Book Review: The Judgment of Valene by Darby Harn Genre(s): Science Fiction / Fantasy / Superheroes Book Synopsis: Wealth. Privilege. Superpowers. Valene has it all… including a target on her back. Valene Blackwood hears everything, everywhere, always. Her superhuman sonic abilities cause her so much pain she flees to a space station to find peace. […]

Book Review: Ever the Hero by Darby Harn Genre(s): Science Fiction / Fantasy / Superheroes Book Synopsis: What happens when you don’t pay your superhero bill? Kit Baldwin is just trying to get by. Rent is due. Food would be nice. A girlfriend, maybe. When she stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship’s power source, she […]

Book Review: Rule of Extinction by Geoff Jones Genre(s): Science Fiction / Post-Apocalyptic Book Synopsis: A civilization-ending comet is headed for Earth. Two days before impact, thousands of mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. When people touch them, the pods open. Anyone who climbs inside is carried away. No one knows where […]

Book Review: Welcome to Cemetery by C.J. Daley Genre(s): Crime Thriller / Paranormal Horror Book Synopsis: A strange town with a strange name, Cemetery, NY is filled with crime and secrets. When a car accident one fateful night leads to a search for two missing bodies, detectives Abby Williams – an almost-thirty year old with […]

Book Review: Two Truths and a Lie by Cory O’Brien Genre(s): Science Fiction / Cyberpunk Book Synopsis: In a mostly underwater near-future Los Angeles, aging combat-drone veteran Orr Vue now lives a simple and small life, trading snippets of what’s become the most valuable currency: information. So when the cops show up at his door […]

Book Review: Mrs. Covington’s by K.R.R. Lockhaven Genre(s): Cozy Fantasy Book Synopsis: When Jacob Bright strikes out on his own and moves to a new island, he quite unexpectedly finds himself the owner of a failing, capybara-themed pub named Mrs. Covington’s. He quickly learns that he’s going to have to make new friends and innovate if […]

Book Review: The Scroungers by Thomas J. Devens Genre(s): Fantasy / Short Story Collection Book Synopsis: The Lords have fallen. It was the war to end all wars. Violence had plagued the Fractured Kingdoms since the fall of the Old Empire. But as the generals and the lords died in the Valley of Torglen, the […]

Book Review: Animus Paradox by Adam Bassett Genre(s): Science Fiction / Cyberpunk Book Synopsis: There’s a thief on the loose. The Tigres excel at tipping the scales in their favor, be it through bribes, politics, or blood. They unofficially run Viterbo, Italy—and somebody stole from them. Private investigators David and Mafalda De Campo have been […]

Book Review: Keeper of Sorrows by Rachel Fikes Genre(s): Dark Fantasy / Dystopian / Fantasy Mystery Book Synopsis: Whoever rules the bees, rules the world. On a planet stripped of wind, entire ecosystems lie in ashes, leaving humans to the mercy of a sole surviving bee species on a remote isle. Whoever wins the Praxis […]

Book Review: The Devil Walks in Blood by David Green Genre(s): Urban Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Book Synopsis: Hell is real. We’re all living it. Nick Holleran learned that truth the hard way the day he took three bullets to the chest and bled out in an alleyway. Only death didn’t stick, and it’s been […]