In Sheldon Costa’s novel The Great Work, Gentle Montgomery has been living alone in the Washington frontier for a while, after his best friend Liam died while trying to unlock secrets of alchemy. Specifically, Liam died while investigating the strange appearance of a salamander in their area—a salamander which seems to have otherworldly abilities, drives …
Tag: Western
Book Review | The Unkillable Frank Lightning
As might be clear from an earlier review, I’m re-entering my Frankenstein obsession. Not that I was ever truly out of that obsession, but still. (Also, fun fact: pictured below is not even half of the editions of Frankenstein that I own.) In The Unkillable Frank Lightning by Josh Rountree, Dr. Catherine Coldbridge has spent …
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Book Review | Red Rabbit
I don’t really read westerns, unless they’re blended with at least one other genre. In this case, horror and fantasy. Yes, please! In Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian, an unlikely team is forming. There’s Old Tom the witch hunter, Rabbit the mysterious ward of Tom, Moses and Ned the wandering cowboys, and Rose Nettles the …
Book Review | Lucky Red (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lucky Red, Bridget has lived with her father on their struggling farm for years, taking care of him through …
Book Review | The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (ARC)
I received a digital advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Lin’s debut novel The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, Ming is an assassin on …
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