Mythology/Legend
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IVORY VIKINGS – Nancy Marie Brown
I love it when I learn a thing or two from one of the books I’ve requested for review. I had requested this book because I enjoy Scandinavian literature and mythology and I saw a natural tie-in with this book. But I did wonder, ‘Can someone really write an entire book about some ancient chess… Continue reading
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RAGNAROK, VOLUME 1 – graphic novel
I request a lot of books for potential review, and sometimes I’ll request a book but will have reservations about the title before I read it. Such was the case with this graphic novel. I’m a fan of Norse mythology and I’ve been really delighted to see an increased interest in this mythology. And of… Continue reading
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SHAKESPEARE V LOVECRAFT – D.R. O’Brien
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL A year or so there was a quickly moving fad in fiction to combine existing works of literature with some form of horror stories, whether zombies or vampires or you-name-the-horror. Of this variety, I’ve read through a couple of them and was entertained enough that it wasn’t a complete waste of time. This… Continue reading
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THE RED PYRAMID – Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is a big hit with my kids. I read the Percy Jackson series that my children enjoyed so much (I thought it was well done and offered a great way for young readers to start making sense of the complicated relationships in classic mythology. And on the heels of this success, Riordan… Continue reading
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TATTERED LEGACY – Shannon Baker
So… it was only just now, as I went to Goodreads to grab the URL of this book’s cover to paste into the blog post, that I discovered that this is the third book in the Nora Abbott Mystery series. This surprises me (pleasantly so) because, while it was clear that Nora had a well-developed… Continue reading
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KILL SHAKESPEARE Volume 3: The Tide of Blood – graphic novel
Yesterday I finished a mystery novel using Shakespeare as the hero detective. Today, Shakespeare continues to serve as a literary character in a slightly different way. I will admit that I hadn’t been much of a comic book reader of late (until I started reading more graphic novels for this review blog), but one of… Continue reading
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THE BIG REAP – Chris F. Holm
Part action/adventure, part dark fantasy/horror, part thriller, with a touch of history and literary allusions and mythology makes for one spine-tingling, leaves-you-breathless book! Sam Thornton collects souls as an agent for a dark force. In this book, he is sent to collect the souls of ‘The Brethren’ – former collectors themselves. He can hop bodies… Continue reading
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THE OLD MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS – Linda Raedisch
With a sub-title such as this, “Yuetide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year” we know that this is not going to be a rousing, cheerful, typical Christmas book. And if you’re not completely sure what this is about, reading the introduction lets you know what sort of voyage this book will encompass. Take… Continue reading
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WONDER WOMAN, VOL. 3: IRON
This being a “Volume 3,” I have to admit that I felt just a bit lost. There appears to be a storyline that started in another volume, continued here, and in some ways, the preceding story seems to be necessary to understanding what is going on here. Bottom line…Wonder Woman is in search of a… Continue reading
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SUPERHEROES — Rich Horton, editor
A collection of short stories: Introduction — Rich Horton “Sunlight Society” – Margaret Ronald: This isn’t really as much about superheroes as it is about advanced/integrated technology within a person. Though there does seem to be some superheroes in the society structure surrounding the story. Basically, a tech-head gains access to a highly fortified place… Continue reading
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DoG
There’s the makings of a nice short story here, but it’s been padded with filler and not truly fleshed out properly to make a novel. The basic idea intrigued me and had me hooked (and really is what had me stay with the book). A man (Culann Riordan) runs away to Alaska to avoid prosecution… Continue reading
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WILLIAM AND THE LOST SPIRIT
I’m not entirely sure what to make of this graphic novel. At times it was strong; at times weak. Sometimes it was intriguing; other times dull. My first impression upon finishing was actually, “Hmm…that didn’t seem typically ‘American.’” It didn’t read like most of the graphic novels that I’ve seen today. This is not necessarily… Continue reading
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