Review: Tangled Hearts (Blog Tour & Giveaway)

I haven’t read Heather McCollum before, but the promise of an adventure involving the Tudors, pirates and magic made this one irresistible. Also, I was in the mood for romance and men in kilts. There was plenty of both…and Tudors, pirates and magic. Second in the ‘Highland Hearts’ series, ‘Tangled Hearts’ follows Ewan Brody and hisContinueContinue reading “Review: Tangled Hearts (Blog Tour & Giveaway)”

Review: Pariah: Volume 1

Vitros are children born of an experiment designed to cure rare and fatal diseases in-vitro. They’re essentially human, but highly intelligent. Like all sub-sets of the population, they’re regarded with distrust, however. Some attempt to blend with society, others are hidden away and yet others are invited to put their exemplary minds to use. WhenContinueContinue reading “Review: Pariah: Volume 1”

Review: From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward (1972) collects thirteen stories by prolific British writer, John Brunner . A lot of speculative short stories have a slight whiff of horror to them. The cover of my copy suggests the stories within are no exception, it features the calendar page for Friday the 13th. I snatched this book out of theContinueContinue reading “Review: From This Day Forward”

Review: A Darkling Sea

 A Darkling Sea by James Cambias has one of the best opening lines I’ve ever seen: “By the end of his second month at Hitode Station, Rob Freeman had already come up with 85 ways to murder Henri Kerlerec.” The following few paragraphs expand on the statement and the first chapter settles the bet. The poolContinueContinue reading “Review: A Darkling Sea”

Review: Army of One (Star Force, #4.5)

 Army of One by B.V. Larson. The ‘Star Force’ novels by B.V. Larson tell the story of augmented human soldiers in a war against powerful alien foes. I’ve seen the books pop up now and again. I think I even have one of them buried on my Kindle somewhere. I probably took advantage of aContinueContinue reading “Review: Army of One (Star Force, #4.5)”