The latest indie book reviews from Self-Publishing Review
Lights of Valencia is a treasure on various levels. The fact it is written by a young man who has lived in Valencia and had similar experiences means that the writing comes from first-hand reflections crafted into fiction. This kind of book will always be sturdier and deeper than those pieced together through third-hand research, and it makes all the […]
A Specter’s Journey starts in the middle of a hellish gunfight, as our hero Jackie Clarke blasts his way through the streets to rescue his kidnapped wife, Melody. What a great beginning! Instead of the boring start many use, of their hero waking up in bed, or contemplating life over a coffee, Odabaş throws his readers into the action, immediately gripping his audience and seducing with language. Onomatopoeic writing employed at the off, Odabaş opens with a choice of phrase that colors reading in an unusual and sometimes exciting way.
The reader can smell, see, hear and sense, […]
Starting out slow and small, Crow Creek[…]
Underneath the basic events are deeper questions of the benefits and potential harms of collecting. This adds texture and depth to the book. The personalities of […]
In Future Prometheus II , we catch up with black ops Lt. Jose Melendez and his team. After attempting a cryogenic experiment to save mankind that was meant to last for just a few […]
Seven girls tied by time
Five powers that bind
One curse to lock the horror away
One attic to keep the monsters at bay
As Adele Le Moyne and her father make it back into the French Quarter following a Katrina-like storm; abandoned, musty streets stare back at them – with unfamiliar elements that send shivers through the Gothic South. When Adele […]
Lincoln and Gary, two best friends, come from different backgrounds. Gary’s parents are wealthy, while Lincoln’s father is in prison and his mother is an alcoholic. Yet, both are outsiders at their school and when Gary moves next door to Lincoln, the two become close friends.
Neither […]