Review: Alice Isn’t Dead (A Novel) – A Road Trip Like No Other

Title: Alice Isn't Dead: A Novel Author: Joseph Fink Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: October 30th, 2018 Genre(s): Horror, Mystery Subjects and Themes: Road Trip, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 336 (hardback) Rating: 7/10       Keisha Taylor lived a quiet life with her wife, Alice, until the day that Alice disappeared. After months of searching, …

Review: Someone Like Me – Genre-Bending Thriller Feat. Anthropomorphic Fox in Armour

Title: Someone Like Me Author: M.R. Carey Publisher: Orbit Release Date: November 6th, 2018 Genre(s): Thriller Subjects and Themes: Mental Health, Abuse Page Count: 512 (hardback) Rating: 7/10     Liz Kendall wouldn't hurt a fly. Even when times get tough, she's devoted to bringing up her two kids in a loving home. But there's …

Interview with Gregory Ashe (Author of Hollow Folk) + GIVEAWAY!

Gregory Ashe's Hollow Folk series has not only stormed its way into my Best of 2018 list, it's currently lounging on the extra-cushy VIP sofa reserved for the top three and getting fed grapes. There are also nymphs and satyrs giving it full-body massages. It's having time of its life, really, and I'm pretty sure …

Review: The Hollow Folk – Why You NEED To Read This Brilliant Series

Series: Hollow Folk Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-published Genre(s): Paranormal, Mystery Themes: Mental Health, LGBTQIAP+ Goodreads | Amazon Rating: 10/10 Before we begin, I'd just like to point out that this is a long review. So to prevent the post from being a giant wall of text, I've peppered it with pretty pictures. And not …

Review: Death of a Clone – Agatha Christie Meets Orphan Black (Sort of)

Title: Death of a Clone Author: Alex Thomson Publisher: Abaddon Release Date: July 10th, 2018 Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery Page Count: 272 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 6.5/10       Death of A Clone is set in a future where Earth has been depleted of metals and cloning has become viable. So teams of clones, supervised by …

[Review] The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Twisty, Original, and Utterly Spellbinding

Title: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Author: Stuart Turton Publisher: Raven Books (Imprint of Bloomsbury UK) Release Date: February 8th, 2018 (UK); September 18th, 2018 (NA) Genre(s): Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: 528 pages Goodreads Rating: 9.5/10     Stuart Turton is a twisted fucking genius. I doff my hat to the mysterious acid-fueled …

Most Anticipated Mystery, Thriller & Horror: Feb-April 2018

Here's the second batch of the "Most Anticipated Feb-April" series! I've banished the "alternate book covers left and right" scheme into a deep, lightless pit because it was an absolute pain to format the last time (free wordpress has a terrible html editor, who knew?). Please note: some of theses straddle the line between Mystery/Thriler/Horror …

Review: Obscura – Space Murders and the Persistence of Memory

Title: Obscura Author: Joe Hart Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Release Date: May 8th, 2018 Genre(s): Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction Page Count: TBA Goodreads Rating: 6.0/10       A claustrophobic story of paranoia and murder in space that didn't meet my expectations. Obscura is set in the near future that's more or less identical to …