The latest indie book reviews from Self-Publishing Review
There is an Answer: Living in a Post-Apocalyptic World by Candace Frazee
From the site: “The 1928, Spanish stucco, Pasadena home of Candace Frazee and Steve […]
The latest indie book reviews from Self-Publishing Review
From the site: “The 1928, Spanish stucco, Pasadena home of Candace Frazee and Steve […]
What’s not to love about a book whose concept is that a man from the past, cryogenically frozen to thwart cancer, is thawed out and becomes the hero of the ages, a rock star […]
However.
Whatever the genre, the author should strive to grab the reader with her or his unique storytelling style, personal (creative) perspective, and grasp on writing.
I’m sorry to say this first page doesn’t really grab me in any of […]
Commercial Break is about the Adam Glassman, an advertising executive who hates his industry. A novelist […]
What […]
As the name suggests, the book is about a revolution […]
In Search of Aimai Cristen by Phillip Good does not begin with the page above, but with this personal ad on page one:
1. The Ad
Young attractive girl, 24, searching for
love, compassion, joy from a man who can
provide financial security. Write Aimai
Cristen, Box 3689, Barb Office, 1234
University Ave, Berkeley CA 94709.
The ad is enough to pique my curiosity: a woman seeking what, I suppose, […]
I’m a huge fan of noir fiction – particularly of Jim Thompson, more than Raymond Chandler, as Thompson’s characters are weirder and more damaged. Philip Marlowe usually wins his fights, Thompson’s characters usually lose […]