An Infomercial Posing as a Self-Help Book I was given a free copy of this book so that I could write this review. Yeah, I know people usually tack that disclaimer on at the bottom. But I’m starting out with it to demonstrate that I was approached by the usual channels to do a legitimate […]
“Stormy Weather” by Glen Ebisch
Stormy Weather is the story of – wait for it – a television weather reporter whose name is Stormy. Not her fault; it seems her mother was a bit of a flake. How much the name had to do with her choice of occupation is the subject for a subplot involving Stormy’s family background and […]
“Hunt of the Fallen” by R. A. Zaugg
“The Hunt of the Fallen” starts out as a standard Young Adult Fantasy: a bucolic scene, rather simple young people in a slightly contrived love triangle, a touch of nightmare in the background: the usual setup. However, once the hero leaves the tribe and starts his quest the plot tangles, characters have more complex motivation and the […]
“The Gateway” Master of Malice Book Three by Cas Peace
“The Gateway” is the final episode in the nine-book “Artesans of Albia” saga that has taken us from the flights of High Fantasy to the depths of Horror, and the finish does not disappoint. Cas Peace has a masterful command of the expression of emotion, and in this book she runs us through the whole gamut, from […]