Lord Kelvin's Machine has been this reader's introduction to James P. Blaylock and a very good one. The reason(s) for this involve good characters, an interesting storyline, and, naturally, steampunk. While the last may not necessarily be e...
4 StarsTime's Last Gift has been my introduction to Philip Jose Farmer. I had heard of the author prior to reading the book, just not had the opportunity to read his books previously. The book was, for me, a nice surprise. The story's team (a grou...
4 StarsKathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear have come out with another stellar book in their North America's Forgotten Past series. As with the other books that I have read by the authors, People of the Black Sun pulled me in right off the bat...
4½ StarsThe Nebula Awards Showcase 2014 provided an interesting overview - albeit not an entirely complete one - of the authors featured in the anthology. The stories are mainly science fiction, rather than fantasy, with the addition of essays by N...
4 StarsThere were a lot of reader expectations that went into book three (Rogue) of the Paladin Prophecy. I wish I can say that I was excited and pleased with this one, since it is the last--but I wasn't. There wasn't much to Rogue that left me wa...
3 StarsA Riddle in Ruby is the first in the Riddle in Ruby series. This book is a magical middle grade fantasy title and I enjoyed it! I fell in love with the world the author created. The action is nonstop and the mystery and suspense made it eve...
5 StarsThings are not as they should be aboard the “Ananke”. The experimental spacecraft harbors some terrorists who have every intention of using it to meet their ends, which obviously won’t bode well for everyone else on board. Charged with over...
3½ StarsThis is the final book in Rebecca Royce’s outstanding urban fantasy series, The Warriors. This book is intense and will take you on an emotional roller coaster. I had to walk away from reading it a couple of times due to it just being too m...
5 StarsI was unable to finish this Young Adult fantasy novel by Elyse Kishimoto because it has some major flaws that made it impossible to read: a hard to follow story-line, over 10+ characters in it that also have hard to pronounce names, and too...
2½ StarsThis delightful fantasy series has many wonderful elements familiar to those of us who have been longtime fans, and this story showcases several of them, including the stalwart and impressive Companions who continue to provide transportatio...
4 StarsFour female authors are represented in this anthology of suspense novels of the 1940's- Vera Caspary, Helen Eustis, Dorothy B. Hughes and Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. These four women are pioneers of the noir mystery. I have read a few noir no...
4½ StarsViola Grace's talent for fantastical and wonderful ideas are brilliantly showcased in this story. The notion of a woman who is made of mist and who makes her living by altering other people, just as she can alter herself, is intriguing and...
3 StarsThis is the fourth book in The Warrior series and in this one everything gets all shook up. The reality everyone thinks is real, isn’t and Rachel is the cause. SciFi fantasies come alive and operable as people are cloned and viruses destroy...
4½ StarsThe Reckoners by Doranna Durgin is an enjoyable paranormal story that centers around Lisa McGarrity (Garrie) and her facility for communicating with ghosts. Lisa has lost her mentor, Rhonda Rose, and has become bored with her ability...
4¼ StarsI must admit it, I am a massive fan of Egyptian mythology. So when I stumbled upon this series, you can imagine how thrilled I was. In no way whatsoever was I prepared for the wild adventure that awaited me. Author A.W. Exley has spun a mas...
5 StarsIt’s not very often I have the pleasure of reading a novel written as a noir story. And when that chance comes up, it makes the reading all the more enjoyable. That is what happened when I read the novel Joe Steele by Harry Turtledove. I ju...
5 StarsA chilling blend of Lovecraftian horror and Gothic terror. Priest turns the real life presumed historical villain Lizzie Borden into a fictional hero who wields her ax to save the world from darkness and ancient evil. Chapelwood resumes app...
5 StarsDar and Kenna are in love and things are looking good, if you can overlook the ominous disappearance of 10,000 people. As ruler, Dar should stay put but he’s not listening to his advisors and that turns out to be a big mistake. When Kenna i...
4 StarsEarth is a toilet and new worlds are within our grasp. Kenna is practical and puts her knowledge of growing things to good use and gets the heck off world. But while the environment isn’t as welcoming as she hoped, there are opportunities....
4 StarsI was entirely surprised by my reading of this story simply for the bold fact that nothing about the actual novel was what I was expecting. I would consider this reasoning to be both a positive and a negative considering by what I discovere...
4 StarsI was so excited to read this book! The cover was just amazing! I dived in and it turns out that although this book had a great and interesting concept, the execution of that concept kind of fell flat for me. This book turned out to be a ta...
3 StarsLethal Code was an interesting book. To be cut off from the rest of the world is a scary thing and most people can’t live without electricity, phones, the internet, etc. The characters in this book face that and much more. Lethal Code is a...
3½ StarsScott Lee saved her from an evil sorcerer and Madison Carter repaid him by being terrified of him but to help her brother she turns to him for help and now they will have to save each other in this exciting paranormal romance. Scott has lov...
4 StarsAlthough this CREEPY dystopian was a little slower than I would have liked and I was really REALLY hoping we were going to get a little extra to the story's end. However, I have to say that it was still beyond amazing! The creep factor in t...
5 StarsThis book freaked me out and I slept with the little light on for almost a week! No JOKE! A lot of books have nightmarish plots but this one was so good! And it’s all in the way that it was written. The author did a wonderful job! The story...
