This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Aah, but this show, one of the first big serial paranormal dramas, shaped a large chunk of my teenage years. I’ve always loved the unknown, the unexplained, the unusual. There’s a great deal of philosophy embedded in the X-Files, to be sure. The X-Files […]
It’s been a busy week! Several books read, reviewed, and scheduled as blog posts. One book even went towards a challenge 😛 A step closer, and all that jazz. Also got some writing done on my WIP. A snippet can be found here. Coming Darkness by Susan-Alia Terry, May 21, 3* £££ The […]
This book was reviewed for Port Jericho *Warning/ Age Level Advisory: some scenes of graphic sexual nature Terry’s Coming Darkness is a story of loss, and change, of beginnings and endings. In a very Supernatural-esque way, God is gone from Heaven, and without his ordering guidance, things are beginning to unravel. Angels […]
This egalley was reviewed for Dragon Gypsy Publishing via Netgalley Happiness is an elusive beastie, that responds better to gentleness than brute force. In Are We Happy Yet?, Kamen will teach you how to tame that shy, skittish creature we call happiness, and aid you in cultivating a permanent relationship with it. Kamen […]
Pleiades poems were among the first of the forms I learned, way way back when. They are still among my favourite to work with. Pleiades are seven line poems, with a single word title. Each of the seven lines must start with the same letter as the title. They lend themselves very well to playing […]
Here’s a snippet from my current work in progress. The chapter has no title yet. ? “Who’s there?” My voice was sharper than intended. More rustling, coming from behind a stack of wooden crates, and a towheaded boy no older than five tumbled into view. “What’cha lookin’ for?”, he asked. “You first, whelp. […]
I’ve never really given much thought to a bucket list. I’d love to travel to the UK, especially to Cymru. The greater bulk of my ancestry came from various parts of the British Isles. As a Sherlockian, I want to visit Baker Street, have my picture taken by the Sherlock statue, and visit Undershaw, Conan […]
Seraphina’s Vengeance by Sheena Hutchinson (Seraphina #3) Publication date: July 2017 Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance Synopsis One year ago, Seraphina’s entire world seemed to have dived into a mythical land over night. She’s somehow even gotten used to the madness of it all. But what happens when the craziness stops? Things become quiet… too quiet. She should […]
This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours Allies is the third in the Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus series featuring Lily Singer and Sebastian Blackwell. While still full of delightful snark, especially by Kip, things with LeFay are really starting to heat up and take a darker turn. As with the previous books, this […]
This book was reviewed for Troubadour Publishing Limited via Netgalley Daughters of Carrawburgh is a first-rate psychological thriller that you simply can’t put down! I lost myself in this book, and finished it in a single day, so engrossing was it. Sam Layton is a spiritualist. Not the cold reader, the charlatan psychic who is […]
