(Any excuse to use this picture of Dean Winchester!)
I've been reading a lot great books lately, and I want to share them all with you. But how to do that without a super long post? Mini reviews. Let's hope I can do these awesome tales justice with a few sentences.
"Dragon's Destiny" by Alex J. Cavanaugh
This short story is the sequel to Alex's latest fantastic space opera novel, Dragon of the Stars. I loved seeing what happened with Aden and the Kargrandes. The drama was in the emotions of the characters rather than big action sequences, and Alex pulled it off beautifully. You can get this tale free from Alex as a gift to his fans.
A kick-ass teaser novella for Alexia's upcoming urban fantasy novel. It's fast-paced, dark, hilarious, and full of action. It features a supernatural bounty hunter, Zyan Star who is now one of my new favorite UF heroines!
A
marvelous short paranormal tale that grabbed me right from the
beginning. The tension is tight throughout and
everyone is a suspect. Such fun in that Jolie hates being a ghost and the detective working her murder case is the only one who can see her.
Beyond: Space Opera by
Milo James Fowler,
Siobhan Gallagher, Anne E. Johnson, Simon Kewin, Devin Miller, and Deborah Walker.
This
is a fantastic collection of science-fiction short stories. We have the
humorous and horrific, the awe-inspiring and the monstrous. A little
something for everyone and then some. "Captain Clone" was my favorite of the tales. Wait until you meet Grey Cut!
A wonderfully inspiring YA contemporary that really pulled at my heartstrings. It's narrated by Hutch, a teen trapped in a dysfunctional family and feeling that he has no way to escape. Nothing is sugarcoated, dismal as reality can be, but there was still a light of hope.
My upcoming reads...
River Fairchild recently released another hilarious novella about Death and Chronos, Just Another Day in Purgatory. I can't wait to read more of their adventures!
My family and I went to the library yesterday, and I picked up a couple of thick novels. Stephen King's Finders Keepers and L.K. Hamilton's Dead Ice. I've been reading on my Kindle so much lately, I hope my wrists can handle these books!
I'll be co-hosting IWSG this week.
I'm eager to find out what their mega surprise is!
See you on Wednesday.
