Author of dark things – thrilling novels and haunting stories
An incredible real-life account of life in the Arctic. Nord For Det Øde Hav - or North Of The Desolate Sea, if you prefer the translation is the story of Liv Balstad's nine year long adventure in Longyearbyen, Svalbard where she lived and worked as a radio hostess, wife, mother and in support of her... Continue Reading →
Haha! I messed up big time! Ok, so that's a weird way to start a book review, I know. Let me start over: Confession by Michael Cordell is a legal thriller following lawyer Thane Banning on his latest case: defending a young sex worker who's accused of murdering a high profile football coach. The kicker?... Continue Reading →
So, we meet again, Silmarillion - my nemesis of books. I've read The Silmarillion once before, sometime less than ten years ago. I was very excited to finally give it ago, having read both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit sometime before this. Unfortunately, I made one horrible mistake. I picked it up as... Continue Reading →
A worthy sequel to an exciting fantasy series
Book review of The Silver Crystal by Ryan Lanz
Book review of Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson
Amisha Goel over at The Reading Palette has just written a fantastic review of my psychological thriller, At The Gate, and it's one of the best ones I've ever read! You'll check it out, won't you? At The Gate - Book Review, by The Reading Palette When Amisha first reached out to me, I was mesmerized... Continue Reading →
An incredible end to an amazing series! I have no idea when I first heard of Brandon Sanderson, but I know it started with whisper of this fantastic fantasy author. Probably the same way I began hearing about George R. R. Martin when Game of Throne first aired back in the day, I started hearing... Continue Reading →
Finally a new King book - and what a book it is! When I say new, I don't mean new new, but new for me (though I honestly thought this was his most recent one). But it's been a while since I read something by Stephen King, and I heard great things about this, so... Continue Reading →
One of the creepiest horror books I've ever read - still! This one is a bit different for me, a rare treat actually, because this is, in fact, a re-read. I, for some reason, very seldom read books more than once. It's not that I don't want to, and I often find myself thinking I... Continue Reading →