Synopsis: Monsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain In many ways Richland, Ohio is the same tiny, sleepy rural village it has been for the last 150 The same families, the same farms, the […]
Science Fiction
Review: Hostile Contact by Nick Snape
Synopsis A failed military training exercise. An alien incursion, desperate and on the hunt. Survival is just the beginning… ‘This is a moment in time humanity will never forget. Hostile Contact.’ ★★★★★ Goodreads Finn had thought he’d seen it all…but no…he had to admit… Not quite everything… There was a big universe out there and it […]
Toothsucker (Toothsucker #1) by Kaden Love
Synopsis In a cyberpunk future, an alarming disease strikes, dissolving the bones of those with cybernetic enhancements. Petya, a refugee, sells himself to a company experimenting with a potential cure and instead finds himself with a strange new implant… and a vampiric hunger for teeth. Petya only wanted a short trial with easy money, and […]
Review: Anamnesis (The Savant Uprising #2) by Lyndsie Clark
Synopsis: Teenager Sam Lilly just wants to rescue his best friend, Grant—kidnapped during a T-SEC raid that tore apart the warehouse they called home. So, when a sharp-dressed stranger promises answers in exchange for a “simple” data heist, Sam doesn’t hesitate. He should have. The job drops him straight into the hands of The Company, […]
Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM
There Is No Antimemetics Division by QNTM takes a premise that is wildly original and crafts a mind bending, genre pushing story which pulls the reader in for a ride unlike any other.
Review: This Is How The World Ends by Disco Barrington
Synopsis “Through apocalypse, dystopia, and renewal, the throughline of empathy, love, and human determination in Barrington’s THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS keeps the story profoundly human. An impressive debut that leaves the reader with a bittersweet, hard-won hope that feels especially resonant in our uncertain political moment.” – Seth Haddon, author of VOLATILE MEMORY […]
Review: The Escher Man by T.R. Napper
The Escher Man is a violent story, though beneath that bloody exterior is a thoughtful narrative that is deeply concerned with technology’s impact on memory.
Review: Those Left Behind by N. C. Scrimgeour
Synopsis A dying planet. A desperate mission. A crew facing impossible odds. Humanity’s last hope lies with them… Time is running out for the people of New Pallas. Nobody knows that better than Alvera Renata, a tenacious captain determined to scout past the stars with nothing but a handpicked crew and a promise: to find […]
Review: Killswitch Protocol by M. J. Kuhn
Synopsis In New Avarita, every person is born with a purpose. Once fulfilled, they are eligible for Ascent, a peaceful passing and assumed rebirth on the next plane of existence, celebrated for having left their perfect mark upon the world. At least, that’s what the powers that be want them to believe. When Liv Spencer’s […]
Review: The Infinite Extent (Bobiverse #6) by Dennis E. Taylor
Synopsis: BOBIVERSE TO-DO · Determine who built a vast wormhole network–and why · Investigate mysterious, derelict alien spaceship · Crack faster-than-light travel · Help tens of thousands of refugees find a new planet · Confront a new threat from an old enemy · Figure out how to save the known universe from certain destruction So […]
Review: This Crimson Ruin (The Titan’s Wrath Trilogy #2) by Rebecca Thorne
Synopsis: Death might be the only escape. When Sergeant Nix Marr signed up as her ex’s bodyguard for a trip to the domed city of Fall, she doubted she’d return alive. But neither woman could have predicted the cataclysmic event that stranded them both beneath the ocean. Worse, Fall has been completely abandoned, ruins of a once-grand […]
Review: Star Trek: The Last Starship, Vol. 1 by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing
Synopsis: A Galaxy Shattered. A Legend Reborn. A New Frontier Begins. After the cataclysmic Burn brings warp travel to a standstill and shatters centuries of unity, the dream of the United Federation of Planets collapses almost overnight. Worlds are cut off. Civilizations tumble. Chaos fills the void where hope once thrived. Out of this cosmic […]