April and I have always had a love hate relationship. There’s tons going on. I get to buy people stuff. I get to explore new recipes. I eat too much. […]
Review of The Dragon Hunter and the Mage by V.R. Cardoso
This is the second book I’ve read by Cardoso, and I must say I enjoyed this one more than the last. With the dialog formatted correctly, it read smoothly and […]
Review of Seeking the Veil by Clifton Hill
It’s always hard to review short stories. This one came in at a mere 60 pages, and as with most sort stories I read I just didn’t connect. It was […]
Review of Slab City Blues: The Collected Stories by Anthony Ryan
This book reminded me how much I enjoy Ryan’s writing. He can pull out emotions with just a few words. The basic plot follows Alex McLeod—Demon in the Police Department, […]
Review of The Adventures of Sir Edric by Thaddeus White
It was important to give a pre-battle speech. It made the commander look like he knew what he was doing and made the chaps about to die feel like it […]
Review of Outpost by F.T. McKinstry
This is a really hard book to summarize. I’d have to lamely say it’s about some new bad guys that pop up and our good guys try to figure out […]
Review of The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
I took a strong dislike to him right then to save time and effort later. …Well, sometimes cruelty is kindness in disguise. Sometimes pain is the best teacher. Sometimes it […]
Review of Forging Divinity by Andrew Rowe
Certainty in the face of variables is a sign of insanity. I loved this as much as I didn’t, which is why it fell into my LIKED vs. my LOVED […]
Under a Colder Sun by Greg James
Loyalty, he thought, the first and the worst of all sins. But Timoth had come to accept that common men, rich and poor, lived to disturb and upset the world […]
Review of The Duelists Trilogy (Books 1-3)
This review is for all three books in this outstanding trilogy. The boiled-down plot basically follows duelists brother and sister as they navigate political intrigue and deal with their lives […]
Review of His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Anyone who loves stories with dragons should read this! The storyline is basically about a naval commander who comes into ownership of a dragon egg and, when it hatches, the […]
Review of The Benighted by A. M. Dunnewin
So this year is starting out great for reading! To boil down the plot, this is basically told from the perspective of an imprisoned princess, Skylar, who is tortured to […]
Review of Beyond Redemption by Michael R. Fletcher
These nightmares define new tomorrows, and the gods look on in mute horror at what they have wrought. “There’s an inn.” Bedeckt pointed up the street. “Put your knife away, […]
Review of Havoc’s Cry by Loren Weaver
This book basically follows Victoria as she becomes a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Paranormal and hunts down a murderer. I’m going to start by saying I don’t […]
Review of One by Ron Glick
But it is the way of corrupt men to protect other corrupt men. To boil down this plot, it’s about a man deciding if he will help the old gods […]