Years and years ago, I might have really enjoyed this book. It’s a very, very lighthearted fantasy. It’s from the days of old school fantasy where a group sets out […]
Review of Sanguinem Isle by Mark Stone
To boil down the plot, it’s about an ex-soldier who is hired to find a kidnapped girl. The world isn’t anything new nor is it explored. You’ve got a decent […]
Review of The Feral by David Elias Jenkins
He took a few beatings for it, his drunken father calling him a wastrel, but Isaac knew life was about beatings and tempering, like hardening steel. Isaac did not understand […]
Review of The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
But fear was a disease that could swell and spread, incapacitating crews and bringing on the destruction that had been dreaded in the first place. It was a well-known fact […]
Review of No Dogs in Philly by Andy Futuro
There are some books that just don’t click. It’s not necessarily the book’s fault. I’m a picky reader, so I find a lot of books that fall into this rating […]
Review of Nightlife by Rob Thurman
Still, Grendels weren’t above using humans, and most humans weren’t above being used. The monsters were there for anyone who just opened his eyes and looked. But ignorance is bliss […]
Review of City of Burning Shadows by Barbara J. Webb
They used to call Miroc the city where even the gods wouldn’t walk alone after dark. Now the gods are gone, I don’t know what they toss around to scare […]
The Pillars of Natura by Lee Aarons
I admit I’m drawn to books that feature a sibling relationship. I’ve said in the past that I’d be hard pressed not to like a book with a strong sibling […]
Review of Skin Game by Jim Butcher
I must say, it’s good to be back into the daily grind with the fate of the world resting on Harry’s shoulders. I missed him getting cornered into situations, having […]
Review of The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs
He hated them with a passion wronged men reserve for gods, dangerous women, and whiskey. You can’t hear their screams of joy at freedom, the imps, but you can feel […]
777 Writer’s Game
I’ve been tagged by the lovely Jo Michaels to participate in 777 Writer’s Game. Lucky number seven seems to be the theme. I’m supposed to post 7 lines from a […]
Review of Shower of Stones by Zachary Jernigan
Normal men can indeed be turned into monsters — ordinary, unimaginative monsters. Even with their lives preserved for eons, they are of one design. Being alone is easier than having […]
Review of Cold Days by Jim Butcher
“Sometimes I think that’s where most of us are,” I said. “Fighting off the crazy as best we can. Trying to become something better than we were. It’s that second […]
Review of Draven’s Light by Anne Elisabeth Stengl
It was important that she learn the truth of this story. For though it happened long ago, in a deep and vital way it was still happening now and would […]
Review of Bound to the Abyss by James Vernon
This was a tough book to review. The plot was pretty simple: There’s a bad monster in a tiny village and 3 youngsters set off to find help. When I […]
