Tag: indie author
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[Book Review] PLANET DEAD: NOVELLA | THE BRIGGS BOYS MIXTAPE by Sylvester Barzey
Synopsis: Gear Up! For another thrill ride into the zombie hell known as Planet Dead! One ex-soldier has to decide what is more important, his family? Or his country? Catherine & friends have their hands full with killer clowns, a crooked government, shady people and oh yeah, zombies! Life on Planet Dead is one endless…
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A Novella Review – THREE-SMILE MILE by Chad Lutzke
This is a cat and mouse crime thriller story about a diner cook who suddenly runs away with a married woman he just met while working. There are many obstacles and threats they have to face in order to get what they want or need. PUB DATE: 1/27/2023 Ahhh Lutzke does such a great job…
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Netgalley Review – THE GRAVITY OF EXISTENCE: POEMS by Christina Sng
“It wonders, Is it me Or is it them?” [excerpt from EBOLA VIRUS] I enjoyed this poetry collection. This is my first Sng read and I thought it was decent. I liked the movement of the poems and topics. The first half and second half do feel a bit disconnected but I thought separately they…
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Short Story Review – SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE by Ruth Anna Evans
SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE is a great medical horror that makes all your WebMD nightmares come true. Laura has come to a point of her life that she is unhappy with her appearance, her marriage..pretty much everything. Laura tries to fix one “issue” but slowly falls into an abyss of symptoms that are out of her…
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Short Story Review – DOGS by Mike Sullivan
DOGS is an interesting take on animal horror and what it would possibly be like if we were their prey. A guy travels back home after his mother’s passing in order to help his father out. Once he gets there, he has to fight an unsuspecting enemy. This had some fun action scenes and interesting…
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A Novella Arc Review – FUCKED [An Extreme Horror Novella] by Wesley Winters
A great mix of different horror subgenres put into a blender with a pinch of humor and a HEAVY splash of extreme–it was truly fucked. PUB DATE: February, 2023 This is a story about a mysterious forest that has weird, supernatural elements within its trees and skies. We follow a group of college kids as…
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Short Story Review – THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFORT by C.F. PAGE
Damn..this author is such a great storyteller. This is such a doom filled short story that is told in such a intricant way. I am currently a third of the way through his debut (NATIVE FEAR..loving it) and after reading this, I think I just jive with his writing style. THE GLOBSTER OF CAPE FRANKFORT…
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Short Story Review – IT’S ME, CHARLIE by C.M. Guidroz
I think I’m triggered by Taco Bell cups now.. I finished this in one sitting and wow..it’s gross. It’s about a man obsessed with a woman online and takes things into his own hands to make their paths cross. I loved the fact that this is based around a bookish online community since I also…
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A Novella Review – THIS IS WHERE WE TALK THINGS OUT by Caitlin Marceau
A gripping story about a mother and daughter reconnecting to hopefully improve their relationship with one another but things go wrong. The premise and setup to this was great. I am a big fan of characters who are “off their rocker” and of weird scenes. It does have a similar vibe as Stephen King’s Misery…
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Short Story Collection Review – DEATH IS FUNNY SOMETIMES by MC August
“Death is funny sometimes” I really enjoyed this book from a new to me author. A lot of the stories were funny or had elements of irony which worked well for this collection. It has bits of revenge, thriller, mafia, sci-fi-ish, supernatural and body horror elements. It really does a little bit of everything. The…
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