Reading as a writer: how one cheap trick can ruin a story.
As an admirer of Frankie Boyle’s acerbic comedy style, I was delighted to encounter a paperback copy of his novel “Meantime”, which is...
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Carmilla Voiez
Horror, Fantasy and Dystopia - Dark Reads and Intersectional Feminism.
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carmillavoiez
- Oct 11, 2022
- 4 min
October Frights - Day two - Slut shaming and the serial killer
TW: discussions of rape, misogyny and murder. There is a time-honoured tradition in horror that youngsters who have sex will be the first...
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carmillavoiez
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Love and Other Dead Things - a review
As is often the case with short story collections, I connected with some tales more than others, and I have no doubt you’ll have your own...
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carmillavoiez
- Oct 24, 2021
- 2 min
Reviews - Mexican Gothic & Mouth Full of Ashes
I read mixed reviews about this book, but I enjoyed it. It's a slow burn set in a misty mountain near a disused silver mine in Mexico. It...
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carmillavoiez
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Psychonaut release day
Book 2 of the Starblood series is released by Indomitable Ink on Friday 4th June. Psychonaut is a story of redemption. The characters...
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carmillavoiez
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Starblood - Release Day
Indomitable Ink are releasing the full Starblood series over the next four weeks. Friday, 28th May is release day for book one, so I...
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carmillavoiez
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Halloween Land, Kevin J. Kennedy - a review
Halloween Land is Kevin J. Kennedy's first published novella as the indie author/publisher moves into a longer form. There is plenty to...
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carmillavoiez
- Dec 27, 2020
- 1 min
Audio Books
Two audio versions of my books, narrated by Nicola Ormerod, are now available. Basement Beauty is the story of a vampire and his prey....
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carmillavoiez
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
A Song for the End, Kit Power - a review
Sometimes a new read comes along that completely surprises you. That’s the case with Kit Power’s A Song for the End. The cover and blurb...
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carmillavoiez
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Hauntings of Hill House and Bly Manor
How far can an adaptation veer from a source text and still be based on the original book?
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carmillavoiez
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James - a review
Not a frightening novella by modern standards, but creepy and very confusing.
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carmillavoiez
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Haunting of Hacket House - New Horror
The Haunting of Hacket House by Astrid Addams is due to be released on October 23rd..
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carmillavoiez
- Sep 20, 2020
- 2 min
Slay: Stories of Vampire Noire - a review
The anthology is a brilliant mix of diverse stories about vampires and vampiric entities. As with any collection, some of the stories...
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carmillavoiez
- Aug 28, 2020
- 2 min
Cyber Smut - anthology review
A rich and exciting mix of diverse voices that focus on the impact of technology on our lives.
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carmillavoiez
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
D is for Demons – anthology review
An absolutely devilish delight of a new horror release from Red Cape Publishing...
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carmillavoiez
- Aug 8, 2020
- 2 min
The Witch House, by Ann Rawson – review
It starts with a murder. Anita is the prime suspect and spends the story hoping she didn’t kill Harry and subsequently forget...
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carmillavoiez
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver – book review
Built through this constant rejection is an erosion of self that mothers too often experience, but writ large, because Kevin is... 4/5
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carmillavoiez
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
Parallel Worlds
Countless worlds exist in deep space devoid of life, much less of intelligence. It should make us appreciate how delicate life is...
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carmillavoiez
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Reading as a writer - Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room
This was the third of Woolf's published novels and an experiment in finding her own, modernist, style. In it she considers the difficulty...
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