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Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes
You'll find some interesting stuff here...
a few Op Eds, some Writing Craft Information, Book Reviews, and More. Poke around the categories and see what ruffles your feathers... in a good way!
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
This is a well-crafted foray into the possibilities of a different sort of reincarnation. We found the book to be a little difficult to...
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The Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister
This was an intriguing story about a female magician at the turn of the century. I enjoyed how the POV of each chapter moved from one of...
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14 by Peter Clines
This is an edgy science fiction/horror story with just enough humor to lighten up the shadows. Having a building play a central part to...
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Clilck The Cover To Order! This is a wonderful book that gives you the distinct pleasure of being inside the heart and mind of Ivan, a...
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The Accidental Alchemist (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery #1) by Gigi Pandian
Click The Cover to ORder! This is a extraordinary story with surprises at nearly every turn. There is a lovely spice of wonderment when a...
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The Shore of Women by Pamela Sargent
Click The Cover To Order! This dystopian story deals with the reversal of roles between men and women, and who holds the power. The...
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The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
Click The Cover To Order! Treat yourself to to this book. It's a ghost story that well defines the genre. This book was sincerely,...
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A Head Full Of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Click The Cover To Order! I've been selecting psychological thrillers a lot lately, and this one didn't disappoint. This was an...
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The Retreat by Mark Edwards
Click The Cover To Order! This was an interesting and quick read. I was drawn to the book because the back matter told of a story about...
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Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Click The Cover To Order! Okay folks, I know I'm seriously late coming to this party... but I'm glad I made it! The well on this one...
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European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
Click The Cover To Order! This is the second installment of this series... a story about Mary Jekyll, Diana Hyde, Catherine Moreau,...
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I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney
Click The Cover To Order! The psychological thriller is my favorite genre to read. Packed with creepy surprises and unexpected turns,...
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The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Click The Cover To Order! I got completely caught up in this story. It was engaging on so many levels, I devoured it slowly, as you...
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Wool (Silo #1) by Hugh Howey
One of the things I love best is to have a friend recommend a book to read. Going in, you have an understanding that this is going to be...
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Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin (and others)
Click The Cover To Order! This was an interesting collection of short stories written by a host of superb authors, about women, dangerous...
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Only You by Benjamin Daniels
Click The Cover To Order! This was a most curious book. I've never read anything quite like it before. The narrator is the book itself,...
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The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent by Larry Correia
Click The Cover To Order! This is by far one of the goofiest books I've ever read! I listened to the audiobook, and it had me laughing...
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They Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel by Jasper Fforde
Click The Cover To Order! As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a tremendous fan of series fiction. It’s often frustrating to me when I read...
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Inspection by Josh Malerman
Click The Cover To Order! Like thousands of other readers on the planet, I was enticed to read “Inspection” after having read “Bird...
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Origin by J.A. Konrath
Click The Cover To Order! I found this a very entertaining read... an alternate origin story set in present time with present-day...
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