Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews

Morbid Thoughts by Michael McGovern

Morbid Thoughts by Michael McGovernAaron Walsh is morbidly unhappy. Suicidal, but lacking the will to kill himself, he is a pure nihilist. There’s a reason that he’s 29 and lives with his mom: he’s a creep through and through. And now things are about to get worse. A woman comes into the computer shop where he works, which leads to a twisted obsession, and his damaged life might just fall apart completely.

It’s strange to claim that a book about a guy who is this downtrodden as “fun,” but Walsh is a spirited narrator, no matter how spiritless he claims to be. Mind you, […]

2017-05-01T03:22:40+02:00May 1st, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

The Anatomy of Cheating by Nesly Clerge

The Anatomy of CheatingThe Anatomy of Cheating by Nesly Clerge is a riveting novel about infidelity and its consequences. Chelsea Hall has an idyllic life with her physician husband, Garett – that is, except for the fact that he can’t remain faithful. Chelsea is determined to make the marriage work, but she’s understandably miserable, until she meets an author named Luke, who’s also having marital problems, and Chelsea starts an affair of her own. From there, a thrilling book unfolds with a number of shocking surprises and Chelsea’s affair taking on a new level of revenge.

This is a taut psychological thriller that […]

Review: Accidental Exiles by Bruce W. Perry

★★★★½ Accidental Exiles by Bruce Perry

In Accidental Exiles, author Bruce W. Perry wrangles his readers through the horrors of war, the empty apathy of expat life, the terrors of love and the impossibility of ever truly moving on. Weaving romance and philosophy into emotional narration and suspensful flashbacks, this is an unpredictable and gutting novel – one that will almost certainly leave you searching for the next book by Perry.

Jesse is the core of this novel – an Iraq veteran who couldn’t bear the normalcy of home, nor the insanity of combat. Caught in his own form of limbo, he embarks on […]

Review: Fire Thief Reborn (The Edge of the Known Book 4) by Seth Mullins

★★★★★ Fire Thief Reborn (The Edge of the Known Book 4)

Fire Thief Reborn is the fourth installment in Seth Mullins’ riveting Edge of the Known series. In previous installments, we’ve seen the band Edge of the Known struggle in obscurity and then shoot to stardom, told through the eyes of its artistic visionary, Brandon Chane. Brandon’s had his struggle in relationships, and with the artistic process, through it all. Success isn’t always an answer.

In Book 4, it’s seven years after the band’s rise to stardom. Brandon’s found the peace of an artist who’s said everything he needed to say, and reached a willing audience. He’s content, for perhaps […]

I’ll Be Looking at the Moon by Lucia Barrett

I'll Be Looking at the Moon by Lucia BarrettI’ll Be Looking at the Moon: A novel about finding Home by Lucia Barrett is a delicately poignant novel about finding yourself, and love, even if it takes decades to achieve.

Escaping her destructive family to Europe, Elizabeth Parker Morgan has a passionate romance with an Italian man who has a troubled life of his own. Their relationship is shattered and Elizabeth is forced to move back to the States, and finds out that she is pregnant. The reason for the separation from her true love has always remained a mystery, and she’s never lost her deep connection to him, […]

2017-03-14T09:22:26+02:00March 14th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Choice and Consequence of “Normality” by Albert Oon

★★★ Choice and Consequence of Normality

In Choice and Consequence of “Normality,” author Albert Oon challenges readers with a blunt and fast-paced tale of dangerous dreams and waking nightmares.

Rose, the heroine of this story, is having trouble sleeping through the night – what with the terrible nightmares that she’s been facing, which seem steeped in symbolism and prophecy, along with terrible monsters who seem determined to end her life. Reality and dreams begin to twist together, and this often-times terrifying story begins to get truly strange.

There are countless battles between Rose and unknown enemies, paranormal events and narrow escapes, set within a surreal […]

2017-03-15T07:19:13+02:00February 14th, 2017|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Fair Weather People by Roshni Hemraj Mudliar

Fair-Weather People by Roshni Hemraj MudliarFair Weather People by Roshni Hemraj Mudliar is a work of fiction about weathering bad people and bad events in one’s life – especially when it comes to earning money. The book begins with a short expose of people most of us know all too well: people who are there for you when you’re doing well, but turn their back when things turn south. Mudliar’s focus is fair-weather people in the workplace. After the introduction, the book then tells the story of a man named Henry, an immigrant, who struggles with difficulties both in the workplace and in his adopted […]

2017-10-09T06:50:49+02:00January 20th, 2017|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: Humanity’s Way Forward (The Edge of the Known Book 3) by Seth Mullins

★★★★½ Humanity's Way Forward (The Edge of the Known Book 3) by Seth Mullins

Humanity’s Way Forward (The Edge of the Known Book 3) by Seth Mullins finds the band Edge of the Known finally getting a real foothold in the music industry, and Brandon, their leader, as conflicted as ever. The band wins a battle of the bands, gets favorable reviews and a record deal, and with it massive success. All the while, Brandon is continually tormented by his troubled past, his girlfriend, Janie, as well as deaths that find their way into his life. The book is a meditation on artistic creation, fame and fate. It’s a novel, and a series, […]

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