Frostbite, by Claire Marta, a review
After my recent lament about poor editing in indie books, it was a delight to read Claire Marta’s book. Not only was the story...
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Nov 8, 20172 min read
The Grays Anatomy, by Rob Shepherd, a review, and a moan about poor editing
Indie authors have the enviable freedom to write something so unique that it would be considered unmarketable to mainstream publishers....
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carmillavoiez
Nov 3, 20171 min read
Madame Two Swords, by Tanith Lee, a review
Madame Two Swords is a beautifully written tale set in an alternate France, 200 years after their failed revolution. Things seemed to...
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carmillavoiez
Nov 1, 20173 min read
Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, a review
I have a soft spot for classic literature. Even so I felt nervous before tackling “Crime and Punishment”. Its reputation preceded it....
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carmillavoiez
Oct 26, 20172 min read
The Last Witch, a film by Carlos Almón Muñoz
This is the second found footage film I’ve received from POV films and reviewed. This one wasn’t as good as the first. In fact I...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 24, 20172 min read
The Faith Community, a film by Faith R Johnson
Religious fervour is akin to madness – that seems to be the message of this strange yet compelling independent film. Whenever I am...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 19, 20173 min read
Hasty for the Dark, by Adam Nevill, a review
It was with great pleasure that I received a review copy of Adam Nevill’s latest release - “Hasty For the Dark”. The collection is...
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carmillavoiez
Oct 14, 20171 min read
Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a review
Why did I know nothing about Biafra? In the late 1960s there were terrible acts of genocide against the Igbo people in Nigeria....
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carmillavoiez
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Adam Nevill, six days of October Frights, day three
That wonderful feeling when someone you’ve thought of as a contemporary and peer makes it to the big time. With the release on Friday...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 16, 20175 min read
Fight Club, by Chuck Palahniuk - a review
Fight Club packs a lot into a very short read. It critiques class and masculinity in America. It looks at mental illness in the forms of...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 15, 20171 min read
The Paying Guests, by Sarah Waters - a review
"The Barbers had said they would arrive by three. It was like waiting to begin a journey." The Paying Guests is about a love triangle...
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carmillavoiez
Sep 2, 20172 min read
England's Hidden Reverse, David Keenan - a review
Photo : Tibet and Stapleton, 1991. (photo Ruth Bayer) England’s Hidden Reverse is an impressive, illustrated, hard backed volume coupled...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 31, 20172 min read
Slade House, David Mitchell - a review
Slade House is a strange little book. The start is very strong, the middle is repetitive and the end feels like a tagged on battle of...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 24, 20171 min read
Hagseed, Margaret Atwood - a review
Publisher: Vintage (3 Aug. 2017) ISBN-10: 0099594021 I’ve been looking forward to the paperback release of Hagseed for a long time, and...
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carmillavoiez
Jul 27, 20172 min read
Swing Time, Zadie Smith - a review
Swing Time is a beautiful novel that transcends borders. It is set in London, where the main character was born, New York and a village...
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carmillavoiez
Jun 29, 20172 min read
Twin Peaks, The Return. Episode 8, WTF
Twin Peaks What is going on? Episode seven was the most coherent story-based episode we’ve been treated to in the new season of Twin...
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carmillavoiez
Jun 5, 20173 min read
Twin Peaks, the mysteries and the silence
I've never watched a television show before that has used silence with such bravery. At times the silence seems too long and intense to...
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carmillavoiez
Jun 2, 20171 min read
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
I am not sure why I came to this book so late. The Haunting of Hill House is a wonderful novel. Four people gather together in a...
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carmillavoiez
May 30, 20172 min read
The Winged Bull by Dion Fortune, ritual magic, racism and misogyny
The title “The Winged Bull” refers to a ritual and the hero of the story, Murchison. Murchison is engaged by Brangwyn to help cure his...
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carmillavoiez
May 24, 20171 min read
The Goddess Chronicle, Natsuo Kirino, a review
Natsuo Kirino is an angry young woman. I understand and appreciate that in an author. I read her crime thriller "Out" before and...
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