carmillavoiezJan 26, 20191 min readThe Night Brother, Rosie Garland - a reviewSometimes you are lucky enough to read exactly the right book at the right time. This was the case with "The Night Brother" and me. It...
carmillavoiezJan 20, 20192 min readThe Ballad of Black Tom, Victor Lavalle – a reviewI think Victor Lavalle sums up perfectly the intent of this novella in its dedication - “For H.P. Lovecraft, with all my conflicted...
carmillavoiezAug 8, 20181 min readThe Changeling, Victor Lavalle - a reviewI have been really lucky this year and have read some wonderful books, but this book is my favourite so far. I came across it while...
carmillavoiezJul 16, 20184 min readWIP - The Secret Lives of Melissa PowellWork in progress - my new novel "The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell". Excerpt from first draft. The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell...
carmillavoiezMay 16, 20186 min readThe Secret Lives of Melissa PowellI came to a halt, a full stop, a period of rest, while writing "Venus Virus". Another project started demanding my attention. Without...
carmillavoiezApr 4, 20181 min readThe Inter-Relatedness of Perception and RealityIs perception reality? Is magick simply madness? Is there a point in space, time or perception we can access that allows us not only to...
carmillavoiezFeb 22, 20182 min readA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami - a reviewI’ve raved about Haruki Murakami before, but I can’t help it. I’m a fan girl. “A Wild Sheep Chase” was the first of Murakami’s novels...
carmillavoiezDec 21, 20173 min readThe Twenty Days of Turin, by Giorgio de Maria - a reviewOriginally published in the 1970s and recently translated into English, Giorgio de Maria’s short novel “The Twenty Days of Turin” is...
carmillavoiezAug 31, 20172 min readSlade House, David Mitchell - a reviewSlade 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...
carmillavoiezApr 30, 20172 min readHard-Boiled Wonderland, Haruki MurakamiI wish I could write books like Haruki Murakami, where the real and the unreal bleed into one another. The mundane seems extraordinary...