Book Reviews
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Original 2015 Review: I’m trying to think of another Stephen King book that doesn’t have a supernatural element to it and it’s hard – Delores Claiborne and Gerald’s Game I guess. I spent the majority of my time reading this one expecting an alternate dimension to appear or a crazy ghost, but nothing did. And…
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Note: I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I have a lot of mixed feelings on this one. There is one very mild spoiler towards the end of the review. The Good: What drew me to Tenebrion was its intriguing premise – an amateur film maker recreates a Black Mass and…
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Review is originally from 2015. I absolutely LOVE XCOM. I am still waiting for XCOM 3. Chimera Squad was fun, but not exactly what I need. Original Review XCOM: Enemy Unknown is my favourite video game and I have poured an embarrassing number of hours into it since its release. When they announced there would…
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Original review from 2015: I don’t remember what compelled me to pull this audiobook off of the shelf at the local library. Was it a stray recommendation? Something about the title? No matter how I try to remember, all I can come up with is a blank space. It’s frustrating, yet oddly appropriate for this…
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Note from 2021: I note in the review that I have not read many books about martial arts. I have in the years since worked to rectify this and hope to start writing more discussions/reviews of those topics on this blog. Original Review from 2015: Despite having studied martial arts for over a decade, I…
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Goodreads link This dark fantasy anthology features novellette length stories about “deadly magic”. Each of the seven stories in this volume are engrossing and emotional. The magic systems featured are diverse, yet all are primal and powerful with components of elemental magic and the fae. The stories are longer than the short…
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Originally written in 2016. Also on Goodreads. I will never get tired of the Trojan War. It’s one of the world’s oldest stories and it offers everything – love, war, sacrifice, pain, loss, triumph. There is a reason why it’s survived nearly 3000 years and why so many authors choose to retell it. I’m on…
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Review originally written in 2016. Twenty-five percent of the books I’ve read this year have been by Stephen King and the most recent one is End of Watch. I’ve been rereading/reliving all of his books and jumping from his early work to his most recent is jarring. I enjoyed End of Watch, but all I…
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Review originally written in 2017. Also on Goodreads. Sequel to The Shining. I put off reading this one for a while because I wanted to wait until I had reread The Shining, and then after I had, I didn’t want a sequel. The majority of King’s books are stand alone, or if they are connected,…
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This is the first of Red Cape Publishing’s A-Z of Horror series. I received a copy of the audiobook through their newsletter to write a review. I admit upfront that aliens aren’t my favourite horror topic (I really want to get my hands on D is for Demons and E is for Exorcism next). Despite…