Ebb & flow

Ebb & Flow by Heather T Smith

Over a summer of love and struggle, one young boy finds the courage to forgive himself.  ~Ebb & Flow Told through a series of picturesque free-verse vignettes, Ebb & Flow is the story of Jett, a young boy going through some tough times. After a singularly bad year, full of poor choices and disaster, Jett […]

Child of a mad god

Child of a Mad God by RA Salvatore

  Child of a Mad God is the first in a new series by RA Salvatore, the writer who introduced us to the drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden. Set in the world of Corona, a world made familiar in the Demon Wars Saga, this book explores lands far from Honce-the-Bear, in a time after said wars. […]

ouroboros

Ouroboros by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge

The second Circuit Fae novel, Ouroboros, continues the tale of Rouen and Syl. In the aftermath of events from Moribund, the pair are left hunting down Agravaine’s caches of super Moribund, called Ouroboros. Moreso than the Moribund, Ouroboros are incredibly lethal and infectious. That’s not the pair’s only problem either. As the new school year […]

Book Review: Nerve by Eva Holland

Nerve is an interesting blend of nonfiction scientific exploration, and memoir. Eva Holland suffers from phobias, and the first part of the book discusses her own experiences with terror, and the traumas that generated them. The middle part was her own efforts at treating the phobias. The final part delved into how fear affects the […]

Dragonslayer servant of the crown

Book Review: Dragonslayer: Servant of the Crown by Duncan M Hamilton

Servant of the Crown was a great finale to the amazing Dragonslayer series! One character, Boudain, really surprised me. He stepped up and at least tried, instead of acting like a young, spoiled royal. It’s clear he has the potential to be a great ruler. Another character I really liked died in this book too. I understand the […]

A Girl Behind Dark Glasses/ A Girl in One Room by Jessica Taylor-Bearman

Buy on Amazon From a darkened world, bound by four walls, a young woman called Jessica tells the tale of her battle against the M.E Monster. The severest form of a neuro immune disease called Myalgic Encephalomyelitis went to war with her at just 15 years old. From beneath her dark glasses, Jessica glimpses a […]

Book Review: People of the Canyons by Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W Michael Gear

People of the Canyons is number twenty-six (!) in the Gears’ sweeping forays into North America’s epic deep past. Canyons visits the American Southwest, whose the tribes dwell amidst cave and canyon. As always, the trademark spirituality of the series shines through.  The Blessed Sun Leather Hand- a Powerful witch cursed by a even more […]

Book Review: Hauntology by Merlin Coverley

This book wasn’t what I expected from reading the description. I was expecting a look at actual ghost stories and tales of haunting, and how the spectral influences the corporeal. Instead, I found myself introduced to a fascinating philosophy that I was wholly unfamiliar with. This notion of how the past ‘haunts’ the present resonated […]

Writing Tools

Blogging for Authors by Barb Drozdowich Blogging for Authors by Barb Drozdowich is part of the Building Blocks series for writers. As the title suggests, this book focuses on blogging. Among the topics covered are why authors should bother blogging, the different types of platforms offered, finding topics, and extra tools and tricks for blogging. […]

Graphic Novels #2

How I Broke Up With My Colon  by Nick Seluk How I Broke Up With My Colon  by Nick Seluk is a collection of 24 tales so unusual they border on unbelievable. Each story is told through comic frames, with different art styles. I worked in a hospital many many moons ago and came across […]

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