Rating: 5 out of 5 I heard about Charles Stross on a certain facebook horror books group, and when I checked out The Atrocity Archives (A Laundry Files Novel), I had to give it a try. It’s a brilliant blend…
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Review: “Lakehouse Infernal,” Christine Morgan
Rating: 5 out of 5 I’ll have to try to unpack why Christine Morgan’s Lakehouse Infernal is one of my favorite books of the year-so-far when I’ve read so many awesome books already. Apparently the world is based on some…
Review: “The Cassowary,” James Sabata
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 James Sabata’s The Cassowary is meant to loosely go with Alan Baxter’s “The Roo” (possessed kangaroo), Stephanie Rabig’s “Playing Possum” (were-possums), and “The Buck Stops Here” by Sean Seebach (were-deer). Each novel is a monster…
Review: “The Buck Stops Here,” Sean Seebach
Rating: 2 out of 5 When I saw someone recommending Sean Seebach’s novella The Buck Stops Here on Twitter, it was mentioned as being similar to Alan Baxter’s “The Roo” (demonically-possessed kangaroo) and Stephanie Rabig’s “Playing Possum” (were-possums!). In other…
Short Take: “Food Fright,” Nico Bell
Rating: 3 out of 5 Nico Bell’s novella Food Fright (Rewind or Die) is a humor/horror cross-genre work. It didn’t live up to my two favorite blends of humor and horror (The Roo [review] and Playing Possum [review]). In those…
Review: “The Roo,” Alan Baxter
Pros: So much fun! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Alan Baxter’s novella The Roo apparently started with a Twitter joke. There was some news article about an aggressive kangaroo, followed by Twitter jokes about turning it into a…
Review: “Strange Love,” Ann Aguirre
Pros: Silly, sweet, and deliriously fun! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Ann Aguirre’s Strange Love: An Alien Abduction romance (Galactic Love Book 1) features Zylar of Kith B’alak, who has failed four times at the Choosing. If he…
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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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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…