- Nov 8
- 3 min
Book Review: Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic is a skillful blend of romance, history, mystery, and horror. But as I read the book, I found...
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Book Review: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
If I’d read Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Road earlier in life, I’m sure the experience would have been affecting. But the...
- Jun 15
- 5 min
Book Review: The Source, by James Michener
In the introduction to the 2013 reprint of James Michener’s The Source, Steve Berry (an author himself), explains why he’s grateful that...
- Apr 9
- 1 min
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Random Reads
This is my fourth and final review roundup for the time being, and you probably know the drill by now. First, I pick a genre (like...
- Mar 4
- 4 min
Book Review: Lost in the Long March, by Michael X. Wang
A condensed version of this review appeared in the February 2023 issue of The Historical Novels Review. Michael X. Wang’s Lost in the...
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Historical Fantasy Reads
It’s mash-up time! My first review roundup featured some of my favorite fantasy books; the second highlighted historical fiction. For...
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads
We interrupt your regularly scheduled browsing to bring you this important announcement: History is rad. Actually, it’s just me with a...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Book Reviews: Some of My Favorite Fantasy Reads
Like most of the stories I write, my Red Wraith series is a blend of genres. And since the boxed set (Colors and Ghosts) is releasing in...
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: Dawn, by Octavia Butler
Enthralling, dawning horror. That’s probably the best way to describe my evolving response while reading Octavia Butler’s Dawn—an...
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review: The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay
Most alternate histories suggest what might have been if a key event had turned out differently. Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Lions of Al-Rassan...
