Category Archives: Review

The Pyre by David Hair – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Rel

The Return of Ravana by David Hair Book 1 – the Pyre Disclaimer – this book was sent as a review copy by the publishers. Followers of fantasy writer David Hair may already be aware of his ‘Return of Ravana’ … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Darkness – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rel

  Five months ago, I picked up the first book of the Black Jewels trilogy. It had been a while since I’d been invited into a new fantasy world, and I had simultaneous feelings of excitement and trepidation. A trilogy … Continue reading →

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The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Rel

In The Child Eater, we have a novel that follows two separate strands of a story, two different sets of characters, in two worlds separated by time and magic. The stories are linked by The Tarot of Eternity (much, much … Continue reading →

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Heir to the Shadows – A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Rel

Much as I enjoyed ‘Daughter of the Blood’, the first book in the Black Jewels trilogy, I have to admit that at times it was hard to read. The world in which our heroine (Jaenelle) lived, was a dark dystopia, … Continue reading →

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‘A Song for Issy Bradley’ by Carys Bray. A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Rel

Let me make it clear, I like genre books – horror, sf, fantasy. If it doesn’t have a spaceship or a paranormal creature I am unlikely to read it. And yet a couple of years ago, Carys Bray drew me … Continue reading →

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‘The Unquiet House’ by Alison Littlewood – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Rel

Alison Littlewood is a modern writer of classic horror, and in ‘The Unquiet House’ she portrays a growing menace, a lurking evil that has poisoned lives through several generations. Mire House was built to be a place of love, a … Continue reading →

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Games Creatures Play, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Rel

The game – produce an anthology of fifteen stories. The rules – they must be short stories, they must include at least one supernatural creature such as a shapeshifter, fairy, vampire or ghost. They must include a strong element of … Continue reading →

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Daughter of the Blood, by Anne Bishop – a review.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Rel

For some, it’s the moment you walk out of customs in a foreign airport. For others, it’s the studio signature music that heralds the start of a film. For me, it’s the slow turn of the page, the march of … Continue reading →

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Litmus – a review

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rel

My review of Litmus. Short Stories from Modern Science. The scientific process is based on the sharing of ideas and information. Behind all discoveries lie a multitude of stories. The human need for a narrative, for a hero, encourages us … Continue reading →

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