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My Second Novel – Blood Hunt
If you follow my writing blog, you’re probably already well aware of this, but I’ve released my second novel, Blood Hunt, the sequel to The Blood That Bonds. It’s been getting great reviews from fans so far, most of whom … Continue reading
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Books – Justin Cronin’s “The Passage”
The Passage by Justin Cronin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” is a complex novel that at, over the course of its reading, left me at times enthralled and at other times enraged. I think that’s … Continue reading
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Books – Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a remarkable writer Cormac McCarthy is. This is the second of his books that I’ve read, and while it was more … Continue reading
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Books – China Miéville’s The City And The City
The City and the City by China Miéville My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is no Orciny … is there? The City & The City is a somewhat difficult book to start, and it evolves into a difficult book … Continue reading
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Guest Blog – Vampires as Modern Day Heroes
I’m guest-blogging for the first time in my life today, over at Reading with a Bite, an independent book news and review blog dedicated to vampire fiction and more. Here are the first few paragraphs: Much ado has been made … Continue reading
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The Blood That Bonds is Live
It was a lot of work, but I’ve finally launched TheBloodThatBonds.com. The site is dedicated to promoting my novel, which I’ve released as a free eBook in a variety of formats (with more coming). Please check it out and forward … Continue reading
Books – J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling really begins to embrace the darker tone that she first begins to explore in the Prisoner of … Continue reading
Books – Hubert Selby Jr.’s “Last Exit to Brooklyn”
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr. My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really didn’t expect that it’d be so easy to find a book that’s even more depressing, startling, and at times outright uncomfortable than Requiem for … Continue reading
Books – Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight”
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer My review rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m going to go ahead and guess that my review of Twilight is going to sway neither the book’s legion of fans, nor its serious detractors. In all honesty, … Continue reading
Books – Naomi Novik’s “Throne of Jade”
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik My review rating: 3 of 5 stars While not quite as brimming with homoerotic undertones as the first in the series, Throne of Jade nonetheless presents the reader with plenty of repressed man-dragon love … Continue reading
