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    Horror

    Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay | Review

    December 28, 2020 /

    Well hold the mother-fucking door!  Allow me to go on record and declare that there will never be a better time to read Paul Tremblay’s Survivor Song than 2020, and I managed it by the arse of my pants!  Tremblay is a decorated horror novelist that I am ashamed to say have never read, until now.  The guy has a huge responsibility on his shoulders, but he is still swimming, still telling stories that stay with the reader.  This story is going to be one that I will remember and hold in regard to the year 2020.  I’m waffling (not unlike the victims of the super rabies that have taken…

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    The Station 17 Chronicles by Oli Jacobs | Review

    December 26, 2020 /

    Another year is drawing a close and whilst the times we are living in Is unknown and uncertain, one thing has become abundantly clear; we can rely on books to get us through.  2020 has brought me some new authors, especially ones that publish independently.  The Station 17 Chronicles is the second book I have read and reviewed by Oli Jacobs and I’m stunned once again by his sharp wit, well-structured prose, and fantastical storylines.  He has become a must-read author and I will go on to read his back catalogue.  He was able to shock me and make my head implode with his stonker novel, Wilthaven.  The Station 17…

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    Science Fiction

    To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini |Review

    December 23, 2020 /

    To Sleep in a Sea of Stars more accurately to sleep through the damn book.  This was nothing like I had been expecting.  It didn’t hold my attention and very much felt like a plot that is seen through -out the genre but without any aspect of originality.  I know this is an unpopular opinion, but this nearly drove me to tears.  The characterisation suffered for the plot and it was hugely disappointing.  Although there is action within the first few chapters; it just lacked any punch or emotion, even at this point I wasn’t sure if I should plough forward.  To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is very…

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    Crime Fiction

    Out in the Cold by Stuart Johnstone | Review

    December 20, 2020 /

    I have been so incredibly lucky as of late in my crime novels, but Out in the Cold surpassed all my expectations.  It has an original plot, intriguing main characters and a writing style that is so sharp that it threatens to slit your throat.  If I thought that it couldn’t get better than that opening chapter, I’d be sorely wrong.  Have you ever found yourself in an untenable situation at work?  Well Detective Sargent Colyear has a master’s in it.  A situation that wasn’t his doing but takes the rap for it, nonetheless. Out in the Cold (although I’m not a huge fan of comparisons) could have easily been…

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    Horror Short Story Collection

    What’s Coming for You by Joshua Rex | Book Review

    December 19, 2020 /

    What’s Coming for You epitomises the things that go bump in the night.  It’s that creeping chill down a spine, a spiralling sense of unease but they are so addictive that you just have to keep reading, you need to know what shocks and horrors await you.  I’ve found that horror short story collections can be either hit or miss.  There’s going to be stories you love and some that you don’t like as much.  I was pleasantly surprised Joshua Rex’ super creepy tales of puberty gone wrong, the dead calling out and items of clothing sucking the life out of its wearer.  A gasp, a break, eyes bulging outward. …

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    We Ride The Storm by Devin Madson | Book Review.

    December 17, 2020 /

    Jesus Christ on a bike!  We Ride the Storm was a novel that was pure adrenaline.  Storm Noun a tumultuous reaction; an uproar or controversy. There is no disillusion hidden behind the pretext of name.  This book is a storm, and it aims to rile you up, as quickly as possible.  This story aims to shake up the fantasy genre and it does that and more.  Its an underrated gem that gleams, and the reader can’t help but fall deep for the magnificent prose and authentic worldbuilding.  The author doesn’t beat around the bush and she is happy to cut your throat in the first chapter and not even be…

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