BOOK REVIEW: EXIT ZERO by Neil A. Cohen

"Admit it, didn't you always think the zombie apocalypse would begin in New Jersey?" Okay, if that wasn't going to catch my attention, I don't know what would. I went to an event locally where I got a chance to hear several local-ish authors talk about the craft and their books. I've reviewed one of … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: EXIT ZERO by Neil A. Cohen

BOOK REVIEW: CAM GIRL by Leah Raeder

CAM GIRL probably isn't a book which would have naturally shown up on my radar. Granted, my radar is pretty shabby and doesn't pick up a lot of stuff, but it's still outside what most websites would recommend to me. Which is unfortunate, since this is exactly the kind of thing I find fascinating. The … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: CAM GIRL by Leah Raeder

BOOK REVIEW: UNDIVIDED by Stephanie Erickson

Trilogies--in addition to any serial longer than that--are difficult to complete. There is so much any one reader is going to want or expect from the conclusion. Does the plot turn out the way they expected? Does their favorite character survive the action? Does their favorite couple, their OTP if I may, get together at the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: UNDIVIDED by Stephanie Erickson

BOOK REVIEW: ADMIRAL by Sean Danker

I received an ARC of this from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Recently I've had an interest for books that take place in space. I've always liked space, be it through stuff like Star Trek/Star Wars, or just my on-going fascination with black holes and stars. (I didn't take Orion as part of … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: ADMIRAL by Sean Danker

BOOK REVIEW: SUFFER LOVE by Ashley Herring Blake

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. I didn't know much about this book from NetGalley's description. The description is incredibly short, and only indicates that it's a YA romance where "a teenage girl falls for the wrong guy." I'll admit that I get easily burnt out on … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: SUFFER LOVE by Ashley Herring Blake

BOOK REVIEW: FIRST YOU TRY EVERYTHING by Jane McCafferty

In my on-going challenge to actually read all the books I've bought over my time in the MFA program I studied in, I'm trying to mix them in with all the other books I've gotten. FIRST YOU TRY EVERYTHING is one of the first books I got at Carlow, after hearing McCafferty speak. After 3 … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: FIRST YOU TRY EVERYTHING by Jane McCafferty

What’s In A Name?

Names have always been important in my writing. I say time and time again that characters come to me first, and that usually starts with a name. (This does lead to many of my characters having similar names, which is...something I'm working on.) Add into this my time dabbling in Lyn Thorne-Alder's world of Addergoole, … Continue reading What’s In A Name?

BOOK REVIEW: SOME THINGS TRANSCEND by M.C.A. Hogarth

Been a while since I did one of Micah's books, isn't it? For a while I was waiting for paper versions of books so that I could add them to my bookshelf, but I got impatient and Maggie could use some uplifting stuff as her job situation changes, so OFF TO THE E-BOOK STORE I … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: SOME THINGS TRANSCEND by M.C.A. Hogarth

BOOK REVIEW: THE HARVEST by Chuck Wendig

At long last. I finally read this book. AT LONG LAST. (Spoilers for books 1-2 under the cut.) There's something a little bittersweet about final books in series. It's the point you've been trying to get to all this time; it's the grand finale where (you hope) all the questions get answered. But at the … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE HARVEST by Chuck Wendig

BOOK REVIEW: THE GIRL WHO STAYED by Tanya Anne Crosby

I received an ARC of this book from The Story Plant in exchange for an honest review. I remember being excited when I saw the description for this book in my emails with Story Plant. It sounded like a good combination of a thriller and women's fiction, which would soften a few of the edges … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: THE GIRL WHO STAYED by Tanya Anne Crosby