I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review Cribbs’ Primogenito is a gripping tale of dark magic, sacrifice, the bonds of family, and just how far one father is willing to go for his family. Damian Fuentes comes from a reclusive family dwelling in the mountains […]
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Book Review: Goliath by Shawn Corridan and Gary Waid
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review and Netgalley With Goliath, Corridan and Waid have woven a gripping novel in the style of M Crichton and the duo of D Preston and L Child. It is a story of man against man, of the deceptions we play against one another, and the […]
Book Review: Children of Icarus by Caighlan Smith
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan and Seattle Book Reviews and Netgalley Smith’s Children of Icarus is a brilliant reweaving of Greek myth. In Daedalum, children between the ages of ten and sixteen can be chosen to be Icarii, the Blessed of Icarus, who are sent into the Labyrinth surrounding their city. If […]
Book Review: Threads: A Neoverse Anthology edited by Aaron Safronoff
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Welcome to the Neoverse! Aaron Safronoff, author of the awesome young adult fantasy novel Sunborn Rising, edits this amazing collection of twenty short stories that were the result of Neoglyphic Entertainment’s writing contest. There are so many wonderful stories here, I’m hard pressed to […]
Book Review: Warcraft by Christie Golden
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Warcraft was adapted from screenplay to novel by Christie Golden. It follows Lothar as he is dealing with reports of mysterious of attacks. Khadgar, a baby mage, once destined to be Azeroth’s next Guardian, approached Lothar about other attacks bearing similar evidence of the […]
Lost Gods by Brom
Brom’s Lost Gods is a dark, gripping tale of the power of love, the wickedness of men, and the power of alchemic forces always at work in our lives. Chet Moran is a man with a new lease on life. Recently released from prison, Chet elopes with the love of his life, who is carrying […]
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 […]
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 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 […]