Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis – novel review
I first ran across R.C. Lewis when I read her first novel, Stitching Snow, at the end of last year. I really enjoyed…
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Reviews of novels.
Pack Dynamics by Julie Frost – book review
Ben Lockwood, former Army Ranger, has become a private investigator after returning from several months as a POW in Afghanistan. Hoping for a…
Rise of the Phoenix by R.F. Barlow – novel review
Two twins with extraordinary powers are separated at seven, and each thinks the other is dead. Their village is destroyed and buried by…
Turbulence by Samit Basu – novel review
As I read Turbulence, a niggling question kept popping into my brain: what, exactly, is the problem with this book? It’s not the…
Antares Victory by Michael McCollum – book review
Antares Victory, by Michael McCollum, picks up where Antares Passage left off. The humans, led by Richard and Bethany Drake, have discovered the…
Antares Passage by Michael McCollum – book review
The second book in Michael McCollum’s Antares series, Antares Passage, begins with the planning leading up to the mission to enter the Antares…
Matilda by Roald Dahl – children’s book review
Matilda, by Roald Dahl, is a modern fairytale about an extremely bright girl. Our tiny main character is beset by evil, finds a…
Antares Dawn by Michael McCollum – book review
My first experience with Michael McCollum was Procyon’s Promise, a book my dad picked up to read on a business trip while waiting…
Divergent by Veronica Roth – book review
Divergent by Veronica Roth was a good read. I definitely enjoyed it. As I detailed in my review of the movie, society in…
Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters by Shannon Hale – book review
I’m convinced that Shannon Hale’s books come imbued with a powerful charm spell. I see a new one on the table. I pick…
Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis – book review
We’ve all been there: a close friend keeps bugging you, telling you a book is just wonderful and everyone who reads it thinks…
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees – book review
< style="float: left; padding-right: 10px; text-align: top;" />Have you ever heard of Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees? You can be excused if you haven’t.…
Redshirts by John Scalzi – book review
I wanted to like Redshirts by John Scalzi. I loved the redshirt themed satire. I enjoyed the campiness of the dialog when the…
The Last Unicorn – book review
Like most of the best books, The Last Unicorn is worth reading more than once and is different to me each time I…
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones – book review
If you are a fan of the high fantasy genre and possess a sense of humor, then Dark Lord of Derkholm (originally published…
Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia – book review
After saving the world at least three times now, the crew at Monster Hunter International is back in Monster Hunter Legion, the fourth…
Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia – book review
In a departure from the first two books in Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Alpha is told from the perspective of…
Monster Hunter Vendetta by Larry Correia – book review
Owen Zastava Pitt, protagonist in Monster Hunter International, finds out he’s had an inter-dimensional hit put out on him after being blamed for…
Spell Check by Julie Wright – book review
Until her 16th birthday arrives just before Halloween, Allyson Peterson’s life isn’t really that odd. She lives with her divorced mom and video-game-obsessed…
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia – book review
I first read Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia a few years ago, and I thoroughly enjoyed it then. There are now five…
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson – book review
The Dark Between the Stars is the first book in a new trilogy based on the epic science fiction Saga of Seven Suns…