by Ashley McCall | Jul 16, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
Life is rough for Smiley. An effeminate boy in small town Appalachia, he’s part of the short bus crowd, not as a result of any intellectual abnormality, but as a result of his penchant for wearing women’s clothing. Abandoned as a small child by his mother, Smiley has...
by Retired Reviewer | Jul 9, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction, Young Adult
Get Ready for a Tween Adventure By Moshe Sipper CreateSpace, $12.99, 192 pages Daniel and his sister Dana have had a tough year. It has been one year since their dad was taken by a mysterious smoke figure…right out of his own bedroom. And Daniel continues to...
by Site Owner | Jun 11, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
Subtle Connections By Greg Slap Amazon Digital Services, Inc., $2.99, 87 pages Sting, a compilation of short stories by Greg Slap, is written in a voice similar to the dark irreverence of Chuck Palahniuk. The characters in the stories don’t know each other, probably...
by Site Owner | Feb 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
By Paul Crehan Amazon Digital Services, $6.99, 285 pages Alpine Valley is a small town in the Pacific Northwest that is deep in debt. Its mayor, Annie LaPeer, has no idea how to save the city from dying other than by raising taxes, although she and other members of...