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Review: Snowlands: A Blood Moon by Morr Meroz, Illustrated by Collin Fogel

Snowlands by Morr Meroz

Author Morr Meroz and illustrator Collin Fogel have summoned a beautifully stunning world with their immersive graphic novel Snowlands: A Blood Moon.

Feba the snow-white wolf cub is forced to flee her pack to avoid a curse – or a death sentence – launching her on the journey of a lifetime, as she crosses paths with many other creatures wandering in the wild, some who are keen to join her adventure, and others who aren’t so sure. Gathering allies and making friends along the way, like Batu the monosyllabic wildcat, Usha the grief-stricken leopard seeking the Seeress, a pacifistic […]

2022-01-03T09:55:37+02:00January 1st, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , , |
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Review: The Cosmic Killings by Thomas J. Thorson

The Cosmic Killings by Thomas Thorson

Author Thomas J. Thorson delivers a gripping Malcolm Winters mystery with his latest installment, The Cosmic Killings. 

A young Amish girl is found dead at a zoo during her Rumspringa adventure, and while the Chicago PD are shrugging it off as random violence, there is something decidedly strange about this monkey house murder. Mal and Vinn, mild-mannered professors once again moonlighting as reluctant sleuths, find themselves diving into the mysterious and tight-lipped realm of the Amish, hunting for clues and hints as to why someone would want to remove a bone from the young woman’s forehead. When a second body […]

2022-02-10T03:50:52+02:00December 22nd, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: The Last Leadholders: Quest for Fulfillment by Richard Deatherage

The Last Leadholders: Quest for Fulfillment by Richard Deatherage

Author Richard Deatherage unravels his fascinating life and universally relatable struggles in The Last Leadholders: Quest for Fulfillment, an honest, timely, and thought-provoking memoir.

After a lifetime of adapting to change and finding ways to persevere, the author faced one of his biggest challenges in 2008 – finding a way forward in a career that was rapidly entering the 21st century, potentially leaving him behind. Like Proust’s madeleine, this watershed moment kicks off a stream of far-flung recollections, retold in both stark and vivid detail, resulting in a powerful and deeply personal chronicle of a life. From hilarious anecdotes […]

2022-02-02T05:22:00+02:00December 20th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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Review: FitzDuncan’s Alchemy by John Spearman

FitzDuncan's Alchemy by John Spearman

Another well-crafted adventure by John Spearman, FitzDuncan’s Alchemy is the second installment of this medieval series, where the titular character – a reliable finder of lost things – must use all his wits and wiles to unravel a lucrative cargo scam, in a clever, character-driven caper.

Navigating the pitfalls of new love, and avoiding the manipulative clutches of the royal court, Caz schemes and sneaks and supplicates with charm and grace, making it hard not to root for the book’s roguish hero, even with his roving eye and soft spot for beautiful women. Executing a clever plan that could cost […]

2022-01-31T09:06:03+02:00December 13th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: Crop Burner by Gavin Black

Crop Burner by Gavin Black

Author Gavin Black plunges readers into a rich new fantasy world with Crop Burner: The Tale Of Fearn & The Deamhon, a stirring coming-of-age adventure.

Born into the world as something to be feared, Fearn is faced with a childhood filled with grief. However, as his nascent powers grow, more hands and minds seek to guide him, including those of a mysterious and widely feared Crop Burner. Fearn’s destiny lies far beyond his fiery origins, and as he learns to harness the energy of Dainua, he finds his place in a broken world not made for him.

Although there […]

2022-01-25T09:12:24+02:00December 9th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: All That Will Remain by Richard Snodgrass

All That Will Remain by Richard Snodgrass

An epic American drama, All That Will Remain by Richard Snodgrass is a stunning portrait of small-town life suddenly revealed by the lights of the broader world.

This is not the first time the author has proven his ability to gracefully transport readers across time and space – his body of work is an homage to eras long past, linked through themes of industry, resilience, power, and the murky, ever-shifting idea of the American dream. This latest offering is an intimate and revealing peek into a temerarious family of rugged survivors as they navigate the rapidly changing landscape of war […]

2022-01-18T09:14:58+02:00December 5th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer

The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer

A reflective and frightening piece of dark fiction, The Phantom Circuit by Austin Farmer is a contemporary thriller carefully laced with classic horror themes.

Erica Westfield is dealing with the sudden loss of her international superstar sister, but a horrific slice of their past is also haunting this new grief, bringing up sinister memories of Bloody Mary, and a curse Erica thought she’d long ago left in the rear view. That twisted piece of personal history is breaking through the bounds of death, lurking on the other side of mirrors and computer screens, waiting to hack into her already troubled […]

2022-01-14T05:07:03+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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Review: Flotsam by Tracy Grogan

Flotsam by Tracy Grogan

Author Tracy Grogan plunges readers into an exotic and unpredictable thriller with Flotsam, the first installment of his Divemaster Ricky Mystery series. After finding one sunken corpse and witnessing a second potential murder – all in the same early morning dive – Ricky Yamamoto finds herself thrust into the middle of a deadly investigation in her personal slice of paradise.

As a scuba diving guide in a small corner of Micronesia, Ricky spends most of her days swimming with would-be adventure tourists, avoiding expats and reveling in the freedom that her nomad existence has finally granted. However, when the […]

2022-11-08T18:12:01+02:00December 1st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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