Michelle Herbert reviews Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler… Nyctophobia is a book structured around darkness and light and its focus is on Hyperion House which is bathed in sunlight from dawn to dusk. Callie Shaw is looking to find the perfect house to share with her new husband Mateo Torres in the region of Spain he […]
Comic Book Review – Elric Volume 1: The Ruby Throne
Michelle Herbert reviews Elric Volume 1: The Ruby Throne by J. Blondel, D. Poli, R. Recht and J. Bastide… Eric, the albino emperor, has ruled Melnibon for millennia. However, Elric’s empire is crumbling before him and now his envious cousin and prince of Melnibon, Yyrkoon, plots to claim the Ruby Throne for himself. A superb […]
Book Review – 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
Michelle Herbert reviews 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster… 4 3 2 1 is a book about stories and writing, all told from one character’s perspective, that of Archie Ferguson. Although that isn’t strictly true, as there are four versions of Ferguson, each growing up slightly different from the others, in terms of their […]
Book Review – Strange Weather by Joe Hill
Michelle Herbert reviews Strange Weather by Joe Hill… Strange Weather is a collection of short stories, which not surprisingly have a connection to meteorological conditions, whether that is a growing forest fire or rain that no longer falls as expected. These stories have weather in the background, yet these are very human stories full of […]
Book Review – Friendly Fire by Gavin G Smith
Michelle Herbert reviews Friendly Fire by Gavin G Smith… Friendly Fire is the second novel in Gavin G Smith’s The Bastard Legion series, this started with the novel The Bastard Legion or when I reviewed it The Hangman’s Daughter. My review of that book can be found here, spoilers for that book will be mentioned […]
Book Review – The Switch by Justina Robson
Michelle Herbert reviews The Switch by Justina Robson… The Switch throws you straight into its story, where we find Nico, the main character, standing before a judge about to be sentenced to death for a crime he cannot remember committing. On the way to Nico’s execution, we follow Nico’s life story from his time at […]
Book Review – The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Michelle Herbert reviews The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel… The Roanoke Girls is a deeply insidious story told from the perspective of Lane Roanoke, a girl who had grown up with an emotionally abusive mother. When Lane’s mother kills herself Lane is sent to live with her grandparents at Roanoke (the house is named after the […]
Book Review – The Spawn of Lilith by Dana Fredsti
Michelle Herbert reviews The Spawn of Lilith by Dana Fredsti… The Spawn of Lilith feels like a slightly different take on urban fantasy, where instead of a young woman being thrown into a world she never knew existed, this world is part of her everyday existence. Set in Los Angeles and focusing on stuntmen and […]
Book Review – Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
Michelle Herbert reviews Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan… Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore starts unsurprisingly, with the store closing at midnight. We meet the main character, Lydia, almost immediately as she checks to see if a regular (Joey) is still in the store or not. Unfortunately, when she finds […]
Book Review – Godblind by Anna Stephens
Michelle Herbert reviews Godblind by Anna Stephens… Godblind is set in a world that has become complacent in their trust that the Red Gods will remain in exile. We are told very quickly that the Red Gods were banished almost 1000 years ago, during this time the Gods of Light have kept the people of […]
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