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Friday, March 24, 2023

There's Nothing to Fear, But…

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DON'T FEAR THE REAPER follows in the bloody footsteps of MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW. 4-1/2 stars I have heard talk that the first book was ...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Abandoned by the Gods and fueled by rage

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Jonathan Maberry  is a magician. He is the author of over 60 books in a wide variety of genres. While his name is not as recognizable as Ste...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Shrooms!

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Gah! This popped up in my "memories on Facebook" this morning. My front yard was full of these little mushrooms one morning last y...
Sunday, November 13, 2022

New from Fracassi

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Philip Fracassi ’s Gothic is a desperate tale of madness and suffering for aging horror author, Tyson Parks. He has lost his place at the t...
Monday, September 19, 2022

Snap!

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I went into this story knowing nothing about JACKAL or its author. The story started a bit slow for me, but the pace intensified as the time...
Saturday, July 09, 2022

Daphne is a BAD Girl

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Image from Josh Malerman's Facebook page. DAPHNE ( ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️)  kicks off with a basketball shot. I couldn’t help but think back to...
Tuesday, May 03, 2022

The Devil Takes You Home

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Gabino Iglesias hasn’t released a novel since 2018’s Barrio noir, Coyote Songs . This August, this Bram Stoker, Anthony, and Locus award-nom...
Sunday, March 06, 2022

Woodland Wardens by Jessica Roux

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Woodland Wardens is beautifully designed. While I don’t have any first-hand skill with oracle decks or Tarot cards, have always drawn me to...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Well, I'll Be Damned!

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This is just the beginning of Jonathan Maberry’s foray into epic dark fantasy. It started in the middle of an all-out invasion where things ...
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

THE VIOLENCE by Delilah Dawson

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When I had requested The Violence , I had no idea what to expect. I am familiar with the author, Delilah Dawson/Lila Bowen , and have read s...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Estate Sailin'

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Over the weekend, my wife and I made the trek downstate to a couple of remarkable estate sales. One was in Ormond Beach and was the home of ...
Sunday, October 10, 2021

Sing For Me

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Illustration: Michael O'Connell When you dare read this book, you’ll have to decide if Malerman is preaching to you or if he is just tel...
Saturday, September 04, 2021

What are you willing to sacrifice?

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To Offer Her Pleasure by Ali Seay Published by Weirdpunk Books. ISBN-13: 9781951658175 150 pages This is a very unusual coming-of-age story....
Wednesday, September 01, 2021

We are all beasts of one sort or another

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Strange Beasts of China (异兽志, Yi Shou Zhi) by Yan Ge, Jeremy Tiang (Translator) Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller Published by Melville House ISB...
Monday, August 30, 2021

RELENTLESS by Jonathan Maberry

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I’m a Marvel guy. You probably wonder what that has to do with the latest Joe Ledger tale, RELENTLESS, from Jonathan Maberry. Stick with me,...
Friday, August 06, 2021

Catriona' Wards Latest

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THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET is a dark and twisty tale that deftly stitches together a number of POVs starting with Ted. We are then in...
Monday, July 05, 2021

THE QUEEN OF THE CICADAS by V. Castro

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I really wanted to love this book—like five stars love it, and I did through the first part of this story. It is one of obsession, retributi...
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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Come October, this Writer becomes an Author

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 I can only share a little. That's the way of the publishing world. I have an announcement. My work has finally found a home. I have a p...
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Sunday, June 20, 2021

The Whammy Weekend

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Growing up, this was always a crazy weekend for me. June 19 is my parents’ anniversary. June 20 is my mother’s birthday. And if these two da...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

AI and Algorithms

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About a year ago, I retired from the design industry to focus more on life. When I started, we still used X-acto blades and wax, and you had...
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