This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours Gallardo’s The Dragon Sphere is a strong start to a new series. We follow Landon, a teen on the cusp of a great life change. Landon’s da disappeared when Landon was quite young. A visit from his uncle, near his fifteenth birthday, revealed a family secret […]
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Book Review: The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea
The Jersey Devil was my first introduction to Shea’s work and I quite enjoyed it! I’ve an interest in cryptozoology, and find the Jersey Devil among the more interesting of the beasties out there. No trope is this one, unlike the vampires, werewolves, and zombies that make their tired ways across the pages of contemporary […]
Book Review- The Summer that Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel
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 […]
Book Review- The Helland Reckoning by Adrian Martin
This book was reviewed for Crooked Cat Publishing via Netgalley The Helland Reckoning, by Adrian Martin, begins on a frigid winter’s night with a car making its slow lonely way to Bowannack, in Helland. In the car is a fretful mother and her twin daughters. A collision with a deer is the start […]
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- Pieces Like Pottery by Dan Buri
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’ll be honest. Pieces Like Pottery is far from my usual fare. I’m not usually a fan of short fiction, even in my favourite genres. The title called to me though. It conjured images of pot sherds being […]
Pearls Priceless Beyond Compare
Pearls Priceless Beyond Compare ©2016, Aislynn d’Merricksson Pearls of memory strung along, one by one, beaded on strands of spirit and soul, myriad shimmering hues, some big, others small. Touch one, then another, and another. Images bloom in the depths, wakening in the mind, scattered over months, days, weeks, […]
Book Review- The Death Mask by Tom Raimbault (Winter Dolan)
Raimbault’s The Death Mask was one crazy ride. It was like walking down a lazy country road listening to a elder tell stories of their past, replete with the rambling and penchant for repetition. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy my gramps’ stories, rambling and all. Hey, everyone loves gossip. For a book, it […]
Book Review- The Death Mask by Tom Raimbault (Dr d’Merricksson)
This book was reviewed for The Rookery by J A d’Merricksson, with no expectations by either author or publisher for a positive review. In Raimbault’s The Death Mask, one poor family is twice unlucky, with separate disasters striking both mother and daughter. In the wake of the final disaster, Michael, husband and father, creates […]
Book Review- Secrets of the Home Wood: The Sacrifice by Julie Whitley
Down the rabbit hole, figuratively speaking. Whitley’s Secrets of the Home Wood is a captivating read that draws the reader in right from the beginning. Home Wood is not your average old growth forest. Bordering the James’ family’s farm, it hides a dark and wondrous secret. One designed to ensnare any who wander too close. […]