Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Yes, Daddy Author: Jonathan Parks-Ramage Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 293 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Psychological Thriller Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: To say I liked this book would be an outright lie. To say I was absorbed by it, despite my aversion to so much of it, and that the story has stuck... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys of Alabama Author: Genevieve Hudson Publisher: Liveright Length: 301 Pages Category: Southern Gothic, Coming of Age At a Glance: Boys of Alabama packs an impactful emotional punch and succeeds in painting a none-too-flattering picture of the times and then reflects it back to its readers in striking ways. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In... Continue Reading →
Title: Fall into the Black (A Planet Called Wish: Book Three) Author: Caitlin Ricci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 145 pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: A wonderful sequel that questions whether or not rules can truly be black or white with no shades in between. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Sometimes there’s a difference between duty and doing... Continue Reading →
Title: Driven Author: Nicholas Kinsley Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 245 Pages At a Glance: I think, dear reader, that if you can handle the violence, this may be a novel you might enjoy. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Mitchell Morgan is a quiet young man with dangerous secrets. One of those secrets is a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Captain’s Pet Author: Samantha Cayto Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 134 Pages At a Glance: While filled with non-con and dub-con, this novel offers up a great sci-fi world and is the promising start of a series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When a distant planet’s ownership is in dispute, conquering aliens turn defiant... Continue Reading →
Title: Saving Kane Author: Michele M. Rakes Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Kane Abel can’t help falling for his caregiver, the handsome paramedic who saves his life, but he’s resistant. The one time Kane threw caution to the wind, he was left with a wired jaw and a tracheostomy.... Continue Reading →
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato Title: The Darker Side of Trey Grey Author: Tara Spears Publisher: TOSOL Books Pages/Word Count: 434 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: No one told Trey Grey that life... Continue Reading →
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato Title: The Darker Side of Trey Grey Author: Tara Spears Publisher: TOSOL Books Pages/Word Count: 434 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: No one told Trey Grey that life... Continue Reading →
“In the lie of truth lies the truth.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: What We’ve Been Waiting For Author: Louis Stevens Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: From the age of three, Tim Bailey wanted to marry Tom Watkins. Many changes occurred during their formative years, but Tim’s love for Tom remained... Continue Reading →
“In the lie of truth lies the truth.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: What We’ve Been Waiting For Author: Louis Stevens Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: From the age of three, Tim Bailey wanted to marry Tom Watkins. Many changes occurred during their formative years, but Tim’s love for Tom remained... Continue Reading →
“[He was disgusted] at the beasts who in callous cruelty had dragged down and maimed and destroyed the human dignity of this selfless man. Yet it was nothing new. It had been like this at some point in every civilization and on every continent. There were human jackals for every human disaster.” ― Pat Frank... Continue Reading →
“[He was disgusted] at the beasts who in callous cruelty had dragged down and maimed and destroyed the human dignity of this selfless man. Yet it was nothing new. It had been like this at some point in every civilization and on every continent. There were human jackals for every human disaster.” ― Pat Frank... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe I really liked the first installment of this series, so I was very eager to read the next one. This is a continuation where The Prisoner left... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe I really liked the first installment of this series, so I was very eager to read the next one. This is a continuation where The Prisoner left... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Wow!!! From reading the blurb for this story, I kinda knew what I was getting myself in to. What I didn't expect was the way the author makes the reader actually feel as though they are right there in the room, feeling... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Wow!!! From reading the blurb for this story, I kinda knew what I was getting myself in to. What I didn't expect was the way the author makes the reader actually feel as though they are right there in the room, feeling... Continue Reading →
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