4 StarsDo you have kids that love Minecraft but hate reading? Well, give them this book and it will get them to read! I love Minecraft and so many books out there are just about how to do things on the game - or about mods and seeds. But, this boo...
5 StarsI would not normally read stories like this one but I fell in love with cover. It's gorgeous! The setting and descriptions were wonderful (How can you not fall in love with Wales!!). As for the characters, I really did not like Laura. I jus...
2½ StarsThis book is a piece of work. And not in a good way! Not because the main character is rich, gets A's, has all the freedom she wants, etc. She still seemed like a pretty good leading lady. The issues I had with this was the story itself. Th...
2½ StarsThis is really hard to review. I don't want to bore you with 23 little reviews. So I'm doing this as a whole. If you are a fan of any of Armstrong's series then this book is one that you NEED! It has a ton of little short stories from her o...
5 StarsThere are so many fantasy quests out there that are centered around one object, such as a ring or a wand. In When the Heavens Fall, the first in a new series by debut novelist Marc Turner, that object is a book. Specifically, the Book of Lo...
4½ StarsGet ready for adventure. This is an awesome story that will have children wanting to read on. The main characters are children who discover a whole new world. Emma and Herbie go from their boring, normal lives to ones with pirates, secrets...
5 StarsThe Death House, by Sarah Pinborough, is complex. We are given a glimpse of each character in this book, but don't know a lot about any of them. Their interactions are fleeting and this means that even tiny incidents take on major meaning....
4½ StarsRachel Clancy lives in an underground habitat where she was born. Rachel is a Warrior that will be sent above ground on her sixteenth birthday to fight the monsters that destroyed everything and caused Armageddon. Rachel lives with her fath...
4½ StarsRachel finely thinks she is getting her life back together after everything that has happened to her. She is surprised she feels like she's over Jason's betrayel and she can now love again. She's sent on an assignment with her new love Chad...
5 StarsAnother outstanding novel in author Ally Shields Elvenrude series is here! Book 2, Cross Keys: Revelation, is out, and it is even better than the first. Once again, the story is spun in a masterful way that will grab the reader and not let...
4½ StarsWhen I opened the book and it began with Nicolas and Perenelle Flamel, who, I now know, really did exist, I was super interested. Through this book they have really become rich vivid personalities instead of two dimensional. There is such a...
3 StarsWhat a unique story idea. To have the power to create a being and not just any being but a beloved and powerful man that everyone knows or has met. He has been influential throughout time and has been integral to many of the famously creati...
3½ StarsHow do you describe a book that you loved and hated at the same time? I have lived with these characters, came to care about them despite and because they all did things that landed them in Perdition. Now it is down to the wire, make or bre...
5 StarsGrave Matters by Lauren M. Roy is the second book in the Night Owls series. Usually when the first book in a series is successful, the second book falls short. In this case, I'd say that the second book was better than the first. While I'm...
4 StarsI always ask myself how the author can keep writing this series and each book be that good, yet she does it every time. This is book 15 and I recommend you start at the beginning, as there is a background story that resides in each book. Yo...
4½ StarsAnother stellar and completely riveting conclusion from Amanda Hocking! Like any fan, I waited patiently since January for this book and like them, I LOVED IT. It should be no surprise because Amanda's books are beyond awesome. Words hardly...
5 StarsThe heroine in this book got more than she bargained for when she wished for a less boring life. Zoey is just minding her business on her remote assignment on an isolated planet when adventure comes knocking. Forced into confronting the big...
4 StarsAnother Day is out of this world---AMAZING. I can't tell you how excited I was to get my hands on this book as I’m such a fan of his first novel. I wasn't sure what to expect, except for exceptional! Of course, I can't give spoilers because...
5 StarsIt’s time to jump into the second book in the Noctis Magicae series. Sophie and Gray are at the College. Don't worry if it’s been a while since you read book one. You will catch up in no time at all. I know I did. I was debating wither or n...
4 StarsTyger, Tyger Burning Bright is a semi-short read, a little over 100 pages. It’s set in the distant future with the perfect setting for erotic futuristic fiction. Lions and Tigers and Bears… Oh mine! The hero Tyron’s half man and half beast,...
4 StarsThis paranormal story provides an imaginative twist on the concept of angels and demons, complete with the requisite conflicts between duty and love, as well as the issues of loyalty and betrayal. Although I sympathize with the challenges t...
3½ StarsThis paranormal story blends a variety of mythological paradigms, scientific postulations, and an intriguing combination of beings. The concept of vampires versus elemental fae and a virus that changes the inherent nature of beings added to...
4 StarsThis wonderful urban fantasy continues to mesmerize and entertain with its wonderfully capable kickass heroine and her fascinating coterie of friends and allies. The author’s inventive expansion of the powers available to newly encountered...
4½ StarsStories about extra-large elephants are not anything new. Lots of people know about large elephants such as Jumbo and, most recently, mega-size elephants who once roamed in Kenya. Elephants are already huge creatures but it’s the really gig...
5 StarsOkay, so this was a great read. If you are a guy or a girl who loves bikes, or I mean Bykes, then this book is for you! It lays heavy on motor bike details so if bikes aren’t your thing I would probably pass this one by. That being said, I...
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