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Book Review: The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

The Endless Vessel is inventive, suspenseful, and thought provoking. It is the kind of book where you want to block out chunks of time to read, to just enjoy th...

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Frozen Dreams by Moe Lane

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

A fun, fast-paced mash-up of classic detective fiction and urban fantasy with a dash of dystopia.

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The Extraordinary Colors of Auden Dare by Zillah Bethell

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An enjoyable middle grade novel, if a little thin in the world building. But perhaps that is the age/genre. Would recommend for young readers.

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The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am not a big fan of dystopian fiction, and I still found some of the writing over the top and disjointed, but I enjoyed the suspense and ambiguity more in thi...

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Death's Doors by Lars Walker

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I am a fan of Lars Walker's writing but I confess I really struggled with his latest novel. This dystopian fantasy felt didactic and preachy to me. Ultimately, ...

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Yet Another Hunger Games Book Review (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Well, I finally broke down and read the first book in the Hunger Games series – the aptly titled The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I had downloaded the...

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