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Heart of Midnight

Revenge and Werewolves Author: J. Robert King All Casimir has ever wanted is revenge, at any cost. As a child, there were no games for him. Only thoughts and plans, vague memories of the night his father killed his mother and tried, but failed, to kill him. For Casimir, stuck growing up in the orphanage with only one friend, there are other things as well. Darker things that no one knows, that no one suspects. Secrets in the night that leave him covered in blood by the morning, satiated on flesh but still longing for revenge. In Casimir’s part of [...]

Frances Carden2022-07-31T09:45:44-07:00July 31st, 2022|Tags: book review, dark fantasy, fantasy, horror, Ravenloft, read, reading|

Whispering Dead, The

Author: Darcy Coates Keira is running for her life, and she doesn’t know why. She remembers nothing of her previous life, nothing before this night of dodging half seen figures, her body strengthened by an acute sense of danger. All Keira knows is that she can’t be caught. With the help of a kindly priest/caretaker, Keira finds a temporary refuge in the small town of Blighty. Adage (the priest), treats Keira’s mysterious wounds, introduces her to the town doctor, and gives her an old cottage to live in, right by the graveyard. Keira still has no answers for her [...]

Frances Carden2022-07-30T11:00:45-07:00July 30th, 2022|Tags: book review, horror, read, reading|

God Is a Man of War

Tackling the Difficult Concepts in the Old Testament Author: Stephen De Young I discovered God is a Man of War through a YouTube recording of Father Stephen de Young discussing perceptions of unsubstantiated violence and brutality recorded in the Old Testament. De Young’s logical arguments and his willingness to address the proverbial elephant in the room drew me to reading the larger, more in-depth work from which he was drawing summary arguments. De Young starts out quite in-your-face with a refreshing honesty. The verses, even the entire chapters, which we as a society find distasteful and downright disturbing are there and [...]

Frances Carden2022-07-26T09:20:34-07:00July 17th, 2022|Tags: apologetic, Bible, book review, Christian, read, reading, review, reviews|