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Review: Insane Angels by Edward Nicholls

Insane Angels by Edward Nicholls

Miracles happen in the most unlikely places in Insane Angels by Edward Nicholls, a whip-smart peek into higher powers, both human and divine.

The only thing that can make a hangover worse – or at least weirder – is finding a halo inexplicably hanging above your head, and that is precisely the predicament of the otherwise unremarkable Michael Flagg, setting an original and smirking premise for this tongue-in-cheek novel. Though Michael considers himself a bit of a mad chemist, this seemingly heavenly accessory goes beyond garden-variety bizarre, and it doesn’t take long for the world to notice. Whether he’s being […]

2024-02-21T14:36:35+02:00February 17th, 2024|Categories: Book Reviews, Latest Book Reviews|Tags: , |

The Further Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Ross Stein

The Further Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Ross SteinA new chapter of unbelievable escapades and impossible achievements awaits in The Further Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Ross Stein, a witty, whimsical, and poignant reimagining of the famous character.

Told as a relentless stream of clever rhetoric and effortless philosophical debate with a drinking companion, the legendary baron spins a masterful tale recounting his infamous journey across the tumultuous United States, from spontaneous speeches in Washington and the construction of ironic border walls to signing up for Twitter and undermining the medical industry’s corruption. Tiptoeing the line of absurdity and cultural commentary, the novel hilariously addresses […]

2024-02-06T16:14:02+02:00February 6th, 2024|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: The Gospels of Peter Star by Thomas Drago

The Gospels of Peter Star by Thomas Drago

Author Thomas Drago constructs a brand new testament of religion and history with The Gospels of Peter Star, an endlessly imaginative retelling of the New Testament.

Fated to unify humanity with music and prepare them for modern-day salvation, Peter Star is the musical savior of the world, a Christlike figure without gender or race, heralded by the Horse Whisperer, and born of a virgin. Throughout this cleverly penned book, religious dogma and biblical stories swirl and blend with musical history – from tricky Major Tom’s circumnavigation of the globe in his tin can to Peter Star’s baptismal walking on […]

2022-09-20T12:25:29+02:00September 7th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |

The Perilous Journey of Gavin the Great by Don Gutteridge

The Perilous Journey of Gavin the Great by Don Gutteridge Disaster has struck the frightened animals of Earthwood, thus beginning The Perilous Journey of Gavin the Great by Don Gutteridge, a clever and tender fable that also acts as a dire warning.

Under the guidance of Gollah and bound by faith in one another, Gavin, his brothers, and a gathering band of survivors must brave Everdark and re-cross the Serpentine Ridge, while avoiding pterodactyls, wolves, and a nightmare’s worth of other beasts. A children’s book at first glance, this well-penned read has the maturity and intention of Watership Down, without losing its innocent soul. As Gavin the raccoon struggles […]

2022-08-17T18:57:32+02:00August 16th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , , |

Review: Mundanity by Jonathan Carreau

Mundanity by Jonathan Carreau

Author Jonathan Carreau sends readers on an over-the-top journey into madness in his novel, Mundanity, an alien satire of human life as we know it.

When green-skinned Vince Patelo moves to the city of Mundanity for a new job, he isn’t expecting so much drama in such a dully named town, but such is the price of survival. While he blindly toils as an anonymous tool for an evil corporation, protesters rail against quadlithium mining, in an effort to save the environment, and a grifter politician in town is tapping into the power of social media to stir up […]

2022-07-06T08:55:26+02:00July 6th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |

The Devil May Care by J. Lyndon Hickman

The Devil May Care by J. Lyndon HickmanA laugh-out-loud novel about a debut author who offends Lucifer himself, J. Lyndon Hickman’s The Devil May Care is a hellishly smart book of comic brilliance.

Ted Granville works a horrible newspaper job and has a terrible boss, so he decides to write a Freudian text called “The Devil and the Id” to try to prompt a career change. But when his Devil-denying book becomes a hit, Satan and his followers have a bone to pick with Ted. Enter Chester Ambrose, one of Lucifer’s lackeys, who’s tasked with convincing Ted to write a second book praising the Devil. Chester will […]

2021-12-08T08:39:41+02:00December 7th, 2021|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Operation Oversex by Anthony Robinson

Operation Oversex by Anthony Robinson

Anthony Robinson envisions a bizarre female-fueled future in Operation Oversex, an updated homage to sexy and dystopian sci-fi literature of the past.

When Chad O’Connor and Tyrone Jackson sign up for a groundbreaking experiment in cryotechnology, they hardly expect to overshoot their wake-up window by more than five decades. They re-emerge in 2083, amidst a post-nuclear landscape, unaware that this new world is completely barren of men, though their strangely stoic caretakers immediately hint that something has gone terribly wrong.

After slipping free from the clutches of the all-powerful Union, Chad and Tyrone encounter the resistance army – battle-hardened […]

2021-04-01T08:03:37+02:00February 21st, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |

Review: Cooking for Cannibals by Rich Leder

Cooking for Cannibals by Rich Leder

Combine a group of cannibalistic young-again octogenarians with a traditional tale of the fountain of youth and you’ve got a unique, dark thriller in Cooking for Cannibals – part zombie fiction, part something you’ve never read before.

Thirty-five-year-old Carrie Kromer is a behavioral gerontologist who works for Alsiko Labs, a top secret facility in the San Fernando Valley trying to develop an age-reversing drug. When the Greek Gods – Carrie’s nine lab rats – suddenly regain their youth, she realizes that their experimental drug actually works. Hatching an elaborate alibi, she steals the pills to help her elderly mother, who’s […]

2021-01-15T04:28:11+02:00January 14th, 2021|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , , |
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