By Jaime Hypes on April 29, 2012
It is 1913 in Salem, Massachusetts, and teenager Sarah is having dark visions that turn out to be warning her of future events. There are vampires being made, Egyptian gods that are very unhappy, a sorcerer who cannot be killed, and a warlock making deals. Of course, at first, Sarah does not know any of this. She thinks the visions are just her mind being overactive and playing tricks. That is, until she discovers a boy’s mangled corpse, attends the funeral of the boy, and then sees the boy seemingly as alive as can be after being buried- and a Greek boy, Alex, who can explain it all.
Posted in Fiction, Horror/Supernatural, Jaime Hypes, Reviews, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged Andy Gavin, gothic supernatural, horror, jaime hypes, The Darkening Dream, young adult |
By Nick Vasey on April 26, 2012
Angela’s Coven is an interesting novel. It successfully manages to combine magic, mystery, devilry and philosophy, with humour, romance, witchery and hope! Reggie Sinclair, the British protagonist, is an ageing and jaded ex-Rock-Star from yesteryear, who suffered profound heartbreak at the loss of his true love, early on in his career.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, Nick Vasey | Tagged angela's coven, bruce jenvey, coven fiction, nick vasey, paranormal fiction, witch, witch fiction |
By Bob Cherny on April 23, 2012
It has been a long time since I had children of the age of this book’s targeted reader. So, I am not sure I am completely qualified to review it, but if this book had been available to me when I was reading to my children, I would have read this to them.
Posted in Robert H. Cherny, Young Adult/Juvenile | Tagged animal story, children's book, children's fantasy, Jennifer Lynn Alvarez, The Pet Washer |
By C. V. Hunt on April 21, 2012
I think the back cover of this book describes The Hungry Mouth the best.
Short and long stories about people, animals, cars, crashes, love, disease, death, dinosaurs, black holes, breakups, zombies, gods, children, happiness, and hunger.
Posted in Anthology, C.V. Hunt | Tagged c.v. hunt, isacc marion, short story anthology, the hungry mouth |
By Susan Anderson on April 19, 2012
THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS: A THRILLER by Richard Stone is the first book his Last Man thriller series. I found the story intriguing and the subterranean landscape entertaining, despite the fact that at first I had problems knowing where I was, distinguishing up from down, at times unable to tell who was saying what to whom.
Posted in Horror/Supernatural, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Susan Anderson | Tagged agony of confusion, altered state of reality, judeo-christian fiction, paranomral thriller, paranormal fiction, richard stone, seraph fiction, the communion of saints, underground fiction |
By C. V. Hunt on April 17, 2012
A young libertarian flu fighter huddles at home in New York’s East Village, blogging about a devastating avian flu pandemic as he sells masks, gloves, and goggles over the Internet. An intriguing, vexing woman stalks him while he delves into the mysteries of influenza and serves up colorful commentary on the chaos swirling around—and within—his world.
Posted in C.V. Hunt, Mystery/Suspense | Tagged american fever, blog fiction, c.v. hunt, contagion fiction, flu fiction, peter christian hall |
By Jaime Hypes on April 15, 2012
Nuncio and the Gypsy Girl is not your typical graphic novel. There are several historical figures, a love triangle, and no action-driven plotline. It is also narrated by an African Grey Parrot named Nuncio. Taking place at the turn of the century in Dayton, OH, the characters are right in the middle of the making of many great inventions, and intellectual society.
Posted in Historical, Jaime Hypes, Reviews | Tagged graphic novel, historical fiction, jaime hypes, Kristin Alexandre, Nuncio and The Gypsy Girl in the Gilded Age |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 13, 2012
And Death Dreamt Us All by Cheryl Anne Gardner Twisted Knickers Publications ISBN: 978-0982214541 Copyright © December 2011 $7.99 Paperback $2.99 Kindle 138 Pages ABOUT: Rowan lives at the edge of reality. After witnessing a terrible childhood tragedy, her life has evolved into a shifting state of death and decay. Barely a night without restlessness, [...]
Posted in Experimental/Narrative, Horror/Supernatural, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged and death dreamt us all, cheryl anne gardner, speculative fiction |
By Susan Anderson on April 11, 2012
FOUR D is a collection of four stories by Gregory Morrison that I would describe as speculative fiction.
Posted in Anthology, Experimental/Narrative, Susan Anderson | Tagged four d, gregory morrision, short story collection, speculative fiction |
By Shannon Yarbrough on April 9, 2012
Thanks to the Discovery Channel and A&E, there are enough “reality” shows to entertain or educate us on what life might be like for a troubled young African American man who finds himself locked away at too early of an age.
Posted in Anthology, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged african american anthology, african american fiction, african american short story, black fiction, fat from papa's head, tony lindsay, young african american fiction |
