Category Archives: book review

April 20

Book review: Dun an Doras: Gurduk (Book 2) by G. Tarr

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Dun an Doras: Gurduk (Book 2) by G. Tarr. London becomes the focal point for a paranormal invasion in this intelligently written book. A brutal killer is taking the lives of women in some bizarre and sinister plan to create the perfect bride from the souls of history’s most powerful women; Jack the Ripper’s soul […]

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April 19

Book review: Little Red Riding Hood: A Health-related Fairy Tale (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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Little Red Riding Hood: A Health-related Fairy Tale (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv. This short story, besides being humorous and simply fun to the last word, is a parody, a complete flip on a classicial fairy tale, one which takes another road altogether and spotlights one of the great ills of our […]

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April 17

Book review: The Roto-Rooter (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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The Roto-Rooter (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv. This is a quippy, witty, satirical play on a man’s mid-life crisis. Brian is caught in the murk of his own failures, or certainly at least, his perceived failures. Swimming in self-guilt and self-loathing, he is surrounded by negative vibes at every turn. Bad goes […]

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April 10

Book review: A Joy Ride (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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A Joy Ride (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv, brings space opera to life in full vivid color. This fast-paced tale takes the reader on a quick hop to the stars, as a space-jockey is sent on a “simple” courier mission to deliver a package, only to find himself facing the worst-case scenario […]

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April 10

Book review: BORN WITH WINGS: The Immortal Life of Piu Piu (Dance Between Worlds Book 1) by Bianca Gubalke

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BORN WITH WINGS: The Immortal Life of Piu Piu (Dance Between Worlds Book 1) by Bianca Gubalke is a fanciful fairy tale that takes place in dreams and other dimensions. It is a story about connections, love and a desire to belong. There are many surprises along the way as this spiritual and inspirational story […]

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April 09

Book review: Forever (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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Forever (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv.  Priv has this ability to vault the reader, in just the first paragraph or two, from the comfort of their reading chair, to a planet on the other side of the galaxy, plunging one into the middle of a battle scene with explosions and concussions reverberating inside […]

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April 06

Book review: The Writer’s Block (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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The Writer’s Block (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv, is a fun-filled satire on the not uncommon roadblock that writers encounter – the devil itself, “writer’s block”. Priv, in this brief story, brilliantly pokes at the problematic issue of how to end a romance novel without entering in trite, overused and banal endings […]

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April 05

Book review: A Sense of Perspective (A Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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A Sense of Perspective (A Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv, is a short story, action-packed from the very first line. Two pilots, two world’s apart, both engaged in life and death scenarios, and yet somehow connected by some filamentous bond on another plane or dimension. A fast and intriguing read. Book review by […]

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April 04

Book review: MAGIC: (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv

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MAGIC: (The Short Story Collection Series) by Michael Priv, is a short story about an old man who tells his grandchildren a bedtime tale about a special amulet, a statuesque, with powers of good fortune to its owner. It’s a quick snippet, a fun story with a twisted turn at the end; and like a […]

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April 03

Book review: The Chalk Line Killer (The Detective Cole Sullivan Series 2) by Russell Warnberg

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The Chalk Line Killer (The Detective Cole Sullivan Series 2) by Russell Warnberg, is a crime thriller in the classical style. A spree of bizarre killings with a chalk line drawn around the victims by the killer, leads Cole Sullivan and his team into a dark world of sociopathic monsters, where the caustic and poisonous […]

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