Category Archives: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW – LAUREN KESSLER: COUNTER CLOCKWISE – My Year of Hypnosis, Hormones, Dark Chocolate, and Other Adventures in the World of Anti-Aging

Posted on 13 May 2013 by

Counterclockwise: One Midlife Woman’s Quest to Turn Back the Hands of Time by Lauren Kessler My rating: 5 of 5 stars (Reviewer’s note – I am an independent writer. I am also a freelance reviewer. On occasion, I receive advance … Continue reading →

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NEAR TO THE KNUCKLE PRESENTS: GLOVES OFF – AN ANTHOLOGY

Posted on 29 March 2013 by

Near to the Knuckle presents : Gloves Off

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BOOK REVIEW – SUSAN ISAACS: COMPROMISING POSITIONS

Posted on 9 March 2013 by

Compromising Positions by Susan Isaacs My rating: 5 of 5 stars ~*~ Written with a wicked sense of humour and wit as sharp as a mohel’s knife, Compromising Positions, and its unforgettable protagonist, Judith Singer, offers an eye-opening look inside … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW-RON DIONNE: SAD JINGO

Posted on 20 February 2013 by

Sad Jingo by Ron Dionne My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Sad Jingo, Ron Dionne takes the reader on a journey through the dark secrets of two lost souls, through the valleys of their depression as they search for … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – KATHERINE TOMLINSON’S NIGHTFALLS: Notes From The End Of The World

Posted on 25 January 2013 by

Nightfalls: Notes From The End of The World by Katherine Tomlinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Author and former editor of Dark Valentine magazine, Katherine Tomlinson brings us Nightfalls: Notes From The End of The World, a collection of short stories themed around ‘the … Continue reading →

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DRUNK ON THE MOON 2 – A New Roman Dalton Anthology by Paul D Brazill

Posted on 29 December 2012 by

You know how, come Christmas morning, you felt there was something missing from under the tree… but you couldn’t quite put your finger on what it was? Allow me… Paul D. Brazill and Pulp Metal Fiction bring you the long-awaited … Continue reading →

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Honesty and Integrity in Independent Publishing and Promotion

Posted on 5 September 2012 by

(Note – The original post is from the “A Knife And A Quill” blog. Thank you -vmls)    MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2012 No More Sock Puppets Please by “A Knife and A Quill” These days more and more books are … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – darlenne susan girard: freefalling

Posted on 4 September 2012 by

freefalling by Darlenne Susan Girard My rating: 5 of 5 stars (Reviewer’s note – In my junior year of college, I suffered a six month ordeal that nearly ended my life and even now, almost seven years later, still has … Continue reading →

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Richard Godwin’s APOSTLE RISING Available For The E-Book

Posted on 30 August 2012 by

Apostle Rising is a police procedural/psychological thriller of the first order… dark, twisted and suspenseful.  Richard gives nothing away in his narrative… no red herrings… no leading one down the garden path.  From the very first page, one knows this … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – KAREN BERGREEN: FOLLOWING POLLY

Posted on 13 August 2012 by

Following Polly: A Novel by Karen Bergreen My rating: 5 of 5 stars I laughed… I cried… I fell in love with Alice Teakle! ~~**~~ In her debut novel, Karen Bergreen has created a wonderfully plucky heroine one can’t help … Continue reading →

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