Tag: Fantasy

BLACK FEATHERS by Joseph D’Lacey – Review

BLACK FEATHERS by Joseph D’Lacey – Review
Posted April 1, 2013 by Tammy in Giveaways, Reviews / 2 Comments

Black Feathers (The Black Dawn Volume One) by Joseph D’Lacey Genre: Adult Fantasy/Horror Publisher: Angry Robot Release date: March 26 2013 Source: ARC from publisher Pages: 427 In a word:  a dangerous and violent quest, a world on the brink of collapse, and a boy and girl who might be able to save it. I […]

THE SIX-GUN TAROT by R. S. Belcher – Review

THE SIX-GUN TAROT by R. S. Belcher – Review
Posted January 24, 2013 by Tammy in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher Genre: Adult Horror/Western/Fantasy Publisher: Tor Books Release date: January 22 2013 Source: e-ARC from publisher Pages: 368 What do an Indian whose relatives are coyotes, a sheriff who has been hanged three times and lives to tell the tale, and a man who keeps his dead wife’s head […]

THE REALMS OF ANIMAR by Owen Black – Review

THE REALMS OF ANIMAR by Owen Black – Review
Posted July 5, 2012 by Tammy in Reviews / 0 Comments

Writing this review is such a dilemma for me. I absolutely loved the story and the creative ideas Black has come up with. And the story ends with a cliffhanger that made me scream with rage. But as in many other indie novels I’ve read and reviewed, I have issues with the writing. And if […]

VENTURE UNTAMED by R.H. Russell – Review

VENTURE UNTAMED by R.H. Russell – Review
Posted January 25, 2012 by Tammy in Reviews / 0 Comments

I am happy to introduce R.H. Russell, author of Venture Untamed, which I am reviewing today, and its sequel Venture Unleashed.  Russell has eighteen years of training in judo and other martial arts, and that experience really shows in the fighting scenes. Venture Untamed is marketed as YA fantasy, probably because of Venture’s age (twelve […]

What Keeps Me Up At Night

What Keeps Me Up At Night
Posted October 8, 2011 by Tammy in Ruminations / 1 Comment

October is the perfect month to talk about scary stories. It’s also the perfect time to mention Stephen King, without doubt one of America’s modern masters of horror. (I’m pretty sure someone else came up with that title.) Say what you will about Steve (yes, I am claiming the right to call him “Steve”), he […]

THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern – Review

THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern – Review
Posted September 30, 2011 by Tammy in Reviews / 8 Comments

A contortionist folds herself into a tiny box.  A young girl’s gown changes from white to black in front of your eyes.  A magical ice garden waits to be explored within a black and white striped tent.  Welcome to the Night Circus, a place where imagination is real, and reality is whatever you can imagine. […]