Publisher: Doubleday Books

BAD CREE by Jessica Johns – Review

BAD CREE by Jessica Johns – Review
Posted January 23, 2023 by Tammy in 3 1/2 stars, Reviews / 19 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Less horror and more family drama, Bad Cree is a beautifully written examination of family ties and emotions, with just a touch of otherworldly horror. The bad inside me was spreading, eating me up. So I left. I left them all. And now I’m supposed to enter that house again. Where the loss […]

THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY by Daniel H. Wilson

THE CLOCKWORK DYNASTY by Daniel H. Wilson
Posted August 14, 2017 by Tammy in 4 1/2 stars, Reviews / 14 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Part nail-biting historical journey and part Terminator-like thriller, The Clockwork Dynasty will surprise readers with its unexpected emotion, violence and unputdownable, page-turning storytelling. “We cannot succeed,” she says, and her voice is a melody, the chirping of clockwork birds. Indeed, the mechanism that speaks for her was created from a singing wooden clock […]

ZONE ONE by Colson Whitehead – Review

ZONE ONE by Colson Whitehead – Review
Posted November 5, 2011 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 1 Comment

Let’s get this straight: Zone One is a zombie novel.  There is blood, viscera, various bodily fluids streaming through the gutters, dead men walking, and heads being blown off right and left.  There is terror and running away and hiding from the dead.  There is a dying world without electricity, ash-covered streets, and bleak prospects […]