This is a volume of six long short stories, each one taking a different slant on an old fairy tale formula. It’s dangerous ground to tread, because the Fractured Fairy Tale has been around a long time, and has been tried by some of the best. The first, Cinderayla, is perhaps the most slanted of […]
“Coolman and the Evil Drug Lord,” by Sam Guydude
This doesn’t have to be a long review, because the name of the book and the name of the author tell it all. We’re talking a massive takeoff on every superhero movie, video game and graphic novel ever written for teenage guys. Nothing but fighting, sex, destruction, blood and bad language. The action is pretty […]
“How to Suck at Business Without Really Trying” by Marah Archer
This book has a much longer subtitle, but I’m trying to encourage authors not to try to tell us everything on the cover because it spoils the surprise of the book. So, I’m ignoring it. And, as you can already tell, this is going to be a difficult review to write, because this book defies […]