The Death of Torberta Turchin Written: Shannon Mawhiney Published: 03/11/11 Publisher: Createspace ISBN: 1460937902 Obtained via: Author Blurb: Torberta Turchin, or Torby for short, is a 14-year-old girl who has spoken to the dead ever since she can remember. After her parents’ death in a tragic car accident when she was very young, her relatives sent her to…
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Review: Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis
Hard Spell Occult Crimes Investigation Unit #1 Written: Justin Gustainis Published: July 26, 2011 Publisher: Angry Robot ISBN: 0857661159 Obtained via: Purchase (So long, Borders, we hardly knew ye!) Blurb: (Reviewers note: This ‘blurb’ is a mash-up of the ones found on the author’s website and GoodReads.) Stan Markowski is a Detective Sergeant on the Scranton…
Review: Dragon Virus by Laura Anne Gilman
Dragon Virus Written: Laura Anne Gilman Published: June, 2011 Publisher: Fairwood Press ISBN: 1933846259 Obtained via: Purchase Blurb: It began soon after the Millennium. Reports of newborns with strange malformations, too weak to live . . . caused by a single genetic mutation. Or, as the press quickly dubbed it, the Dragon Virus. Scientists predicted…
Review: In the Dead Volume 1 by Jesse Petersen
In The Dead: Volume 1 Companion to Living with the Dead Series Written: Jesse Petersen Published: July 2011 ISBN: 0012768200 Obtained via: Author Blurb: When the Zombie Apocalypse began in Seattle and spread within days to almost the entire western half the country, the survivors had to figure out how to deal with the plague and…
Review: The Mumbo Jumbo Circus by Jane George
The Mumbo Jumbo Circus Written: Jane George [website] Published: April 15, 2011 Publisher: Red Willow Publishing ISBN: 9781936539086 Obtained via: Author Blurb: Magic. Mystery. Mayhem. The MUMBO JUMBO CIRCUS… When the enigmatic Ringmaster asks 15-year-old Evanja (Evan) Leane to run away and join the circus, she says yes. Anywhere’s got to be better than foster home Number Eight….