reviews

Enchanted Dreams or Dark Nightmares? Author: Nancy Madore Returning to my occasional short story kick, and recalling my respect for Nancy Madore who ceaselessly collects contemporary erotica tailored for the common, shared fantasies of women, I decided to check out the very last book in the Enchanted trilogy. My intense bookworm OCD also refuses to allow me to rest until I have completed a series which, once started, should not be paused or abandoned. Enchanted Dreams: Erotic Tales of the Supernatural differs from the first two installments within the series, Enchanted and Enchanted Again, in that it does not use fairy tales as the basis for [...]

An Engaging Offering from the Master of Dark Fiction Author: Stephen King Echoing some of my cherished King favorites, Christine and From a Buick 8, King’s short story, Mile 81 delivers some chills and thrills, combining a plucky child protagonist, an abandoned truck stop burger joint, and a strange mud covered car. When foul-mouthed Pete Simmons, grown-up wannabe, breaks into the hang-out of big kids to impress his absentee brother, he finds an abandoned bottle of vodka and decides to experience the adult world for the sake of some rather good stories. Instead, he ends up sleeping off the effects on a crusty mattress while [...]

Teen Angst and Soul Food Author: Tom Llewellyn What do you think of when someone says “teen sleuth”?  Nancy Drew?  A Hardy Boy, maybe?  Perhaps even a touch of Harry Potter (which is obviously so much cooler)?  Not this time.  This time we get gritty – something teen sleuths are not so well known for.  But Seth Anomundy is so gritty that Nancy Drew’s dad would never have let him take her to the drive-in. Seth makes his debut in author Tom Llewellyn’s The Shadow of Seth.  He isn’t a bad kid, but he has definitely been dealt a difficult [...]