Synopsis “Blood-soaked, heart-wrenching, grim and glorious.”―Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Black SheepFrom CJ Leede, the author of Maeve Fly, comes a scorching new apocalyptic novel. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we know it. A virus is spreading across America, transforming the infected and making them feral with […]
Reviews
Review: The Knife of Sorrows (The Blood & Steel Saga) by E.J. Doble
Synopsis “On a desert plain, in the coursing winds, death approached from the south like a ghost…” A MAN.Taken by death, returned in ashes, with a tale of revenge on his lips. A BOY.Cast out by his people for wrongs he never committed, longing for a chance at redemption. THEIR FATES.Intertwined by chance; forged by […]
Review: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2024)
Synopsis THE NEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN FOR A NEW ULTIMATE UNIVERSE! Review After covering Absolute Batman #1 last week, I thought it would be a good idea to backtrack a little to May of this year and another major reimagining of a classic superhero. Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2024), written by Jonathan Hickman with pencils by Marco […]
Review: Fever House by Keith Rosson
Synopsis: When leg-breaker Hutch Holtz rolls up to a rundown apartment complex in Portland, Oregon, to collect overdue drug money, a severed hand is the last thing he expects to find stashed in the client’s refrigerator. Hutch quickly realizes that the hand induces uncontrollable madness: Anyone in its proximity is overcome with a boundless compulsion […]
Book Review: The House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
TL;DR Review: A deeply emotional, heartfelt, and poignant exploration of loss and grief wrapped up in a cozy story. Synopsis: A warm and hopeful story of a lonely witch consumed by grief who discovers a whimsical cast of characters in a magical arboretum—and the healing power of found family. Powerless witch Saika is ready to […]
Review: The Leap Year Gene Of Kit McKinley by Shelley Wood
Synopsis An inspired, sweeping, historical epic tracing the remarkable life story of a baby girl born on leap year day who grows one year older every four years. The Leap Year Gene imagines the fascinating life of Kit McKinley from WWI up to the present day, told through the voices of Kit and her family […]
Review: Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror Edited by Xueting Christine Ni
Synopsis An anthology of chilling tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the very first time. An anthology of unsettling tales from contemporary China, translated into English for the very first time. Fourteen dazzling horror stories delve deep into the psyche of modern China in this new anthology curated by acclaimed writer and essayist […]
Review: Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S. Newton
This review only represents my personal opinion and does not reflect the entire judging team’s (Red Stars) thoughts or progression in the SPSFC4 competition.
Book Review : Claws Of The Collector (Shade the Collector #1) by Douglas Lumsden
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: CLAWS, BLADES, GUNS, AND FIRE! Benedict Shade, a were-cat and collector of exotic and potentially lethal magical artifacts, arrives in Yerba City with his good buddy, Dwayne, to “collect” (some would say “steal”) an unusual dagger that is much more than it seems. Little does Shade realize that the dagger was involved […]
Review: The Godsblood Tragedy by Bill Adams
Synopsis An orphan, without a trueborn name, returns to the city of her birth to uncover her past. Hounded by the servants of the Dark God and dying from the poisonous mist that covers the land, her path leads to one of the magical seals protecting the holy ruin of Eminence. A father, murdered and […]
The Last to Drown by Lorraine Wilson
Drown your Sorrows Synopsis People from this house go down to the sea at night, and drown. Tinna cannot remember the last words she said to her husband. Three whole months of her memories were stolen in the crash that killed him and left her scarred and suffering from chronic pain. Adrift and struggling to […]
Book Review: Inferno’s Heir by Tiffany Wang
TL;DR Review: A morally gray heroine, a psychopathic King-to-be, and a twisty-turny rebellion story with a lovely heist flavor. Synopsis: Fearing for her life, an outcast princess joins the rebellion against her own kingdom and family . . . but when playing with fire, someone always gets burned. Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago, and now […]