Format: ARC

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL by Kit Rocha – Review

DEAL WITH THE DEVIL by Kit Rocha – Review
Posted August 3, 2020 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A fast and furious sci-fi adventure/romance with plenty of action and even some emotional character development.  Who can resist a cover with a bad-ass female mercenary standing on a pile of books while the world falls to pieces behind her? Certainly not me, which is one reason I was excited to pick up […]

FLYAWAY by Kathleen Jennings – Review

FLYAWAY by Kathleen Jennings – Review
Posted July 30, 2020 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 25 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Flyaway is dripping with style and atmosphere, but the plot and characters fell flat for me. Howling wilderness, my mother had once called the bush beyond town. Dad had laughed. My heart sat high in my chest. I was more alive and more scared than I had been for years. Ahead of us, […]

OPIUM AND ABSINTHE by Lydia Kang – Review

OPIUM AND ABSINTHE by Lydia Kang – Review
Posted July 20, 2020 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 32 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A perfect mix of history and mystery, Opium and Absinthe was both engaging and informative. I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, so I was delighted to discover that I loved reading about New York City in 1899. Kang builds her fascinating, multilayered story around several historical events: first, the publication of […]

THE MIDNIGHT LULLABY by Cheryl Low – Review

THE MIDNIGHT LULLABY by Cheryl Low – Review
Posted July 14, 2020 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 35 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Cheryl Low delivers yet another bloody good horror story, complete with vengeful ghosts and buried family secrets. Cheryl Low’s latest horror novella was a perfect distraction from real life, a combination of ghostly hauntings, twisted family secrets, mysteries and even an unexpected love story. All of these elements come together in a short, […]

WE RIDE THE STORM by Devin Madson – Review

WE RIDE THE STORM by Devin Madson – Review
Posted June 29, 2020 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 32 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Ambitious and complex, We Ride the Storm, although beloved by many readers, didn’t quite work for me. There has been a lot of hype surrounding We Ride the Storm, and tons of 4 and 5 star reviews on Goodreads. But this time the hype backfired for me, and I ended up really struggling […]

HELLA by David Gerrold – Review

HELLA by David Gerrold – Review
Posted June 15, 2020 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 41 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Big ideas, big dinos and lots of thoughtful commentary, Hella was an odd combination of quick thrills, fascinating facts and very uneven pacing. I had high hopes for Hella, and although it started off with lots of promise, halfway through the book I realized that there were several problematic elements that would ultimately […]

UNRECONCILED by W. Michael Gear

UNRECONCILED by W. Michael Gear
Posted May 25, 2020 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 30 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Gear does it again with another thrilling entry into his wonderful Donovan series. I love writers who are able to sustain long series by improving upon each book they write. Such is the case with W. Michael Gear’s Donovan series, I’m happy to report. Unreconciled, the latest edition in Gear’s action-packed science fiction […]