Paris Jungle by Adria J. Cimino

Paris Jungle: A Novel of Sexism in the Finance World by Adria J. Cimino
Series: From Paris to Provence #3
Genres: Fiction, Feminist Fiction
Published by Velvet Morning Press on 2018 May 30
Format: eBook
Pages: 256

Wanda Julienne is a successful investment broker at Whilt Investment Services. Everything is going smoothly until she takes time off for maternity leave. When she returns she learns how hostile to woman her work environment is. Suddenly she finds herself struggling to find balance between her career and her responsibilities to her baby while fending off the sexual harassment of her boss and the sexism at Whilt. Continue reading →

Posted on 2016 April 102018 December 17 by Iain Davis 0

Europa Journal by Jack Castle

Europa Journal by Jack Castle
Genres: Science Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Fiction
Published by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing on 2016 May 15
Format: eBook
Pages: 240

Europa Journal by Jack Castle is a science fantasy adventure story set in our future. The story centers around “Mac” O’Bryant and her crew as they struggle to survive on an alien world after crashing their intrastellar spacecraft. The first chapter is excellent and did well at hooking me into the story to find out more. How the characters got into this mess. How they’re going to get out of it. The first chapter makes a big promise of an action packed science fiction adventure. However that promise sets the reader up for a feeling of disappointment when the story goes outside their expectations. Continue reading →

Posted on 2016 January 132018 September 5 by Iain Davis 0

Tritcheon Hash by Sue Lange

Tritcheon Hash by Sue Lange
Genres: Comedic Science Fiction, Science Fiction
Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on 2017 June 27
Format: eBook
Pages: 340

Tritcheon Hash isn’t actually my kind of book. I’m certain this is a case where what I think is cool and what the author, Sue Lange, thinks is cool, doesn’t match up. We have different tastes in humor or I don’t actually know the right cultural references to get some of the humor. There is a well-executed and subtle pun I particularly enjoyed. Be careful–it is liable to sneak past you!
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Posted on 2011 November 272018 September 5 by Iain Davis 0

The Demon’s Apprentice by Ben Reeder

The Demon's Apprentice by Ben Reeder
Series: Demon's Apprentice #1
Genres: Urban Fantasy Fiction, Fantasy Fiction
Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform on 2014 December 29
Format: eBook
Pages: 290

Many teenagers’ worries involve grades, sweethearts, and their successes or failures in extra-curricular activities. Not so for Chance Fortunato, unless peddling under-the-table black magick counts as an extra-curricular activity. “Apprenticed” (sold to) to a demon at a young age, he’s more worried about incurring his master’s wrath and the state of his soul than whether he’ll “make the team”. Continue reading →

Posted on 2011 October 272018 September 5 by Iain Davis 0

The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass by Vera Nazarian

The Clock King And The Queen Of The Hourglass by Vera Nazarian
Genres: Science Fiction, Dying Earth Fiction
Published by PS Publishing on 2005 January 1
Format: eBook
Pages: 150

I recently received a review copy of the Kindle edition of Vera Nazarian’s The Clock King and the Queen of the Hourglass. I’m cross-posting this review here, on Library Thing, and Amazon.
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Posted on 2011 September 122018 September 5 by Iain Davis 0

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