Title: U.X. L Encyclopedia of World Mythology Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning Stars: ★★★ This one is a bit outside my normal wheelhouse for reviews, but the last week, I've read the collection of encyclopedias and little else. In my local library, these were the only multi-cultural texts on mythology, and still - Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse... Continue Reading →
Review: The Soulkeepers
This review contains a spoiler! Readers beware. Title: The Soulkeepers Author: G. P. Ching Stars: ★★★ An interesting premise filled with small town Americana (not in a positive way) and a hodgepodge of mythology (or theology depending on your view). That being said, Ching managed to keep me reading. Her characters were generally intriguing if not likable,... Continue Reading →
Review: The Girl In Between
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: The Girl In Between Author: Laekan Zea Kemp Stars: ★★★ There are some clear formatting issues from the first page. As this author is self-published, I'm giving her a pass; however, she's placed a number of books on Amazon, and this... Continue Reading →
High Summons
Aesthetic Boards - the glorious mashing of images to create a thematic storyboard. Tumblr is full of them. Instagram too - and I might just have tumbled down the rabbit hole a bit late. Either way, I'm hooked. However, as I created a board for my debut, High Summons, I realized how far my main character, Jon... Continue Reading →
Review: Hiddensee
This review does not contain spoilers! Please keep them out of the comments as well. Title: Hiddensee Author: Gregory Maguire Stars: ★★ I was rather underwhelmed with this one. Until the last fifth of the book, the connection to The Nutcracker really didn't make much sense to me. A dry and frustrating story that touches on coming of age.... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 