by envisionmg | Feb 18, 2015 | Fantasy, Fiction, Michelle Reviews, Romance, Staff Review
James Hookbridge has been cursed to an eternity of waging war against sharp-toothed boys in the Neverland. Wholly weary of it, he has but one desire left to him, and that is for Death to find and take him at His earliest convenience. For a permanent ceasefire; the...
by envisionmg | Dec 22, 2014 | Non-fiction, Rachel Reviews, Staff Review
I’ve been accidentally reading quite a bit of non-fiction in the past couple of months, so here are some thoughts on four newish real-life releases (and one not-so-new at all). Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl’s Guide to Why It Often...
by envisionmg | Oct 24, 2014 | Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Jim In Toby Barlow’s second novel, Babayaga, he moves from the werewolves of his first book, Sharp Teeth, to extremely touchy witches, bumbling spies and 1950s Paris. I found the book fascinating for its mixture of qualities; it is humorous with dark...
by envisionmg | Oct 17, 2014 | Historical Fiction, Staff Review
By Chris Duggan’s The Lady for Ransom is set in the 11th century just prior to the First Crusade. In those days a soldier could make himself a prince in the chaotic borderlands between Christendom and Islam, but the Norman mercenary Rousseul de Balliol sought...
by envisionmg | Oct 3, 2014 | Fiction, Staff Review
Reviewed by Rachel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest is one of those books that I think everyone’s at least heard of – if not read themselves. It’s a familiar story, with both substantial literary themes and characters that have transcended the confines of the novel....
by envisionmg | Sep 10, 2014 | Staff Review
Reviewed by Rachel Let me start by saying that I love Netflix’s adaptation of Orange Is the New Black – I LOVE it. As such, I was totally onboard for more of my favorite thirty-something Brooklynite WASP Piper and her highs and lows (and woes) during a fifteen-month...
