I’ve been enjoying The Points Between since its launch. I’ve found it mysterious, evocative, and suspenseful. It’s a story about the veil between the real world and the magical world, and the beauty and mortal danger of passing between. This is an ancient theme, but taking place somewhere in mid-America(?), the story has both a mythic and everyday modern air. [more . . .]

The work is a vampire novel with all the usual trappings of vampire legend, as Chris Poirier mentioned.  It seems distinctly inspired by the Underworld movies.  That is to say, it’s not hugely original, but the author, Becka Sutton, is a good writer, which makes it worth a look.

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The Smell Collector is an odd bit of fiction.

Its central character, Jim Bronson, is fascinating in all his socially awkward, idiosyncratic glory.  As the title would suggest, he collects smells.  He’s fascinated with his olfactory sense and seems to devote the majority of his time working out the mysteries in [more . . .]

The story story is a combination zombie story and action.  It has some intriguing aspects that attract one’s attention.  But I think there are things missed too.  For example, I think the author has a tendency of having problems solved way too easily.  For example, there’s the eponymous book, the Codex Nekromantia, which is located in a complex and mystery-filled [more . . .]

May stories take time to develop. You stick with them at first because there is an interesting premise, and hope that persistence will pay off. Worm is not that story.

Worm did what a great story must. It pulled me in the from the first page and didn’t let go until [more . . .]

This author draws you in with characters you care about and an engrossing story-line. The writing is clear and flowing and the attention to detail brings the story to life. It is not often that you find an author who can create a world as vividly real as this.

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