reviews

Dystopian Orpheus Seeks a Soul Author: E.J. Wenstrom Cursed with soulless eternal life in a dystopian wasteland of a world, Adem lives in the shadows, tormented by his secret, inexplicable burden. Created by the most powerful of magic, Adem is a golem who not only looks perfectly human but emotionally (dare I even say ethically and spiritually) is human. His greatest cross to bear, however, is the fact that he must kill, wantonly, brutally, without any control over his body to protect the one thing this ancient formless magic binds him to: a strange little box. Throughout the centuries hunters [...]

Underground Outcasts Author:  Dean Koontz I admit that when I started reading Dean Koontz, many years ago, I thought of him as a poor man’s Stephen King.  You know, good filler in between the books I really wanted to read.  But I soon discovered that Koontz has a distinctive voice, strengths where King has weaknesses (and vice versa) and more than enough interesting tales to tell to keep mainstream horror fans happy.  I don’t read all his books, but stumbled on Innocence at the library and I’m not sad I checked it out. Innocence is the story of Addison Goodheart.  [...]

Miss Perception Author: Barbara Taylor Sissel Imagine what it would be like to be unable to trust your own perception.  I mean, we all feel that way on occasion, as if we’re seeing things that aren’t there, or don’t remember something we feel we should – but what if it were a medical fact that your brain was unreliable?  That you were changed, likely never to be the person your family knew, your friends knew – YOU knew.  That is Lauren’s life after a severe head injury in the thriller Crooked Little Lies. We don’t enter the story at the [...]