by envisionmg | May 30, 2014 | Fiction, Patron Review
Reviewed by KimFrom the first line of Chapter One, “I am not the sort of person about whom stories are told,” this book absolutely captivated me. It is told in the first person from the perspective of Elise Dalriss, a peasant girl who after losing almost...
by envisionmg | May 23, 2014 | Fiction, Patron Review, Romance
Reviewed by KimLila has two interesting occupations. She’s a housesitter and a writer of a YA werewolf series. She also enjoys observing the people around her and one night while perusing the occupants of the building across from her current job, think...
by envisionmg | May 9, 2014 | Fiction, Patron Review
Reviewed by Kim The Lost Sisterhood is a tale of two women separated by thousands of years. In the present day we have Oxford professor Diana, who much to the chagrin of her friends and colleagues is a trifle obsessed with the legend of the Amazons. This is due to her...
by envisionmg | Mar 18, 2014 | Fiction, Horror, Patron Review
Reviewed by Kim Five boys and their scoutmaster set off for a small Canadian island for some bonding, etc. Everything is going well until “Typhoid Tom” as he comes to be known comes ashore and events quickly spiral out of control. I bought The Troop...
by envisionmg | Sep 26, 2013 | Fiction, Staff Picks, Staff Review
Reviewed by Jim I had actually been waiting for this book to be translated into English for some time. It was written by a Italian writers collective Wu Ming (aka Luther Blisett). Altai is a loose sequel to their book Q published in 1999. Because it is a translation...
by envisionmg | Aug 20, 2013 | Fiction
It was announced on Mr. Leonard’s website today that, “Elmore passed away this morning at 7:15 AM at home surrounded by his loving family. More to follow.” The New York Times profiled Leonard who wrote 45 books including “Get Shorty” and...
