This book was a meditation on grief, unfairness, and how absolutely stupid it all is. I laughed at the initial chapters (“Richard” especially), but the moment I reached [], I stopped and cried and couldn’t pick it up again until the next day. I have never been able to explain in words the difficulties I have had with grief over the loss of a friend a few years ago. Brosh...
Review: The Library at Mount Char
What. A. Ride. I was recommended this book by one of my favorite authors on Twitter, so I went in expecting it to be a dark narrative, with plenty of fantastical elements, and I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I found myself going, “Wow. WOW.” as I read, particularly as the unfolding plot grew larger and larger. I am rarely caught off guard by plot twists and even though part of...
Review: The Great Martian War: Invasion
I’m not a science fiction reader. Yes, an odd statement to make when I’m writing sci-fi regularly as well as watching it. Truthfully, I find it hard to connect to a lot of the classic sci-fi heroes and the often convoluted styles of the original sci-fi masters. They’re amazing stories, don’t get me wrong, but as a consumer of genre fiction, I usually pass on the sci-fi epics. The Great...
Review: Shy Grove
When Gary’s crazy aunt dies, he inherits her house in the town of Shy Grove. Along with his wife and son, he moves into the house to catalogue her belongings, as well as try to work on their relationships. But from the first night, strange things happen in the house. Whispers in empty rooms, shadows in corridors, and changes in Gary’s personality hint that there is something wrong. And not just with the house...
Across the Great Rift
There is a lot happening within the pages of this novel and many of them very thought-provoking. We embark with characters in the midst of what seems like a simple mission for a highly advanced society–colonize untouched parts of the galaxy–but the plot quickly escalates when sabotage and murder lead to the upheaval of plans of the daring “Gate” builders and their team. You have honest and rather humble characters...