I've long awaited my chance to read a book from the Chet the Dog series, but I've also always been a bit apprehensive in regards to reading a novel written completely from the point of view of a canine. So, when I saw Santa 365 I figured why not? I couldn't resist an eShort story that could help me decide whether I really wanted to read this series or not. Results? Yes, I definitely want to read some more of the Chet and Bernie series. Plumpy Napoleon, freshly released from prison, visits the private detective who caught him only eight moths prior. Bernie, said ... Continue Reading...
Review: Jackaby
Want a little alternate history with a paranormal Sherlock Holmes? Something unique and quirky? New England, 1892. Abigail Rook has a knack for seeing the ordinary details in the most un-ordinary situations. It's this talent that leads her to become employed by the strange and slightly insane R.F Jackaby. When a serial killer begins to commit gruesome murders, striking fear in the residents of New Fiddleham, Jackacky wastes no time in getting involved. Only problem is the Police want New Fiddleham's most bonafide quack detective far away from their crime ... Continue Reading...
Review: Seize The Night
Every once in a while I feel it’s a great idea to read an anthology on your favourite genres because it opens you up to not only new authors, but also new ways of looking at a particular story type. Christopher Golden’s Seize The Night definitely delivers a great mix of horror with focus on the vampire legends. We read about insect inspired vampires, classic vampire types and even vampire books utilized by Nazi’s for power. I really enjoyed taking a break from the usual romanticized version of vampires and returning to the base, fear inducing instincts of the ... Continue Reading...
Review: Nirvana
I'm not usually a fan of fiction that features virtual worlds in any form. I really love the idea of Virtual Reality in real life, but on paper it tends to lose my interest. I like my fiction and VR separate, I guess. Nirvana did a great job in separating itself from the current speculative fiction genre. The VR aspects are super important to the story which readers learn later on, but it isn't the VR mysteries that kept my interest. The world struggles to go on after a mysterious illness kills all the bees which caused ecological devastation. No one knows why the ... Continue Reading...
Review: Crooked Little Lies
Crooked Little Lies is nothing like what I usually read and had a really hard time putting it down. It took while to get going, but once the novel found its rhythm it was easy to get lost in the tale. We meet Lauren, a recovered addict who struggles from day to day with her memory. She sees a man, Bo Laughlin, on the side of the road and stops to make sure he's okay. Lauren is the last person to see him before he goes missing. Annie Laughlin, Bo's sister, searches desperately for her missing brother. It's her desperate search that connects her and Lauren. Over ... Continue Reading...