Let it be known: *Name Redacted*, henceforth known as Patty, has regained the right to have her name used publicly in regards to books she recommends. Patty was on her way when she introduced me to Thea Harrison’s Elder Races series, but with Jordan Castillo Price’s Psycop series she has completely redeemed herself after the Kristen Ashley fiasco. Criss Cross is the second entry in the Psycop series, and it builds very nicely on the first. I have seen these books described as m/m romance, mystery, urban horror/fantasy, crime and […]
Live and Let Die
Victor Bayne lives in a slightly different America in Among the Living. In his America, it’s commonly accepted that there are people with varying degrees of psychic ability, and many of those train to be cops. It’s much easier to solve crime if you have a leg up, after all. Their partners are ALWAYS “Stiffs”, or people with no psychic ability, because their detective work is somehow more creditable if verified by a normal person. The idea is that the psychic will use their abilities […]
I’m too sexy for my shirt, or I know what this author watches on Thursday nights
There are probably a couple of things that you should know about me as you read this review: 1) I watch Scandal without fail every week because of that insane chemistry between Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn. (Although it must be said that I’m definitely Team Jake. He may be an assassin, but I like Liv better when she’s with him. Fitz is such a dick.) Oh, wait. I’m supposed to be writing about Hate F*@k, not Scandal. This may require a new bottle of Rex Goliath. […]
Oh, yeah, dirtbag, no, she doesn’t know what she’s missin’
Did you know that Stephen King has a wife who is herself an extremely talented author? Well, he does, and Tabitha King has written one of my all-time favorite books that isn’t by Diana Gabaldon. Definitely on my top five list, One on One is the story of Sam Styles, small town high school basketball god, genial giant, stutterer, all around good kid, and listener of terrible music, and Deanie Gauthier, aka the Mutant. Deanie is also a basketball star, but is better known for her […]
Mama said knock you out
Picture, if you will, dear reader, a young Vinnie Jones in an alley behind a pub taking a leak after a night of drinking with the lads. Such is the beginning of J.L. Morrow’s Muscling Through. A visual is provided if you need one. (Get your mind out of the gutter! Head shot only. And, no, not that kind of head! What did I say about the gutter? *Name Redacted*, I’m looking at you…) Larry, a university professor, has just had such an experience, and […]
Sometimes your Prince is a two-headed frog named Cal and Catherine
One of the signs of good writing is finding something of yourself in a character that you don’t really have a whole lot in common with on the surface. That happened for me with Amy Lane’s Clear Water. Patrick, a young 20-something wanna-be yoga instructor with a bad case of ADHD, has just come out to his father over breakfast. His dad is not supportive AT ALL, and he more or less orders Patrick to get over himself and find a girl friend. He seems to be […]