Review Tales

Is it Safe? by Deborah Jean Miller

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Jeyran Main

Is it Safe? by Deborah Jean Miller

Who will read my book? What if I’m the laughingstock of the entire Midwest? “Local author goes viral for writing the worst book ever written!” said the evening news anchor. Really, Deb? Get over yourself. Don’t I have as much right as anyone to dive into that swelling tide of authordom? Okay, so I’m not a Tolstoy or a Shakespeare, but I have a story to tell. And it’s my story, written the way I wanted to write it! So there.

Holly’s Hurricane by Marie Carter (Book Review #551)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Holly’s hurricane is a historical fiction set in 2040. A hurricane hits New York badly causing Holly to move to England and live with her ailing parents. While she deals with her new environment, falling in love and dealing with her professional capabilities, she decides to go back in time and space, as they say, in order to wall through the ruins of New York after the devastation.

The Beast of Rose Valley by J. P. Barnett (Book Review #550)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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The beast of rose valley is a horror thriller story about something killing Steve’s Lambs in Rose Valley. His livestock is being killed in a very suspicious way and no matter how hard he and his friend Jake try to enforce more investigation towards the matter, the officials do not follow up on it. Then Shandi, the journalist shows up and changes the dynamic of the situation in a very interesting way.

Kill Code: A Dystopian Science Fiction Novel by Clive Fleury (Book Review #549)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Kill code is a dystopian futuristic novel set written in 2031. The world is run by the rich, and this science fiction story is based on a harsh environment living situation where the oceans rise high every day.

Editing vs Self-editing by Dennis Scheel

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Editing vs self-editing by Dennis Scheel

Editing is a big concern for writers, especially fresh the ones trying their first story. After finishing their story, the idea comes to if you should self-edit or get an editor. There are things such as Grammarly which brings self-editing to be more appealing to the new writers, who has fewer funds. Grammarly is more a benefit with proofreading though.

Justice Gone by N. Lombardi Jr. (Book Review #547)

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Justice Gone is a psychological thriller story. It highlights an event that happens in a small town and what unfolds as a dramatic and wonderfully set story discussing matters that we are facing in the world we live today. Three policemen are gunned down after a homeless war veteran is beaten to death by police. Read More

Reading As a Writer by Whitney Rines

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Reading As a Writer by Whitney Rines

I write as both a hobby and profession and know from personal experience that it can easily take up a lot of time, energy, and among other things-thinking space. While a great activity in itself, it’s easy to experience burnout on motivation, or creative stagnation. From writing ideas and editing to the time spent mentally working through the story, it’s easy to get lost in the process without setting parameters for starting and stopping especially when its absence feels unproductive like it does for me. Stagnation in the creative process, personal/life events, and other obligations; the reasons are legion for why burnout happens. Read More

Screams before dawn by Heinrich Von Wolfcastle (Book Review #546)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Screams before dawn is a collection of twelve short horror stories. Each story is a love letter filled with contents such as regret, dystopian nature, dark humor, fear and Halloween style haunting storylines. The author covers most horror subgenre categories and is most suitable for people who enjoy that line of suspense.

The Preferred Observer by Matthew Bruce Alexander (Book Review #545)

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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The preferred observer is a science fiction novel about a plague that has taken over Earth. The Rouge was brought by the Martian microbes killing thousands. A team of odd characters ends up working together in order to fight this plague, and the dynamic of it all is what makes this book stand out.