REVIEW: Vortex by S.J. Kincaid

Vortex by S.J. Kincaid My rating: 2 of 5 stars I thought after the events of book 1 Tom would learn his lessons and be cautious and prudent in book 2. Nope. *anger eye-twitch* He acted the same as before. No character growth. No lessons learned. Dude was fucking TSTL. *flips table* Rambling rant ahead. + the main character Tom pissed off every influential and powerful person he came across....

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REVIEW: The Bell Tower of St. Barnabas by Alice Keats

The Bell Tower of St. Barnabas by Alice Keats My rating: 3 of 5 stars The book cover and description made the novella look like a typical Boys Love manga, and it really did read like one. The usual tropes were there: a school setting, an unrequited love, and at least one of the boys was handsome and had great appeal to the opposite sex, generating groupies and predictable jealousy issues. The only...

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REVIEW: Sidekicked by John David Anderson

Sidekicked by John David Anderson My rating: 2 of 5 stars Superhero fictions tend to fall into two camps: campy and meta. This Middle Grade fiction fell into camp meta, and it fell flat on its bottom with a splat. Ouch. + the main character I struggled to like the main character because Drew was quite nettlesome. I was aware that because he was only 13 years old I should cut him some slack,...

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REVIEW: Surrender by Lee Nichols

Surrender by Lee Nichols My rating: 2 of 5 stars Book 3 concludes the Haunting Emma series, and what a boring series it was. Truthfully, it shouldn’t have been a series at all. The story had some good things but they were very diluted by scenes that often went nowhere and conflicts that were extended way, way beyond their shelf life. The beginning of book 3 was slow, so slow that it should have...

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