. Faith and Hope are conjoined twins. Abandoned at birth, they are raised in institutes and foster homes, receiving the barest minimum of care and education, whilst being subjected to tests and unscrupulous scrutiny. The possibility of a […]
This book was reviewed via Netgalley In paranormal investigator Stephen Lancaster’s second book, Dark Spirits, he covers a series of events and investigations detailing some of his more interesting moments as a paranormal investigator. Ok, I’m going to be honest. This book hit several ‘frission’ points for me, things that just rubbed me wrong. […]
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Fatal Option, by Chris Beakey, is a whirlwind collision of time, place, and players, where synchronicity is revealed in the obscuration of a ferocious blizzard. As snows pile high, Stephen Porter is woken in the middle of the night to pick up his daughter whose car has […]
Excerpt 1 The man hobbled up to the first girl and measured from fingertip to fingertip. Then he measured the circumference of her chest and waist. Finally, he noted the girl’s height and length from waist to heel. Kentril then told the girl to step behind the wooden divider and shift into her dual […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review What do you get if you toss hard-boiled detective fiction, and lore of the Great Old Ones into a blender? The answer is Cassandra Khaw’s Lovecraftian noir Hammers on Bone. When John Persons is approached by a kid who wants to hire him to kill […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review Asif Zaidi’s The Stuff of Life is a veritable treasure trove of essays bridging a wide variety of philosophical topics. There are several sections, each with a general focus. This book is stuffed with the type of philosophical questions that I, as a philosopher myself, […]
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Reviews & Netgalley Vic James has woven a vision of a dystopic alter-earth where certain people, known as Equals or the Skilled, have magical abilities. In some countries, the Equals rule to the exclusion of others. Great Britain is one such country. […]