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Non-Review: “Antlands,” Genevieve Morrissey

A non-review is something I do when I couldn’t finish a book. I won’t rate it on review sites, but I’ll tell you why I stopped reading it so you can get some idea of whether the book would appeal

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Non-Review: “The Havoc Tree,” Layden Robinson

A non-review is something I do when I couldn’t finish a book. Even though Layden Robinson’s The Havoc Tree is very short, I couldn’t get myself to finish it. I won’t review the book on Amazon or Goodreads, but here

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Non-Review: “Netherkind,” Greg Chapman

Greg Chapman’s Netherkind is the story of Thomas. He’s a Flesher, a creature who feeds on the skin of humans and takes their DNA into himself, changing him just a little with each feeding. If he doesn’t give in to

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Non-Review: “Experimental Film,” Gemma Files

It’s been ages since I last posted a non-review: a brief blurb in which I tell you why, exactly, I was unable to finish reading a book, so you can decide for yourself whether it might interest you anyway. (When

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Non-Review: “The Lost Labyrinth,” Gilliam Ness

The Lost Labyrinth (The Last Artifact Trilogy Book 2) just lost me. I barely managed to hang in there with Book One: The Dark Rift. Today I can go no further. Male lead (Gabriel) lectures female lead (Natasha) on how

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Partial Review: “Sink: the Lost World,” Perrin Briar

Pros: None Cons: Two hideously narcissistic and dangerous teens Rating: 1 out of 5 I started out reading Perrin Briar’s Sink: The Lost World. Here’s what the blurb says about it: A sinkhole is a natural phenomenon. It can happen

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Janet Chapman's "Courting Carolina", a non-review

Review book courtesy of Penguin Group   In case it’s been a while: I do a “non-review” when I couldn’t finish a book. I won’t rate it on Amazon or GoodReads, but I don’t mind telling you here why I

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"22 Nights" by Linda Winstead Jones, a non-review

Review book courtesy of Penguin Group   For the first time in my reviewing career, I’ve run into something that almost never happens to me. I couldn’t finish a book. I tried my hardest to finish it; when I couldn’t

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