Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Wrath Becomes Her Author: Aden Polydoros Publisher: Inkyard Press Length: 304 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fiction, Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Aden Polydoros has an immense gift for telling stories that are exceptional, eloquent, and introspective. Wrath Becomes Her is far and away one of the best books I’ve read... Continue Reading →
Title: OKPsyche Author: Anya Johanna DeNiro Publisher: Small Beer Press Length: 124 Pages Category: Transgender Fiction, Speculative Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: OKPsyche is a long short novel. It packs a lot of narrative and food-for-thought into its pages and while the world-building remained elusive to me, the aim of the story is... Continue Reading →
Title: Barricade Author: Lindsey Black Publisher: Netherwood Press/Kindle Unlimited Length: 342 Pages Category: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian At a Glance: This post-apocalyptic tale was surprising and not at all what I am used to. I’m so glad I gave it a try, and recommend it for others who enjoy this genre. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The Barricade is... Continue Reading →
Title: Dead Fall Series: Dead Things: Book Two Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Dystopian At a Glance: Dead Fall feels a lot like the author chumming the waters to see what will come out to play with its food. The storytelling is precise and articulate, and I'm... Continue Reading →
Title: Boneyard Series: The Thaumaturge: Book Two Author: Cal Matthews Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 228 Pages Category: Spec Fic, Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: This book is creepy, gross, and fantastic, and reinforced my love of the author’s knack for writing great word pictures. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ebron White has never thought of himself... Continue Reading →
Title: Agent Bayne (PsyCop: Book Nine) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 279 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The true testament of the adroit storytelling here is Jordan Castillo Price’s disappearance into her narrator. Victor Bayne may not be great at the communication, but he tells one helluva story. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Finder Author: J.E. Lorin Publisher: Self-Published Length: 284 Pages Category: Speculative Fiction At a Glance: August Goodson has enough charm and personality and vulnerability to carry the story; add to that the mystery and romance, and it all comes together for some truly entertaining reading. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At the age of... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author F.T. Lukens today on the tour for her latest release from Interlude Press, Ghosts & Ashes. Hi, F.T., thanks so much for being here with us today. Let’s start by having you tell us a little about the book. FT: Hi! Thanks for having me. Ghosts & Ashes,... Continue Reading →
Title: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Andrew Q. Gordon, Jana Denardo, Kim Fielding, Shira Anthony, Tali Spencer, Venona Keyes, Lex Chase, C.S. Poe, Nicole Kimberling, Ginn Hale, Astrid Amara, Langley Hyde Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 400 Pages Category: Historical Americas / Mystery/Suspense / Other Paranormal / Steampunk / Urban... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tree of Bones (The Hexslinger: Vol. Three) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 380 Pages Category: Alt History, Paranormal, Alt Western, Mythology At a Glance: In the end, my mad respect for Gemma Files’ wordsmithing is intact, even if my reading experience with A Tree of Bones offered a fair share of... Continue Reading →
Title: A Rope of Thorns (The Hexslinger: Book Two) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 328 Pages Category: Historical, Spec Fic, Fantasy At a Glance: This series is a gold mine of dextrous storytelling and lush prose and brilliant characterization that I’m so thankful I unearthed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: YOU MUST LET BLOOD... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Kim Fielding to TNA today, on the anthology tour Once Upon a Time in the Weird West. Kim's here today to talk about about her story, The Tale of August Hayling, and she's also offering a giveaway, so be sure to check it out. Welcome, Kim! My story, “The Tale... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Soren Summers to TNA today. He's joining us to talk a bit about his debut novel, Monster, and some of the influences he credits for inspiring him to write his own special brand of the macabre and unusual. Welcome, Soren! There’s little that’s more enticing than reading about two beautiful... Continue Reading →
Title: The City of Seven Gods Author: Andrew J. Peters Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 218 Pages Category: Spec Fic At a Glance: Peters delivers another world rich with details from the ancient past, and with a compelling LGBT twist. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Kelemun was bought from his peasant parents to tend the inner... Continue Reading →
Title: The Starving Years Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator: Gomez Pugh Publisher: JCP Books Run Time: 10 hours and 46 minutes Category: Dystopian, Alt Reality, M/M/M At a Glance: This story is complemented and deepened by the voice talents on display. Buy this audiobook for the story and the narration. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: The... Continue Reading →
Lisa: I’m so pleased to welcome author S. Hunter Nisbet to The Novel Approach today, author of What Boys Are Made Of, The Men of Mercy, and the newest, All Roads Lead to Hell, in the Saint Flaherty series. Welcome, Stephanie! Why don’t we start by having you tell us a little bit about yourself?... Continue Reading →
Title: All Roads Lead to Hell (Saint Flaherty: Book 1.5) Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: Badapple Press Length: 197 Pages (Kindle) Category: Dystopian, Alt U, Spec Fic At a Glance: This is speculative fiction at its dismal and dystopian finest, and Saint Flaherty is firmly at the top of my list of best series of... Continue Reading →
Title: Where There's a Will (Panopolis: Book Three) Author: Cari Z Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages At a Glance: Panopolis is back and it serves up a feast for the reader—with a bang! Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Being a Hero in Panopolis means living the high life: parties, money, influence, even reality television.... Continue Reading →
Title: Wood (A PsyCop Short: Book 3.2) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Word Count: 17 Pages At a Glance: Wood simply proves that size doesn’t matter. Though, where this series is concerned, I’ve gotta say that bigger is always just a little bit better. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Victor Bayne might not be... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and thanks to Lisa and the crew at The Novel Approach Reviews for letting me come and do this. I’m not wearing my Genre Talk hat today, but I’ve got some plans to make the semiregular feature even more exciting in 2016, with new authors, more interviews, and lots of giveaways of DSP... Continue Reading →
Title: Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Authors: Rhys Ford, Ginn Hale, KJ Charles, Nicole Kimberling, Jordan L. Hawk, Charlie Cochet, Jordan Castillo Price, Andrea Speed, Lou Harper, Astrid Amara Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 509 Pages At a Glance: With a lineup like this, how could this anthology have... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Rhys Ford back to chat about Dim Sum Asylum, her contribution to the upcoming anthology Charmed and Dangerous, featuring some of the premiere spec fic authors in the genre. Enjoy Rhy's post, then be sure to leave a comment right here for the chance to win a $25 Gift... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author Revella Hawthorne on the Bred for Love tour to celebrate the recent release of book two in the series, The King's Command. Enjoy the excerpts from the books, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter link below to enter for a chance to win an e-copy... Continue Reading →
Title: Borderline Author: Pop Cherry Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages/Word Count: 85 Pages At a Glance: Loose threads and sketchy plot development overshadow this author’s obvious gift for writing a descriptive and vivid narrative. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When a rogue wolf is dropped to the tiles of Saren Lash's hall, the alpha Enforcer has no... Continue Reading →
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