B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / apocalyptic / disability / female detectives / horror / murder-investigation / NCIS / Science Fiction / time slip / Time-Travel6 Comments
Trigger warning (spoilery): Content warning: Dear Tom Sweterlitsch, Your science fiction thriller with horror elements, The Gone World, came highly recommended by Thea at The Book Smugglers. The Book Smugglers is a site that has rarely steered me wrong, so I decided to give the book a shot, despite the ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsapocalyptic / epic fantasy / Fantasy / Orbit7 Comments
Dear Ms. Jemisin, I was first introduced to your work via your debut, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. That novel excited me for various reasons. It was an original take on the “person fights for the throne” fantasy staple. The characters were not white. The worldbuilding was really interesting. And, of ... more >
Publishing Newsapocalyptic / Barnes & Noble / digital publishing2 Comments
What does an open-source book publishing platform look like? We’re about to find out – Hugh McGuire, the innovator behind PressBook, is offering the software under the open source license. McGuire hopes that the ebook making software will attract other developers who will create add-ons and extend the utility of ... more >
B- Reviewsapocalyptic / demons / enemies to lovers / Hachette/Grand Central / Larissa-Ione / Paranormal12 Comments
Dear Ms. Ione: I haven’t been a faithful follower of the Demonica series, but I’ve read several. Having some knowledge of the world helped ground Immortal Rider but I did wonder whether readers who entered at this book or its predecessor would be a little lost. Immortal Rider is the ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsapocalyptic / Young-Adult8 Comments
Dear Mr. Mullin, When I first ran across this book on Amazon, I couldn’t wait for it to be released. While I have a spotty track record with Young Adult books, the concept was very intriguing for me – a supervolcano eruption that turns the world into chaos. As I ... more >
B Reviewsapocalyptic / post-apocalyptic / prostitute / Witches5 Comments
Dear Ms. Cooper: When I first received the ARC to Blood of the Wicked, I set it aside. The title and cover looked clearly like a vampire novel and well, I just wasn’t in the mood for YAVR (yet another vampire romance). Then I received a promotional email that said ... more >