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Mara the Bold* is the sequel anthology to Elliot Wink’s Verit the Vicious*. Admittedly, I don’t have a review of that posted (though I did enjoy it thoroughly when I read it earlier this year) but this being an ARC I am making absolutely certain to post one now. Sometime in the future I willContinue reading “Review – Mara the Bold and Other Stories in Anterra by Elliot Wink”

Beyond the Rail and other Nightmares is a collection of short horror by Ichabod Ebenezer that brings several classic stories to life in fresh and thrilling ways. Some stories like Singalong or The Ritual bring their own levity to horror while others follow the hopelessly desperate like in Transplant or The Permanent Clerk. Each storyContinue reading “Review – Beyond the Rail and other Nightmares”

Bonds of Chaos is the conclusion to Zack Argyle’s brilliant self-published Threadlight trilogy. The first entry, Voice of War, will always hold a special place in my heart as one of my earlier reviews and the book that opened my eyes to what self-published fantasy has to offer. It had some rough edges but nothingContinue reading “ARC Review: Bonds of Chaos by Zack Argyle (Threadlight #3)”

Murder mysteries are some of my favorite stories in all of fiction. In one breath they are timeless, constantly evolving and developing alongside the world around us but in the next it seems like every story that can be told already has been. The question then becomes: Is this evolution with the time truly somethingContinue reading “Review – The Family Plot by Megan Collins”

Did you read the Reckoners Trilogy and think, “This is cool but could use a bit more edge”? Allow me to draw your attention to Lux. In many ways, it is similar but the effect of a new central POV, one that doesn’t make terrible metaphors (not to mention the Scottish character from Tennessee) createsContinue reading “Review – Lux by Brandon Sanderson and Steven Michael Bohls”

The Princess Bride has been one of my favorite movies since I was eight years old. As a kid it was the height of fairy tale action/adventure. Just as Peter Falk says to Fred Savage in the opening scene: “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles!”  What’s not to love?  AsContinue reading “Review – The Princess Bride by William Goldman”

Project Hail Mary is Andy Weir’s latest work and more than anything it confirms something I’ve always known to be true: I want to be best friends with Andy Weir.  More seriously, I see this book receiving a strange blend of responses. The cover flap seems to market a spiritual successor to The Martian whichContinue reading “Review – Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir”

As a twenty-eight year-old male, I’ve found myself living with more than a small amount of toxic masculinity. I grew up scoffing at rom-coms, love songs and anything that would jeopardize the all-important man card. As a result, even in my reading, I gravitated towards action-filled heroic stories where even the “strong female characters” wereContinue reading “Review – This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar”

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is one of the most wonderfully unique books I have ever read. The titular Piranesi lives in a house of endless halls, lined with countless unique statues and containing an ocean. Told from Piranesi’s extensive journal entries, the book describes this mysterious and wonderful place and Piranesi’s unique relationship with it.Continue reading “Piranesi by Susanna Clarke”

The Hollow Ones is a new(ish) collaboration between Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, their second after The Strain Trilogy from 2009. The novel follows two storylines in different eras, each dealing with young FBI agents experiencing supernatural threats.  The overall style feels like an attempt at a gritty Dresden Files. Hugo Blackwood serves inContinue reading “The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan”