Reviews – Page 2 – Looking For a Good Book

November 12, 2025

THE GUNMAN JACKSON SWAGGER – Stephen Hunter

It is 1897 and the railroad company is trying hard to connect a rail line from the east coast to the west coast. Things are tough all over – there’s been severe drought and ranches are closing up as herds are dying off. Anyone looking for a job is also struggling to find a ranch Continue reading

WESTERN

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Western

November 10, 2025

KILL CREATURES – Rory Power

Nan’s three best friends, all of the students at the local school, have gone missing at one of the popular watering holes. It’s been a year and something’s been nagging at Nan, a little voice in her head telling her that someone knows something. And then one of the missing girls walks out of Saltcedar Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult

November 6, 2025

SOMETHING WICKED – Falon Ballard

In the country of Avon, Callum, the son of the recently deposed ruler, is determined to become the country’s next leader. But to do so, he must kill his ailing father. Callum is an unusual aristocrat as he’s got both a conscience and strong morals. He wants to do right by the country. Callum’s sister Continue reading

ROMANCE, SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Erotica, Reviews, Romance, SF/Fantasy

November 4, 2025

A GARGOYLE’S GUIDE TO MURDER – Gigi Pandian

Oh, it is so nice to have another Accidental Alchemist mystery book! Zoe Faust is a very old alchemist. Very old. Like 300 years old. Though she doesn’t look much older than 30. She currently lives in Oregon with Dorian Robert-Houdin – a gargoyle who was brought to ‘life’ by some backward alchemy. Now he is Continue reading

MYSTERY, SF/FANTASY

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

October 31, 2025

STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S SWEENEY TODD: BEHIND THE BLOODY MUSICAL MASTERPIECE – Rick Pender

Back in 1980, as I was finishing my freshman year of college, I changed my college major to Theatre Arts. I note this because the biggest topic of discussion among my peers at this time was the very unusual, dark musical that had very recently opened on Broadway, called Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

October 29, 2025

THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART – Christina Henry

I am always happy to see a new Christina Henry book! There’s a street in Chicago that seems otherwise pretty ordinary, except for the fact that there’s an old, abandoned, run-down house. Parents tell their children to stay away, but children find the fun in daring one another to go into the house. But people Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews

October 27, 2025

THE FANTASTIC ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL – Craig Yoe

I am the person for whom this book is intended. I have been a fan of Roy Krenkel’s art work since the 1970’s. As a high school student, I thought I was destined for a career in art and my preferred medium was pen and ink and while I loved Frank Frazetta’s work, it was Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, OTHER

5 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews

October 23, 2025

BLADE RUNNER 2039: THE COMPLETE SERIES OMNIBUS – graphic novel

I’m a very big fan of Philip K Dick, his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and the two feature-length Blade Runner movies (the original would probably make my top five favorite films of all time). I’ve not read any of the sequel novels by K. W. Jeter, nor, prior to this, have I read any of Continue reading

GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

October 21, 2025

WILD AS THE STARS – Kerry Chaput

It is the late 1920’s in an alternate universe where magic is banned alongside booze during Prohibition. Eleanora ‘Nora’ Cleary has dreams of performing her magical tap dance on the stage but Prohibition has meant that she has to keep her magic ability a secret. Fear of those with magic powers has pervaded the general Continue reading

HISTORICAL FICTION

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Historical Fiction, Reviews

October 17, 2025

GET SHORTY – Elmore Leonard

Chili Palmer is a Miami-based, mob-connected loan shark. He’s getting a little tired of the Florida scene and so, after chasing a deadbeat who’s trying to avoid paying his dues, all the way out to Hollywood, Chili finds that the Hollywood lifestyle suits him just fine and he might as well stay. Chili is a Continue reading

Thriller

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Thriller

October 15, 2025

A PLAY ABOUT A CURSE – Caroline Macon Fleischer

Corey is a young woman with dreams of a life in the theatre. Maxine is the respected, award-winning dramatist currently leading a workshop where she encourages Corey. But when Maxine destroys Corey’s hopes at a collaboration, the young mentee seeks revenge. That revenge comes by way of a curse, drawn on dark powers, that will Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, Theatre

October 13, 2025

CHAPELWOOD – Cherie Priest

Lizbeth (Lizzie) Borden is working with Boston investigator Simon Wolf to combat certain dark entities. When a friend of Simon’s is killed in Birmingham, Alabama the pair head south. There appears to be more at work than just an angry murderer. With no obvious motive, something more sinister may be behind the killing spree. There Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy