Editorial Reviews

Maddie Bennett is courageously healing both mind and spirit after being rescued from a regime of fanatics by her still-missing brother in Revealed Mercy: A Journey into the Tower of Trust by Eve M. Harrell, an inspiring second installment in her Christian coming-of-age series. To save his son, David Bennett must make a deal with the devil that threatens everything he stands for, while the divine fate of the world hangs in the balance. Weaving subtle lessons from Scripture into a suspenseful and enveloping plot, Harrell’s spiritual focus remains a sturdy foundation for the tenacious Bennett family as they seek […]

A multilayered journey into greater self-knowledge and spiritual confidence, Revealed Truth: A Journey from Fear to Faith by Eve M. Harrell is a Christian YA drama with wisdom for readers of all ages. Maddie Bennett is struggling with the anxiety and panic of teenage life, and the deep faith instilled by her family may not be enough to overcome the symptoms. Her father is fighting his own battles, serving his country by keeping cybercriminals at bay, but in such dangerous times, keeping both his family and his clients safe is a daunting task. Imbued with righteous lessons and relatable characters […]

A mischievous work of contemporary satire, Diamondback by D.R. Capp is a wild but shrewd commentary on the clash of business and culture. When greedy developers turn their eyes on Skyview County for a tourist-drawing mega-mall, disrupting the local culture and bulldozing rattlesnake habitats is just a necessary evil for another modern monstrosity. However, the local resistance is fierce in opposition, as well as unconventional in their retaliation, from monster truck vandalism to food court bombings, resulting in a bizarre yet trenchant David and Goliath novel armed with venomous critiques of appropriation, consumerism, and stereotypical thinking.

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24th-century capitalism and life-draining technology have perfected a deeply dispiriting dystopia, but radical hope is still hard to kill, in Spreadsheet Cultists by Dane Sullivan, a prescient but ominous work of speculative fiction. When a half-educated machine intelligence engineer gets scooped up into the inner workings of a corporate police state, it’s a job that could dramatically change his life, but also an opportunity for rebellion from within the belly of the beast. A savage satire of contemporary society and the dangerous path of technological dependence, convenient fascism, and humanity as an expendable resource, this cerebral piece of dystopian fiction […]

A step-by-step guide for neurodivergent readers to tackle their daily tasks, The Ultimate ADHD Workbook for Cleaning and Organizing: Activate Your ADHD Superpowers With 101 Genius Hacks and Transformative Strategies that Work With Your Brain, Not Against It by Marlowe Stone is a comprehensive and inspiring work of psychological self-help. As ADHD sufferers have particular challenges for completing tasks, Stone analyzes these challenges, while offering specific strategies to overcome them, such as workbook exercises and printable lists, making the book quite interactive and organized in itself, which is especially helpful for people with ADHD. Most importantly, Marlowe stresses how ADHD […]

A contemporary guide to understanding the US judiciary, the Constitution, and the forces that seek to undermine them, Living Law: or, Why Are They Killing the Constitution? by Sid Martin is a sharp and essential read for Americans seeking clarity on the state of the judicial process, rather than endless spin. From America’s founding philosophies and the evolution of Constitutional rights to the originalism, hyperliteralism, cronyism, and corruption of the modern judiciary, this is a tenacious, timely, and unapologetic critique. Importantly, the book is bipartisan in its lens, fairly laying blame on both sides of the aisle, and the author […]

Bringing horror, dystopia, and paranoia into a sinister spotlight, Just Underneath by Jason Palmer is a strikingly confident collection of short and offbeat tales. A disease that drives you to scratch – or else drives you insane, a Kafkaesque interrogation over the culpability of a not-so-common housefly, an ominous PSA about maniacally maxing out your muscle mass, and more bizarre stories make this read a weirdly chilling thrill. Psychologically twisted and linguistically mad, with a dash of caustic social critique, these previously published pieces are dark fiction with an extra helping of dark, which makes for a sometimes challenging but […]

A whimsical, heartfelt, and surreal novella from Frank C. Senia, Cactus Dreams pushes the boundaries of belief and redefines the idea of finding one’s purpose in life. Antonio, a young man who can hear secret desires and memories on the wind, embarks on an epic treasure hunt to America. Armed with the mystical wisdom of his spiritual guide, the ethereal Luna, who once led him through a saguaro cactus into a fantastical realm between reality and dreams, this is a desert quest like no other, imbued with a blend of legend and life lessons. The novella feels in part like […]