Category: Book Reviews
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Comic Book Review – SICK ‘N TWISTED by Fright Unseen
The first thing I want to say about this comic is…. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. All three of us read it, and I’m the one who volunteered to review it because Goat Leader said, and I quote, “it’s not really my cup of tea”, and Jolly Goat was so offended by this comic that they’re actually angry. Jolly…
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The Exeter Incident – by David Watkins – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review, so frolic freely. A CITY IN THE GRIP OF TERRORAs a series of gruesome murders are discovered in Exeter. Detective Inspectors Danni Brent and John Carter begin to suspect the killer may not be human. Their investigation is only a few hours old when they also realise the murderer can’t…
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Worse Than Dead – by Cal Brett – Book Review
Fair warning – spoilers ahead. Trigger warning: the story contains sexual assualt (including R), and will be discussed in this review. WORSE THAN DEAD is a zombie apocalypse tale about Kelly and her brother-in-law, Robbie, trying to survive in a zombie-infested world. There’s a baddie that might or might not reappear, some awesome survivors that…
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The Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
Hey kids! This is a non-spoiler review. Ever since an encounter with the Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split, Charlie has been plagued by nightmares in which she rises from the marsh. When he receives a call in the middle of the night, disturbing one of these nightmares, Charlie realises that he must go back to…
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Dead Branches – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. When Thomas Tilbrook receives a letter telling him that his estranged father is dying, he realises it’s finally time to go back to the Cambridgeshire Fens. But going back evokes memories of the last time he saw his father—memories that he can’t entirely trust. Thomas remembers the summer of 1990…
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Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter(A Clangour of Bells) – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
Hey kids! Usually, I leave the book reviews to Jolly Goat and Angry Goat, but I wanted to take on Indie Author Feature Week by myself, and this book is where I started. This is a non-spoiler review. On Bonfire Night, an old man runs into the flames to recover an effigy of Guy Fawkes.…
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Trying To Be So Quiet & Other Hauntings – by James Everington – Book Review
PUBLISHED BY: BOO BOOKS (2016), SINISTER HORROR COMPANY (2019) This review contains information about elements of the stories but is a non-spoiler review. Back Cover Blurb: “Trying To Be So Quiet & Other Stories presents three stories about love, loss and the horror that comes when grief removes our reason for living from the world.…
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This Isn’t Anywhere You Know – by Gary McMahon – Book Review
As usual, this is a non-spoiler review, so frollock freely my horned pals. This isn’t the world you grew up in. The nice safe place where everybody loves you and nobody wishes you harm. It isn’t your familiar neighbourhood. Your street. Your Town. Your country. Your reality. Instead, it’s a place that exists beneath the…
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Sealed – by Naomi Booth – Book Review
There are spoilers in this review – sorry but whoop-de-do. The best part is the ending and I’m going to talk about it. Heavily-pregnant Alice and her partner Pete are done with the city. Above all, Alice is haunted by the rumours of the skin-sealing epidemic starting to infect the urban population. Surely their new…
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Blown – by Adrian Baldwin – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review because of all the sensitive ‘why did you ruin that plot twist for me’ whiners. This is also a short review because the book is very short, and I have other places to be. Demons to conjure – you know, my usual activities. ‘Daisy would rather survive on minimum wage…