Pros: Excellent haunted house tale Cons: The ceremony was a tad weird Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Ike Hamill’s Mumma’s House introduces us to a most unusual haunted house. This isn’t the stereotypical empty, unlived-in building. Instead, it belongs to…
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Review: “Killer Savant,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Bizarre and fascinating Cons: Weird gender not-really-theme? Rating: 4 out of 5 Ike Hamill’s Killer Savant mostly worked for me. I find the quality of his work varies wildly, but on the whole I love it and want to…
Short Take: “Beneath the Cut,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Loved this tale. Plenty of mystery and strangeness Cons: Not everyone will want the murky turn into what is death? Rating: 5 out of 5 Beneath the Cut measured up to what I expect from Ike Hamill at this…
Short Take: “After We Live Forever,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Unique Cons: Really, really weird; oddly long Rating: 4 out of 5 My opinion of Ike Hamill’s books varies wildly. Some of them are absolutely amazing (Like the Madelyn series) while I dislike others. Overall he’s great, though. His…
Review: “Super Apex,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Good characters; fascinating story Cons: Could have used a little more clarity Rating: 4 out of 5 In Ike Hamill’s Super Apex, a boy (Zack) out hunting with his dad, gets separated… and hunted down. They were never seen…
Review: “Lies of the Prophet,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Fascinating plot and interesting characters Cons: I’m left with a couple of questions Rating: 4 out of 5 In Ike Hamill’s Lies of the Prophet, we find out that Gregory is a man who came back from the dead.…
Review: “Madelyn’s Last Dance,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Love the characters, especially Madelyn Cons: Confusions Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Ike Hamill’s Madelyn’s Last Dance comes after book one: Madelyn’s Nephew and book two: Madelyn’s Mistake. I absolutely love the entire series. In Madelyn’s Last Dance the…
Review: “Kill Cycle,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Fascinating concept Cons: Couldn’t stand Ash’s wife Laura Rating: 4 out of 5 In Ike Hamill’s Kill Cycle, the town of Harrison is slowly dying. Ash has come back to live there after marrying Laura and having two children,…
Review: “Madelyn’s Mistake,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Madelyn is a fascinating character who gets into all the trouble. Cons: Some small bits of confusion Rating: 4.5 out of 5 I’ve been waiting for Ike Hamill’s Madelyn’s Mistake ever since reading Madelyn’s Nephew. I’ve enjoyed the Ike…
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Review: “Blood Ghost,” Ike Hamill
Pros: Fascinating monster Cons: Too much intuition; too many convenient dreams Rating: 3 out of 5 Ike Hamill’s Blood Ghost is the sequel to The Hunting Tree–but the ‘Hunting Tree’ of the last book isn’t actually in this one. Davey…