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Review: The Barrens by Joe Goodglass
Let me tell you something about The Barrens. It’s cleverly plotted. The author has an end goal in mind but twists the reader’s minds in knots with every curve in the road. This is a book that you need to read. Horror can be an incredibly overpopulated genre with immensely big boots to fill, but Joe Goodglass has torn through every expectation, every roadblock, and any limitations standing in his way. The spotlight is shining in his eyes but he in no way lets that stand in his way. The Barrens, to me, felt like a mash-up of The Blair Witch Project and Happy Death Day. I don’t know why…
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Review: August’s Eyes by Glenn Rolfe
As a firm favorite author, Glenn Rolfe, I was over the moon to be reviewing his new release, August’s Eyes. Dreams that bleed into reality? Reminiscent of Nightmare on Elm Street…yes, please! John has a great life. Fulfilling career, beautiful wife, a roof over their head. The only thing that is missing from their life is a baby. Sarah longs to complete their family but John feels settled with how they are now. They’ve tried before and he can’t bear to see that hurt etched upon his wife’s face again. Things begin to change for John when he starts having disturbing dreams. There seems to be no rhyme or reason…
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Cover Reveal: The Living Waters by Dan Fitzgerald
I am thrilled and excited to be revealing the new cover for Dan Fitzgerald’s new book THE LIVING WATERS which is being published by Shadow Spark Publishing on 15 October 2021. About the book: When two painted-faced nobles take a guided raft trip on a muddy river, they expect to rough it for a few weeks before returning to their life of sheltered ease. But when mysterious swirls start appearing in the water, even their seasoned guides get rattled. The mystery of the swirls lures them on to seek the mythical wetlands known as the Living Waters. They discover a world beyond their imagining, but stranger still are the worlds they find…
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Cover Reveal: In Between by DM Siciliano
Today we have something very special. I am honoured to be invited to participate in DM Siciliano’s new release, In Between’s cover reveal. I first discovered this author’s amazing work with her debut, Inside, I then went on to review her latest work, Under Another Sun. This is an author that can surprise you in each new piece of work but her ability to craft a superb story gets stronger each time. We are extremely lucky to be able to share the cover with you on the blog but before we do lets take a look at the blurb shall we? “There are things you know, things you think you remember,…
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Review: Red Country by Joe Abercrombie SPOILERS!!
Red Country for me anyway, was a bit of a departure for the First Law Series. I was very excited at the prospect of a western type fantasy novel but it fell flat. Why do you ask? Firstly, it was slow as all hell. I understand that a new novel based in an entirely new area needs build-up but it just failed to grasp my imagination, unlike, the previous novel, The Heroes. Also, Abercrombie is renowned for his stellar characterisations, but, one character, in particular, Cosca ended up falling, it isn’t what was expected from him. He ended up turning a bit sociopathic and child-killing is something I thought that…
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Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
“Armour …’ mused Whirrun, licking a finger and scrubbing some speck of dirt from the pommel of his sword, ‘is part of a state of mind … in which you admit the possibility … of being hit.”― Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes What kind of magic does Joe Abercrombie spin? From first reading The Blade Itself I have become entranced at both his unparalleled skill of taking a small minor character and transforming them into huge players of the game, he also is a supreme creator of intricate plots. This has been my favorite installment of the series by far, the NORTH fascinates me. I loved the POV’s from Logen, dogman, and Black…
