Author: Tammy

Over-Booked [42] – A Book Haul Post

Over-Booked [42] – A Book Haul Post
Posted January 9, 2016 by Tammy in Over-Booked / 22 Comments

Welcome to Over-Booked, where I share my latest book acquisitions! I’m linking up with Stacking the Shelves and The Sunday Post. Head over to those blogs to see more book haul posts. It’s been about three weeks since my last Over-Booked, which is a good thing, because it means not only have I not been […]

THE LAST WEEKEND: A NOVEL OF ZOMBIES, BOOZE, AND POWER TOOLS by Nick Mamatas – Review

THE LAST WEEKEND: A NOVEL OF ZOMBIES, BOOZE, AND POWER TOOLS by Nick Mamatas – Review
Posted January 8, 2016 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 6 Comments

The nitty-gritty: More literary ramble than horror, Mamatas’ bleak look at a changed world is beautifully written with sharp spikes of sudden violence. I signed up for drilling because I couldn’t get down to Mexico. I needed to experience life, to find something to write about. I needed pocket money. My credit score was immaterial, my […]

DRAKE by Peter McLean – Review

DRAKE by Peter McLean – Review
Posted January 4, 2016 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 13 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A darkly funny and violent tale with black magic, fallen angels, demons and angry girlfriends, complete with some loathsome characters you will love to hate. Trixie’s eyes widened as she took in the crimson and grey splatter all over the wall of my office, and then the corpse lying in a pool of […]

ENVY OF ANGELS by Matt Wallace – Review

ENVY OF ANGELS by Matt Wallace – Review
Posted January 3, 2016 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 9 Comments

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 […]