Found this book on "https://harperreed.com/books" - which I recommend to you if you are looking for book ideas. Harper Reed is an interesting guy and his taste in books closely mirrors my own - especially in SciFi/fantasy/Spec/Alternate fiction. Grumby is the comic tale of a Silicon … [Read more]
Recent Reviews
Noir-ish Sci Fi Alternate New York
Two battling superheroes fight and one of their energy blasts opens a rift into an alternate universe - "Empire State"; A mysterious fog shrouded parallel universe New York City, tied up in an endless war. Think "noir", "steampunk", "Gotham" during a parallel "Depression Era Prohibition" with … [Read more]
Being a Russian Countess seems to help when rebuilding one´s life during the 20th Century
3.5 stars Zoya Ossupov, a young noblewoman, second cousin to the Tsar himself, lives a sheltered life of luxury in St. Petersburg. When the revolution breaks out, Zoya´s grandmother, who has seen which way the wind was blowing, bundles up the many garments they´ve sown jewellery into and Zoya and … [Read more]
Fair Dinkum Mate…
Gifted to me by a friend - not my usual SciFi/Fantasy/Speculative Fiction. But I trust my friends taste and dove into the book with no idea what it was about. It's Australian and written in "Australian" which takes a bit of adjusting to - a bit like listening to someone speaking … [Read more]
A Holiday Romance Collection
I’ve got another holiday related collection for you, this time instead of holiday short stories its holiday romance novellas. The Season for Love is a collection of three Shannon Stacey works all tied (loosely) around the holiday season. In another review of Ms. Stacey’s works I’ve commended her … [Read more]
No Miss Congenialities here.
I normally don’t like to post my Goodreads blurbs onto my CBR reviews, but I really liked this one for Beauty Queens: A recipe for Beauty Queens: Mix together two cups Swiftian satire, one teaspoon Lord of the Flies, two tablespoons beauty pageantry. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream … [Read more]