Reading Links…6/19/18

Traci Kenworth

 

Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF:

1. https://audreydriscoll.com/2018/06/15/free-on-kindle-hunting-the-phoenix-book-4-of-the-herbert-west-series/ Journalist Alma Halsey chases the story of a lifetime to Providence, Rhode Island and finds more than she expected – an old lover, Charles Milburn, and an old adversary, renegade physician Herbert West, living under the name Francis Dexter. Fire throws her into proximity with them both, rekindling romance and completing a great transformation.
2. https://libraryoferana.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/book-spotlight-tales-of-erana-the-warriors-curse-fantasy-bundle/ “I am Saelth and I have come to slay your monster,” he announced. His words were bold and his demeanour bolder. Behind him rode the fiercest of his band, axemen and archers, trackers and swordsmen. A mean crew indeed and feared about the land; fur-clad and blooded, they were blades for hire.

 

Romance/Women’s Fiction:

 

Christian:

 

Historical:

 

Scary:

1. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-coldfall-wood-by-steven-savile/ “A forgotten god hunted by a reluctant hero trying to save the world, written by one of the masters of the genre, is enough to get any horror fan’s attention.”
2. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-bone-saw-by-patrick-lacey/ “A fast and entertaining read that delivers 80s style pulpy action horror by the bucket-load.”
3. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-walking-alone-short-stories-by-bentley-little/ With some stories never collected before, and a few originals thrown in the mix, Bentley Little’s first collection in over a decade is destined to be another classic of the genre.”
4. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-toroa-by-erik-hofstatter/ “A novel full of action, full of human emotion and relationships, Toroa … is a view into the soul of one who is pushed until breaking and the darkness that can spill out as a result.”
5. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-unnerving-magazine-issue-6/ “The idea that Generous manages to create a publication of such quality and packed with so much content single-handedly, is truly amazing and inspiring.”
6. http://thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/2018/06/horror-list-book-review-bubba-ho-tep.html This is actually a novella, not a novel. And it was a lot of fun. I’m sure I could find issues with it if I sat down to analyze plot, etc., but I’d rather not. This was a quick read with an opening line that will tell you whether this is something you want to keep reading or not.

 

Pets:

 

Mental Health:

 

MG/YA:

 

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:

1. http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/latest-reads-the-other-wife-michael-robotham/ A secret wife. A secret life. A killer who knows.
2. http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/latest-early-reads-it-ends-with-you-s-k-wright/ Even though the picture is incomplete, the pieces fit. But as time passes, stories change.

Told from six narrative strands, this cleverly woven and utterly compulsive novel challenges preconceptions; makes you second, third and fourth guess yourself; and holds an uncomfortable mirror up to the way societies and systems treat those they perceive to be on the outside.”

3. http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/latest-reads-the-moor-sam-haysom/ There’s a delightful bit of sleight-of-hand at the heart of the novel that I particularly enjoyed.’ – Owen King, co-author of Sleeping Beauties
4. https://mariacatalinaegan.com/2018/06/16/the-unholy-by-author-paul-deblassie-iii/ ”The Unholy, an excellent novel by Paul DeBlassie III, keeps the reader engaged throughout in mystery, suspense, and church politics. In addition to vividly depicting the beautiful landscape and culture of New Mexico, it exposes and strengthens the traditional work of the medicine women of the Southwest. I am looking forward to Dr. DeBlassie’s next book.” –Eliseo ”Cheo” Torres, author ofCurandero: A Life In Mexican Folk Healing, professor, and university administrator.
5. https://tinafrisco.com/2018/06/15/author-interview-billy-ray-chitwood/ “The storyline? Meet a mother from hell! I ran across the California newspaper clippings from years ago about a Northern California mother who tortured her six kids – the three girls most specifically – with beatings, dark-closet punishments that could last for days, eating lard and their own retch, standing erect or on their knees for hours at a time. She kills two of the girls by fire, leaving one girl to fear for her life…an amazing story, fictionalized with lots of true elements!”

 

 

Short Stories/Anthologies/Novella:

 

Poetry:

 

Indie:

 

Craft:

 

Other: