Heads Up: Here’s a book I didn’t actually pay for. It was a gift from the author because Trista beta read some stories included within. I doubt she expected me to review it here, but this appears to be a back-to-back Snyder-stravaganza. My first introduction to Lucy A. Snyder’s work was her short pieces. The […]

A review of Spellbent, by Lucy Snyder Capsule Review: Snyder blends paranormal romance with horror, humor, and high fantasy for a hot n’ spicy treat. Top-notch worldbuilding combined with cool and idiosyncratic characters romanced this reader from the beginning. Deft pacing, awesome whimsy, and what-happens-next curiosity keep me coming back for more. Jessie Shimmer is […]

The Blending, by Sharon Green A review by Trista Robichaud Apologies for the long silence. Foolishly, I let silly things like grading student papers keep me from reviewing! (Many thanks to Dan for filling in.) Capsule review: A fantasy noir shoujo series, “The Blending” delves deeply into relationships and characters over a five book series with […]

Some people are obsessed with stamps, others with coins, C. C. Blake gathers nightmares. Care to sample his collection? Mystic dangers, occult espionage, maniacal torments, supernatural suspense, weird wartime encounters … These twelve tales offer brushes with gruesome , grim, and blackly comic worlds of terror. ________________________________________________________________ Hi, all. Just a quick bit of shameless promotion. A brand new omnibus […]

The story spark in Ann Voss Peterson’s Pushed Too Far (first entry in the series of thrillers centering on small town sheriff Val Ryker) is pretty simple. As a young cop, Val solved a high profile murder case and the momentum helped her ultimately achieve the role of Sheriff of Lake Loyal, Wisconsin. Years later, the assumed […]