Pros: Very intriguing setting Cons: … Rating: 4 out of 5 Michael Todd and Michael Anderle’s Nobody’s Fool: Soldiers of Fame and Fortune, Book 1 is the first book in the series Soldiers of Fame and Fortune Full Series…
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Short Take: “Nobody’s Fool,” Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: adventure, bio-thriller, Michael Anderle, Michael Todd, Soldiers of Fame and Fortune, thriller
Review: “Missing White Girl,” Jeffrey J. Mariotte
Pros: Very original Cons: Not entirely engaging Rating: 3 out of 5 Jeffrey J. Mariotte’s thriller Missing White Girl starts out seeming entirely ordinary, but it’s really a paranormal thriller. (This can feel discordant if you don’t know it up…
Short Take: “The Tower,” Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Pros: Neat idea Cons: Abortive Rating: 3 out of 5 Kristine Kathryn Rusch brings us the novella The Tower. A company called Portals, Inc. is experimenting with time travel. They’re sending Neyla Kendrick back to 1674 to try to verify…
Review: “Death Takes a Diamond,” Dean Wesley Smith
Pros: Great concept! Cons: Everything might as well be magic Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Dean Wesley Smith’s novella/short novel Death Takes a Diamond: A Mary Jo Assassin Novel (Volume 2) is a fantastic concept. A couple of short, unassuming…
Review: “Bloodliner,” Robert Jeschonek
Pros: Very out-of-the-box thinking; fascinating take on vampire physiology Cons: Needs a continuity edit; a couple of iffy “messages” Rating: 2 out of 5 Robert Jeschonek’s Bloodliner: A Young Adult Horror Novel is, like the other books I’ve read of…
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Short Take: “To Be Devoured,” Sara Tantlinger
Pros: Excellent intense point of view Cons: Very gross! Rating: 4 out of 5 Sara Tantlinger’s novella To Be Devoured is, I must warn you, quite grotesque. So if that puts you off, just stop here. Andi has made a…
Review: “Silenced,” Nicole Givens Kurtz
Pros: Interesting worldbuilding Cons: Rough writing; needs another edit Rating: 3 out of 5 Nicole Givens Kurtz’s Silenced: A Cybil Lewis Novel (Cybil Lewis Mysteries) introduces us to Cybil Lewis, “private inspector and all around snoop”. This story takes place…
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Review: “Hollow Kingdom,” Kira Jane Buxton
Pros: Delightful characters; very quotable! Cons: Gets very introspective! Rating: 4 out of 5 Kira Jane Buxton’s Hollow Kingdom introduces us to Shit Turd (S.T.), a crow raised by a human named Big Jim. He spews profanities and rides Big…