The nitty-gritty: A short but powerful twist on the Lovecraftian tale, a story that didn’t quite work for me, but overall an interesting, clever and atmospheric tale. Mystery lingered in the air like the scent of a scorched book. It wasn’t until I had finished reading The Ballad of Black Tom that I found out […]
The nitty-gritty: Another hilarious entry into the Sin du Jour world, with some of the funniest dialogue I’ve ever read. “Are you guys almost done down there?” he asks the impossibly small piece of composite concealed in his right ear. “I’m fuckin’ bored.” “Us ‘guys’ are rigging the final charge now,” Cindy’s irritated voice answers […]
The nitty-gritty: A laugh-out loud skewering of the fast-food industry, filled with funny dialog and memorable characters. I have to admit, when I first saw the cover for Envy of Angels, I immediately filed it in the “I hate the cover so I don’t want to read this book” compartment of my brain. Typically I […]
The nitty-gritty: A very short but powerful story about a girl leaving home for the first time, with a strong theme of dealing with prejudice, but a little too short, in my opinion, to fully develop that theme. This is the second work of fiction that I’ve read by Nnedi Okorafor, and I have to […]
The nitty-gritty: A story about gun-toting animals, with an unexpected combination of violence and wit, and some emotional moments as well. “That’s an ugly hat,” Barley started. Bonsoir’s eyes went wide with mock fury. “This is the greatest hat anyone has ever worn,” he said, pointing at his beret. “This hat was a gift from the Emperor […]
Poison Dance: A Novella (Midnight Thief 0.5) by Livia Blackburne Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Historical Publisher: Lion’s Quill Press Release date: September 24 2013 Source: eBook from author Pages: 86 The nitty-gritty: A short but powerful introduction to Midnight Thief, with a compelling and very focused story that made me ache for more of this world. […]
The Last Vampire by J.T. Geissinger Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance Novella Publisher: StoryFront Release date: December 4 2013 Source: Amazon Kindle purchase Pages: 62 Goodreads Link In a word: an all-too-brief story that made me want more, an original take on the vampire legend, with intriguing characters and sharp, emotional impact. You were free with […]
Today is launch day for Mindee Arnett’s Proxy, a novella set in the world of Mindee’s new series Avalon, which will be released in January 2014 from Balzer + Bray. Proxy takes place before the events of Avalon, and is a great way to get a peek into Mindee’s world before Avalon comes out. I’m […]
How Beauty Met the Beast by Jax Garren Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance Publisher: Carina Press Release Date: November 19 2012 Pages: 104 It’s been a long time since I’ve actually sat down and read a novella, but for a busy book reviewer it was a nice change of pace. How Beauty Met the Beast is […]