Author of dark things – thrilling novels and haunting stories
All your favorite fairy tales from when you were little, rewritten for adults in a brilliant and grotesque display. I love this. I'm on a horror binge at the moment, but I'm busy wading my way through Stephen King's IT, so it was great to interrupt that with a short story like this. A palette... Continue Reading →
A beautiful fantasy book about a girl (Ariette) who suddenly learns she's special, when a group of people with magical powers come across her and deem her 'the savior'. The Chosen One. Ariette doesn't doubt such people exists, after all she's been attacked by Vampyrs before and she's seen the Supes. But what can she... Continue Reading →
I finally got around to reading this, after having it sitting on my shelf for far too long, and I have to say I'm happy I've read it. It's only the third 'classic' I've read, after 1984 and Lord of The Flies (according to a list I found online) and though I like this book,... Continue Reading →
The plot is pretty straightforward: A brief prologue details a ship lost at sea. Only four Romans survive. They wake up on a beach in Britannia only to be taken away by barbaric tribesmen just when they think they're saved. Cut to Macro and Cato, soldiers in the Roman army, busy trying to conquer Britannia.... Continue Reading →
Connor Cooper has it all. A cushy job, a beautiful home. In a futuristic world where you can ask your house for a glass of whiskey, and it pours itself, all you really need is money. And Connor has a lot of it. But this world gets boring, fast. When his friend Matt encourages Connor... Continue Reading →
Very unusual from what I usually read, this isn't fiction at all. Joe Navarro is a former FBI specialist, who knows how to read people. I was recommended this book by a colleague who said I'd probably find it interesting (which I did, not gonna lie), and I got it since it was on Audible.... Continue Reading →
The most fast-paced, real-life, hard-hitting, brutally honest police thriller you'll ever read. Denny Malone is a cop in New York, and a damn good one at that. He runs the streets. Takes care of those he needs to take care of. Comes down on those who don't play by his rules, and he comes down... Continue Reading →
There we have it. The Witcher series is over. Finito. Done. And I feel empty, but in a good way. I don't know how much I should say about the plot. Ciri's part of the adventure is remains in focus, with Geralt, his companions, Yennefer and everyone else trying to catch up. There's a lot... Continue Reading →
Dark Tides is a horror anthology, and a special on at that. Put together and edited by John J. Questore, it's a charity anthology, dedicated to those affected by the Virginia Beach shooting, 31 May, 2019. It's a work to be admired. I was excited about the book as soon as I heard about the... Continue Reading →
We're back at it, reading our favorite fantasy series in ages, and it just gets better and better. It's all coming together now. Ciri has moved on from where we've left her in the last book (quite much so, actually) and a lot of her story is being told in hindsight to someone else, as... Continue Reading →