Author: andrea_luhman@mac.com

September 17, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Immortality Chronicles by: Samuel Peralta , Will Swardstrom, Thomas Robins, D. Robert Pease, Paul B. Kohler, D.K. Cassidy, John Gregory Hancock, Harlow C. Fallon , Patricia Gilliam, E.E. Giorgi, Drew Avera, David Bruns, Gareth Foy Edited by: Carol Davis I give this book five out of five stars. This is a wonderful collection…

September 10, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Sojourners (Farpointe Initiative Book Two) by: Aaron Hubble I give this book four out of five stars for its characters, world building, and vivid battle scenes. This is the first full novel in Aaron Hubbles Farpointe Initiative series, following a group of Aereas native’s as they navigate the wilderness to seek refuge from…

September 9, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Ash (Farpointe Initiative Book One) by: Aaron Hubble I give this book five out of five stars for its breakneck pacing while binding me to the characters, providing details of a foreign planet, and vivid scenes of an attacking force. This is a short read that offers an amazing first look at the…

August 30, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Queen of Fire, by: Anthony Ryan I give Queen of Fire four out of five stars for a large ending to a wonderful series. Ryan has a clear narrative voice, and is a master at constructing battle scenes. I enjoyed the characters in this series and all the adapted myth’s and intersecting alternative…

August 20, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Dead in the Water by: Carol Davis I give this book five out of five stars for being a book you will pick up and freak out if you have to put it down, well defined characters, impeccable dialog, and tale that combines my favorite parts of investigation and the paranormal. The read…

June 25, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Tower Lord (Raven’s Shadow #2) by: Anthony Ryan I gave this book five out of five stars for amazing characters, a hearty dose of action, and a beautiful balance of fantastic and reality. The focus of Tower Lord expands from the unified realm to cover the different people around the realm as well…

June 18, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Z Chronicles by Ellen Campbell (editor), Samuel Peralta, Hugh Howey, Jennifer Foehner Wells, David Adams, Christopher Boore, Angela Cavanaugh, Peter Cawdron, Ann Christy, Stacy Ericson, Deirdre Gould, Kris Holt, Theresa Kay, Lesley Smith, Will Swardstrom,and Geoffrey Wakeling Reading most of the short stories in this anthology twists and tears apart the standard zombie troupe’s. I gave this anthology four out of five stars for the range of places, emotions, and…

May 7, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: Prince of Fools (The Red Queen’s War Book One) by: Mark Lawrence I give this book five out of five stars for its impeccable narrative, the unique hero in Jalan, and another fantastic journey through Lawrence’s Broken Empire dystopian universe. This book takes you on an incredible journey with some laugh out loud…

April 30, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Book Review: The Dragons of Dorchester by: Jack Campbell I give this book five out of five stars for keeping me up until the wee hours of morning, characters I was tied to almost instantly, and for a scene that made me laugh so hard tears came to my eyes. I can’t wait to read…

April 21, 2015 andrea_luhman@mac.com

Author George R. R. Martin is famous for killing off beloved characters in his popular Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire book series. I’ve often wondered however, how he feels about the writer saying, “kill all your darlings.” I think writer Lisa Cron best describes what happens to a reader when a…