This is a story about an uber-human race that lived pre-history, but were almost wiped out by a cataclysmic flood on their island in mid-Atlantic. They have since lived in an alternate universe, directing and sometimes interbreeding with humans. Their contact point with our earth is an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle. Their society […]
“A Precarious Beginning” by Fritz Rollins and Siena Rollins
This is a story that starts where it should: in the middle of the action leading up to the incident where the main character’s life is changed forever. Combine this with the wonderful character of Hyla, the heroine, and we are drawn in right away. So much that we are quite happy when the events […]
“City of Ghosts” by J.H. Moncrieff
“City of Ghosts” is a ghost story with a strange problem; there isn’t enough “ghost” in it. Not for fans of the ghoulish, anyway. And as a fan of the non-ghoulish, I appreciate that a great deal. Once I got used to the fact that this was a story about people and their own problems, […]
“Jaeth’s Eye” by K. S. Villoso
This book, which I hesitate to call a novel, is a rambling narrative, full of stories within stories, myths and legends blending into reality. Villoso has created a rich and detailed setting, populated with fully formed and empathetic characters, whose tiny lives are limned with precision. However, this author has a habit of leaving out important […]
“Black Dawn” by Mallory McCartney
The Black Dawn setup is typical of the Teen Paranormal genre: a group of misfits with varied magical skills, isolated from society, battles a superior force with a totalitarian leadership. All of them are young, beautiful, powerful, and traumatized by the life they have been forced into. What sets this book apart from most in […]
In the Prison of our Grief” by S E Amadis
This is a story of disturbed people doing disturbing things to each other. It is also a story of complicated plot twists, and there is a tenuous supernatural thread running through it, as well. In a search for horror and suspense, this author has pretty much thrown in the kitchen sink and everything in it. […]
“Dropping Out,” by Danielle de Valera
This book is a series of interconnected short tales about the gulf between humans, especially the one between men and women. It’s a very Australian, male chauvinistic sort of life these people live: like life all over the world, but in a uniquely Australian setting. After all, there are a lot of people who can’t manage […]
“Can’t Buy Forever” by Susan Laffoon
This story starts out like a simple Young Adult romance: Girl meets Boy, Girl loses Boy, Girl gets Boy. But very early we get hints that all is not as it seems. We are gradually eased into realizing that there are deeper waters flowing, here. This author has a deft touch with the supernatural, and […]
“IQ84” by Mike Dickerson
Okay, this is a story about a hero called David Dingle, and it’s about people’s heads exploding. Do you get the picture already? Non-stop action, non-stop mania. The story involves a huge cast of wild and weird characters appearing and disappearing (at least their heads do) rapidly. Doctors and nutcases, a Satanist emissary of evil […]
“Dead Heat” by Dick Francis
I usually review books that people send me, and it’s a bit of a crapshoot whether they will turn out good or not. So every once in a while I pick an author I enjoy and do some recreational reading. Dick Francis is one of my favourites. His stories have great characters, good conflicts, and interesting […]