By Toni Morrison Vintage Publishing (Reprint 2007) ASIN: B000TWUTYQ Kindle Version, file size 1375 kb; paperback 206 pages This was not an easy read, and I’ll probably be digesting it for a very long time. Toni Morrison done a splendid job of waving in our faces the horrific concept of beauty vs. ugliness, especially the…
Author: DremaDeoraich
Dragon Apostle
Book 2 of The Projectionists Series By Tobias Youngblood © 2024, Riposte Press LLC ASIN: B0D42BSW2P Kindle Version Dragon Apostle is the second book in Youngblood’s Projectionists Series, and follows close on the heels of book one, Grave Covenant. In Apostle, Ridley is learning to live with the dragon inside him. Iris is trying to…
Witches of Fawsetwood
By Dorothy Louise Abrams Eastman Books And Publishing, © May 1, 2024 ASIN: B0CW1K33X6 Kindle Version, file size 1497 kb; paperback 473 pages This was an intriguing historical fiction novel set in Cumberland, Northern England, in the 12th century. The main character, Alain, is a youth fostered far from his home, to the circle of…
Children of Time
By Adrian Tchaikovsky Tor (©2015); Pan Books (©2016); Orbit (©2018) ISBN-13: 978-0316452502 ASIN: B07DN8BQMD Kindle Version, file size 2632 KB; Paperback 640 pages Let me just get right to the point. I loved this book. I cannot say enough good things about it. From the explosive opening chapter to the totally unforeseen twist near the…
Indie Author Spotlight
As an indie author, I’m quite familiar with the challenges that face other indies. We wear the hats of writer, publicist, marketer, social media promoter, and so much more. Exposure and reviews play a huge role in our success, so I know just how essential it is to have help getting the attention of new readers and…
1984
By George Orwell 75th Anniversary Edition © 2017, Mariner Books ISBN: 978-1328869333 304 pages Winston Smith is a cog in the nation of Oceania, where the IngSoc Party rules everyone and everything, and Big Brother is always watching. There is no place you can go, no word you can say, no secret you can keep…
The Murderbot Diaries
By Martha Wells. Tordotcom, Publisher. This is a delightful science fiction series which explores “human nature” in a non-human main character known as SecUnit. Told in the form of “diary” entries (only without the dates for each entry), these seven stories get the reader into the narrator’s head. We see/hear the action (and there is…
The Change
By Kirsten Miller William Morrow, Publisher ASIN: B09DGFV64D Kindle version, file size 3797 KB; © 2022 Paperback, 475 pages; © 2023 (Reissue Edition) Jo’s hot flashes come with white-hot rage that she channels by working out. Nessa’s Change came with the Sight. Harriett left her monthly cycles in her rearview mirror, along with caring what…
Dogs of War Duology
Dogs of War: Dogs of War, Book 1 By Adrian Tchaikovsky Head of Zeus Publishing ASIN: B06XXJ4P9H Kindle version; file size 7308 KB; © 2017 Paperback, 352 pages; © 2022 Bear Head: Dogs of War, Book 2 By Adrian Tchaikovsky Head of Zeus Publishing ASIN: B08DJJBQ1M8 Kindle version; file size 3695 KB; © 2021 Paperback,…
The Chronicles of Self-Publishing: Addendum 3
(or How I Did It, a “.doc”-umentary) Audiobook Part 2 Once my offer was made and accepted, we were off to a great start. Next came the bit B had been advising me to do for months: setting up character profiles with voice traits and quirks. Stacey’s website (which included a link to a “Welcome…