Synopsis Silence of the Dead is a fantasy murder mystery with the wit of a detective comedy—where necromancy is just another thankless job, the dead refuse to talk, and the killer has an unsettling passion for pastry-based clues. Holtar didn’t become a necromancer for the prestige—he did it because talking to the dead is marginally easier than […]
Fiction
Review: The Deadlands: Trapped (Deadlands 2) by Skye Melki-Wegner
Synopsis Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in The Deadlands: Trapped, the second book of this action-adventure series by Skye Melki-Wegner about five outcasts―and former enemies―who are the only hope to save their warring kingdoms from impending doom. As bloody battle rages on between the two surviving dinosaur kingdoms, Eleri and his fellow outcasts, newly exiled from their herds, […]
Review: Run Like Hell by E.A. Brand
A bloody cyberpunk thriller with horror elements—all while tackling questions of identity and humanity.
Review: 80s Ghosts by V.S. Lawrence
Synopsis The year is 2009, and Chrissy Rodriguez is determined to make her ghost hunting vlog an internet success. She’s only one more failed investigation away from financial ruin and having to move back home. When she receives an email asking her to investigate Merlin High, a school that burned down in the 80s, she […]
Review: Arthur by Giles Kristian
Synopsis: Years have passed since the clash of shield-walls echoed across the land . . . The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur – ‘In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.’ Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards’ songs. […]
Review: Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver
Synopsis The year is 2050. In the teeth of a climate catastrophe, the world is left with a drastic solution: one global leader to steer it through the coming apocalypse. The final two candidates are ex-US President Lockwood, and Solomon, the world’s first political artificial intelligence. As whispers of a global conspiracy emerge, investigative journalist Marcus Tully […]
Review: Behind Frenemy Lines by Zen Cho
If, like me, you see the Summer months as the perfect time to laze around with a romance book, then you should grab Behind Frenemy Lines now.
Review: Envoys of War (The Envoys of Chaos #1) by Dave Lawson
The Envoys of War is a delightful fantasy adventure with loads of heart and a fun band of misfits.
Review: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi
Synopsis: Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers cringing, laughing, and guessing until the very last page. Rose DuBois is not your average final girl. Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement […]
Review: Jester by Tim Carter
Synopsis In a realm ruled by idiots, the Fool is their only hope. You’d think an army of zombie trolls and undead ogres would catch the nobility’s attention. You’d be wrong. The rulers of Halfsock are deeply in denial. Besides, they have taxes to avoid, neighbors to plunder, and relatives to backstab. With war looming, […]
Review: The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell
I couldn’t put this book down and I have been thinking about it nonstop for days, in part trying to come up with the right words to say (and believe you me this isn’t even a tenth of what I’d like to go over) and in part because of how right and beautiful it felt.
Review: Who Will Find Her? by Ryan Young
Synopsis: It’s been one year since the disappearance of beloved high school track star Melody Anderson. The small town of Hawksboro, North Carolina, has only started to recover from the media frenzy that’s being fueled by a self-serving news anchor. As the case goes eerily cold, her suspected captor, a known predator with a history […]