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Book Review: Red by J.B. Wise

My latest #GreatIndieReviewProject book is Red by J.B. Wise. Taking characters from classic fairy tales (in this case Red Riding Hood), bringing them to the present day and giving them a paranormal spin is a concept that is rife with potential. I see glimmers of that potential in Red but sometimes the execution gets in the way.

It’s worth noting that there is a novelette that precedes this story…

Book Review: Kill School by Gregory Lynn

This is the fourth book review in my #GreatIndieReviewProject and once again it’s a solid read that would hold up against many traditionally published work.

Have you ever read a book and thought, “that was good, but it was so close to being very good”? Because that pretty much sums up my reaction to Kill School.There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the story as it stands but I think it…

Book Review: Without Bloodshed by Matthew Graybosch

The latest book in my #GreatIndieReviewProject series is Without Bloodshed by Matthew Graybosch, a science fantasy story which mixes libertarian idealism with heavy metal, violence and a healthy dose of sex.

One of the things that independent published allows authors isa  freedom to step outside traditional genre limits or push them in different directions. That’s certainly something that the…

Book Review: Archer: Book One of The Long Game by Richard Rohlin

The second story I’m reviewing for the #GreatIndieReviewProject is Archer: Book One of The Long Game by Richard Rohlin (and edited by Benjamin Feehan). It’s a pulp styled superhero novella full of costumed heroes out for justice. It’s also the first part of a larger series and as such there are a fair number of unresolved elements, but the story as told here does feel reasonably complete.

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Book Review: Beastheads by Mike Reeves-McMillan

This is the first review in my year long #GreatIndieReviewProject. The idea is simple. I’m going to post honest in depth reviews of a variety of sci-fi, fantasy (and related genre) books in the hope of bringing them to the attention of people who may enjoy them.

Not every book is for me. Not every book is going to be for you.  If you just want to get a quick feeling if this might be your sort of…

The Great Indie Review Project 2015

I write a lot of reviews. I post more reviews than anything else in fact. And I do it for purely selfish reasons. I like to understand what works (for me) or not and why it works. The reviews help me to do that.

Well it’s the beginning of the year and I’m feeling optimistic. Last year I wrote a respectable number of reviews, but this year I want to push that number way up. I plan to continue to…