Category: Book Reviews
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A Quiet Apocalypse – by Dave Jeffery – Book Review
Sales Link: Get your paperback or ebook copy here! The end is hear… A mutant strain of meningitis has wiped out most of mankind. The few who have survived the fever are now deaf. Bitter with loss and terrified to leave the city known as Cathedral, the inhabitants rely on The Samaritans, search teams sent…
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Great British Horror 7: Major Arcana – by Black Shuck Books – Book Review
Hey everyone! I’m here today to review the latest Great British Horror anthology from Black Shuck Books – one of my favourite indie presses of all time. The quality of their work speaks for itself… but I’m gonna bleet on a bit about it anyway. As usual, this is a non-spoiler review. This themed anthology…
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Boarded Windows, Dead Leaves – by Michael Jess Alexander – Book Review
Hi everyone! This is a non-spoiler review. BOARDED WINDOWS, DEAD LEAVES is a short story collection by Michael Jess Alexander, containing mostly supernatural tales, with a sprinkling of sci-fi. I love a good short story collection – this is a great one! I always like to review a collection with a quick summary of my…
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The Eidola Project – by Robert Herold – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. A gothic version of The X-Files and Supernatural. 19th century ghost hunters become ensnared in a deadly investigation of a haunted house. They are a psychology professor, his assistant, an African-American physicist, a young sideshow medium, and a traumatized Civil War veteran, each possessing unique strengths and weaknesses. Will any…
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Best Novellas of Novella November 2022
Hey Kids! What a month we’ve had. Between us, we read almost 20 novellas for this year’s Novella November, and we had a great time doing it! To round off the month, we thought we’d give special mention to each of our personal favourites. Not only that, but all 3 of us read everything that…
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Nana – by Mark Towse – Book Review
Hi everyone! I’m reviewing ‘Nana’ today, and it will be spoiler-free. Uhhhh so, this book is about… it’s….. um. Nana is a savage but hilarious masterpiece. No, I’m not joking. This is the sort of thing I think Angry Goat would enjoy, and I’ve got no idea what I was expecting from the cover or…
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Rime – by Tim Lebbon – Book Review
This is mostly a non-spoiler review – and by mostly, I mean I have to give away one fairly huge detail in order to talk about the book, because it’s related to the story-telling mechanics. I personally don’t think this will ruin the story, but if you’d rather go in blind, don’t read this review…
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Hearthstone Cottage – by Frazer Lee – Book Review
Hey Kids! I hope you’ve all been having a great month. November is drawing to a close, and we’ve been frantically trying to finish reading the (quite large) pile of novellas submitted to us. During the frenzy, I managed to get to this one before the other goats got their grubby hooves on it, and…
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Uncanny Valley Days – by C.J. Sampera – Book Review
Hi, fellow 9th circle dwellers. There’ll be some slight spoilers ahead – but nothing that will ruin the main story for you. Because Goat Leader said I’m not allowed to intentionally ruin books for you. What a goody-four-shoes. Book trigger warning: attempted rape, suicidal ideation, mental health Rocked by grief and recurring apparitions of her…
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The Zombie Effect – by Theresa Jacobs – Book Review
Hi fellow 9th circle dwellers. This review will contain some spoilers, but vague ones. Book TW: Sexual assault of a minor (by a minor), physical/emotional child abuse The game they never should have played. Caleb adores his friends even though he spends most of his time as a mediator to their bickering.The one thing they…
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