Category Archives: Book Reviews

Rob’s Critical Review: “Idols & Cons,” by S.S. Michaels

Posted on May 18, 2013 by admin

Though I’m sure to upset some authors and publishers who, understandably, want five-star reviews, I’ve my own definition of the five-star system. *One Star: A crime against God and man. *Two Stars: Poor, or otherwise not ready for publication. *Three … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “The Conjuring Glass, Book One of The Phoenix Girls,” by Brian Knight

Posted on April 18, 2013 by admin

When thirteen-year-old orphan Penny Sinclair moves to the small town of Dogwood to live with her godmother, she expects her life to become very dull. She doesn’t expect to find a strange talking fox roaming the countryside near her new … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “Progeny,” by Patrick C. Greene

Posted on November 20, 2012 by admin

Though I’m sure to upset some authors and publishers who, understandably, want five-star reviews, I’ve my own definition of the five-star system. *One Star: A crime against God and man. *Two Stars: Poor, or otherwise not ready for publication. *Three … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “Paskagankee,” by Allan Leverone

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Though I’m sure to upset some authors and publishers who, understandably, want five-star reviews, I’ve my own definition of the five-star system. *One Star: A crime against God and man. *Two Stars: Poor, or otherwise not ready for publication. *Three … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “90 Minutes to Live,” edited by Joel Kirkpatrick (JournalStone, 2012)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Though I’m sure to upset some authors and publishers who, understandably, want five-star reviews, I’ve my own definition of the five-star system. *One Star: A crime against God and man. *Two Stars: Poor, or otherwise not ready for publication. *Three … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “Frankenstein: Return From the Wasteland,” by Billie Sue Mosiman

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

Let me preface this review with a short caveat: In terms of enjoyment, Mosiman’s story scores an easy four- to five-stars. So why then did I give this novelette only three. The answer? Because of the way I’m defining the … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “The Final Winter–An Apocalyptic Horror Novel,” by Iain Rob Wright

Posted on April 28, 2012 by admin

“The Final Winter,” by Iain Rob Wright… …will not be the final read for this reader.  In this kinda-sorta Biblical Apocalypse, the horror premise is sound, even if bit hard to swallow at first: Snow is falling, and its coming … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “The Weaponer,” by Eric S. Brown

Posted on April 6, 2012 by admin

“The Weaponer” by Eric Brown deserves all the plugs it’s gotten, and then some. Would love to write some kind of rave review, but really, all a potential reader needs to do is read the introduction to the work. It’s … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “Home,” by Carson Buckingham

Posted on March 21, 2012 by admin

With “Home,” Buckingham’s put out a work of dark fantasy of the kind to make Caitlín R. Kiernan smile, and yet the work’s not derivative or copy-cattish, not of Kiernan’s work, or that of anyone else.  Instead, the tale is … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Critical Review: “Heartless,” by Allan Leverone (Delirium Books, 2012)

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

For those reading, not in the know, I participated in a promotion, and won the grand prize, a signed, limited edition hardback of Mr. Leverone’s novella-length work “Heartless,” published by Delirium Books. And what is there to say? First, Delirium’s … Continue reading →

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