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KEEPER OF THE BEES by Meg Kassel – Review

KEEPER OF THE BEES by Meg Kassel – Review
Posted September 11, 2018 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 18 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Lush imagery and beautiful writing make this a stand-out YA fantasy, despite some issues I had with one of the characters. Keeper of the Bees, as I found out after I requested it, is a companion novel to Blackbird of the Gallows, which got lots of rave reviews from the blogging community last […]

THE MOUTH OF THE DARK by Tim Waggoner – Review

THE MOUTH OF THE DARK by Tim Waggoner – Review
Posted September 10, 2018 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 27 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Delightfully twisted and disturbing, The Mouth of the Dark is part Tales from the Dark Side, part Poltergeist, and completely bat shit crazy. The launch of small publisher Flame Tree Press caught my attention last month when they were blasted all over the internet—good marketing, guys!—and I was curious enough to head over […]

THE CHRYSALIS by Brendan Deneen – Review

THE CHRYSALIS by Brendan Deneen – Review
Posted September 6, 2018 by Tammy in 4 stars, Reviews / 22 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Disturbing and atmospheric, The Chrysalis combines traditional horror elements with solid character development and delivers a cautionary tale about addiction. The Chrysalis is being described by a lot of readers on Goodreads as “science fiction,” but I just don’t get that. To me, this was pretty clearly a horror story, and while it […]

BLOODY ROSE by Nicholas Eames – Review

BLOODY ROSE by Nicholas Eames – Review
Posted August 20, 2018 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 23 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Full of humor, emotion and plenty of thrilling fight scenes, Bloody Rose is a worthy sequel that you don’t want to miss. Tam pulled a strand of windblown hair from her eyes. “Aren’t all druins immortal?” Tam asked. “Essentially, yes,” said Freecloud. The coin in his hand vanished with a flick of his […]

FOUNDRYSIDE by Robert Jackson Bennett – Review

FOUNDRYSIDE by Robert Jackson Bennett – Review
Posted August 9, 2018 by Tammy in 5 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: A unique and action-packed start to a new series full of fascinating magic, complex characters, and even some unexpected humor. A struck match sounds like a kiss in the dark, sometimes. She remembered thinking that, watching the flame crack to life and then flutter down to the pools of alcohol running across the […]

#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil – Review

#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil – Review
Posted August 6, 2018 by Tammy in 3 stars, Reviews / 26 Comments

The nitty-gritty: Full of over-the-top slasher action with a very thin plot, this ended up being surprisingly entertaining. This isn’t my first Gretchen McNeil book, so I had an inkling of what I was going to be in for with her latest, #murdertrending, and in that respect, it did not disappoint. This book was so over-the-top […]