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Book Review: 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

Book Review: 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad

If you're new here, why not subscribe to our email updates or follow us on Facebook? You can also add us to your Google Reader. Thanks for visiting!   Oddly enough, the day I began reading 172 Hours on the Moon'I also read that Neil Armstrong had agreed to give a rare interview, a coup wrangled by an accountant, of all people. The Armstrong interview was...

Book Review: Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

Book Review: Miss Match by Erynn Mangum

They say that looks can be deceiving, and in the case of Erynn Mangums Miss Match, this is certainly true. At first glance the novel suggests a pithy chick-lit with a plot strongly oriented around romance and match-making. But perhaps the cover designer should have considered adding a jazzy little banner saying contains real Bible extracts!...

Book Review: Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter

Book Review: Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter

Let me preface this review by saying that Im iffy on vampires for the most part and Im not generally much of an erotica reader, although Ive read my fair share of Kerrilyn Sparks and Nalini Singh. But having heard Gena Showalters name bandied about as one of the stars of the naughtier side of the romance genre, I thought Id...

Book Review: Sleepers Run by Henry Mosquera

Book Review: Sleeper's Run by Henry Mosquera

Most readers have dealbreakers, and for me its flawless, superhero-esque protagonists and typo-riddled pages. Unfortunately, Henry Mosqueras debut Sleepers Run'has both in spades. The concept is a good one, if this book is to be made market ready its in dire need of both a structural and a line edit. Im not usually so harsh...

Review: The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson

Review: The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson

I do love the odd cozy mystery, but Ive found more than a few times that cozies tend to struggle from a sort of narrative insularity. Because every character is ostensibly a suspect, they typically have a narrow cast list, and these individuals are usually linked together in some way. This can have a stifling affect on both plot and character, and...

Review: Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and David Leslie Johnson

Review: Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright and David Leslie Johnson

Update: those looking for the missing final chapter of this book can find it here. Like most small communities, the village of Daggorhorn is not without its secrets. An impoverished community in the heart of the woods, it is one that has seen more than its fair share of loss, and an undercurrent of fear pervades its every aspectparticularly when the sun...