Cargill doesn't ease off the gas pedal, bringing a harsh, but fantastical post-apocalyptic world to life, well with chrome-embodied life. It has been a long time, since I read a 350+ book in less than four days, but SEA OF RUST from C. Robert Cargill broke that drought and I am absolutely thrilled about it. … Continue reading Review: Sea of Rust
Month: July 2019
Review: North American Lake Monsters
I've been on a bit of a collection kick, if you could not tell and I was unprepared for reading my first collection by Nathan Ballingrud. NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MONSTERS is a searing, uncomfortable taste of brutal humanity. Describing this collection of stories would be to say it is a splicing of Raymond Carver and … Continue reading Review: North American Lake Monsters
Review: Mapping the Interior
MAPPING THE INTERIOR is a genre-blending novella of incredible depth. Stephen Graham Jones, an accomplished writer of horror, strives to present a heartfelt tribute with a variety of themes and messages that will sear the heart cold. When Junior sees the ghost of his long dead father, he begins to unravel a mystery that surrounds … Continue reading Review: Mapping the Interior
Book Release: ANGELS
I said stay tuned and here is another of the Black Hare Press anthologies(that I'm in)! It releases today from Amazon and contains another five of my drabbles! I'll post the title list below as I did last time at the bottom. My own drabbles for this edition cover angels of death, strife in heaven, … Continue reading Book Release: ANGELS
Review: Dark Thoughts
I enjoy horror and Kevin J. Kennedy provides some of the most twisted and pulpy stuff out there. This collection, the first I've had a chance to read is no exception. Not every story landed with me, but the ones that did were fantastic and I'll discuss them in more detail in a moment. DARK … Continue reading Review: Dark Thoughts
Review: Nobody Gets Hurt: And Other Lies
Nicholas Day broke entirely new ground with his first collection, NOW THAT WE’RE ALONE, and he’s back with a more mature collection of stories in, NOBODY GETS HURT AND OTHER LIES. The collection is a smattering of pulpy horror, bizzaro moments, and literary sensibilities. Day seeks to subvert expectations and then lean into expectations in … Continue reading Review: Nobody Gets Hurt: And Other Lies
Review: We Should All Be Feminists
I've been needing some pallet cleansers of late and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has really been coming through as one as I jump between genres and fiction projects. This was another shorter form work, which is actually an adapted TEDx talk she gave a few years back. It's more of an essay than a full fledged … Continue reading Review: We Should All Be Feminists
Review: The Council of Dads
I haven't come across many books that just don't land with me, but Bruce Feiler's, THE COUNCIL OF DADS is one of those books. I just could not get into it, and maybe it was in part that I listened to it on audio book, which was narrated by Feiler himself or maybe it was … Continue reading Review: The Council of Dads
Review: Confessions of X
I recently started a book club with some friends in the area and this was the first book (and my pick) we read for fiction. This month is nonfiction, but I'll review it next month. Anyway, THE CONFESSIONS OF X by Suzanne M. Wolfe, is a beautiful historical fiction following the unnamed woman, who was … Continue reading Review: Confessions of X
Review: Coil
Apex sent me this book in return for a review, and I was incredibly excited. Cyberpunk noir? Hell yes! And what Ren Warom gives us in Coil, is not only these but sci fi crime-noir at its best. Without even going farther into the book right now, if you like any of those genres I just … Continue reading Review: Coil
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