Category: Paranormal
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Review: The Cost of Living by Emilie Lucadamo
Beck wakes up naked, in a rain storm, hung over and sick… only it’s much more complicated than that and his life is about to change completely. Adam Lehexe finds Adam and drags him back to his bookstore, he sees him through the worst of his illness, then has to explain what’s happened. The problem…
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Angels of Music by Kim Newman – A Twist of Gothic Supernatural Mystery with a touch of “Jane” Bond
Okay, this book is fun. Kim Newman is well-known for bringing his own, unique vision to many tales we may think we know well. “Angels of Music” is no exception to this. If you think this is about the Phantom of the opera, think again! The “Phantom”, Erik, actually runs what one might consider to…
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Blog Tour || Love Bites: Favourite Vampire Stories by Mark A. Latham
Love Bites: Favourite Vampire Stories Mark A Latham It’s no secret that The Iscariot Sanction introduces vampires – or the dreaded ‘wampyr’ – to the mythos of the Apollonian Casefiles. Wait… is it a secret? Maybe it is. Not any more! Like many people who’re into the strange and macabre side of fiction, I’ve read…
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Titan Brings Back “The Adjacent”
C.Kinzie|| Nanaimo, BC I’m not sure how I missed this novel when it first came out, nor am I sure what I expected. I thought, when I began this book by Christopher Priest, that there might be something historical about it. I certainly didn’t expect to want to add this book to my list of…
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“Deadbeat” Is A Lively Read
C.Kinzie || Kamloops, BC “Deadbeat: Makes You Stronger” is a hell of a fun book. Now, this review is going to be tricky. I want to write about all the amusing quips and snide remarks but there just won’t be time. In addition, if you’re unfamiliar with the characters in this book – I don’t…
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Hemlock Grove: No Twilight Werewolves In Sight
I was worried when I first sat down to watch “Hemlock Grove”; fearful of finding more sparkling vampires and lame-ass, overly sentimental werewolves. Of that there is no sign in this made-for-Netflix series. This 13 episode series is based on the book, “Hemlock Grove: A Novel” by Brian McGreevy. I’ve ordered the book to see how closely the…
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“Plague Nation” || Ashley Parker Is Back and She’s (Still) Kicking Ass
When “Plague Town” by Dana Fedsti was published, I was happy to review a “genre” book with such a cool heroine. The main character, Ashley Parker, is just your average student at the beginning of the book; and then things get crazy. There’s a zombie virus, “walker flu” and people get sick and then mutate…
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