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4.0 / 5.0
Author Diana Dempsey's admiration and affection for her subject shines throughout THE UNSTOPPABLE ELIZA HAYCRAFT, a beautifully written, compulsively readable tale that gives voice to...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
A pungent melange of hard-boiled detective fiction and digital dystopia, Justin Hale's RUNNERS provides thrills, spills, and more than a few gut-wrenching revelations.
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2.9 / 5.0
For card carrying clown fanatics who struggle to get their fill of killer carnival action, PD Alleva's JIGGLYSPOT AND THE ZERO INTELLECT provides enough guts...
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4.4 / 5.0
Zeb Beck's THE MELANCHOLY STRUMPET MASTER is a rambunctious tale that gives a vivid portrayal of the two sides of Tijuana, the grittier side of...
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Rating:
4.1 / 5.0
Part of a larger saga, Kyle Fox’s OF PROPHETS AND PINIONED ANGELS: Tales of Exile is a richly imagined dark fantasy novella with a well-paced...
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May 12, 2023
THE BARGAIN SHOPPER: The Confessions of a Soldier of Truth in the Age of Pandemic
By W.C. LatourRating:
4.4 / 5.0
W. C. Latour’s THE BARGAIN SHOPPER (The Confessions of a Soldier of Truth in the Age of Pandemic) is a curious, startling read, all artifice...
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3.3 / 5.0
A well-written book that crosses many genres, Alexandru Czimbor's THE SOUL MACHINES features an engaging plot, compelling characters, and intriguing take on history.
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4.2 / 5.0
Patrick Ashe's THE WINTER QUEEN CONTINGENCY is a thought-provoking action thriller that examines the politics of a post-apocalyptic world following a zombie plague and nuclear...
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
LIGHT, the third installment in Jane Buckley's STONES CORNER series, provides an absorbing and compelling glimpse of life in a 1980s Northern Ireland wracked by...
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3.5 / 5.0
Author Diane M. Johnson builds a universe that feels real, populated by interesting characters in PERFECT SACRIFICES (Perfect Prophet Book 3), a brutal story of...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
A warm and lively young adult fantasy following a teen wizard and his oddball friends as they confront an evil force threatening their small town,...
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4.4 / 5.0
An astute observer of the human condition who shows an increasing maturity in FEAR, WEAR AND TEAR, author Shawe Ruckus triumphs in highlighting the ordinary...