Synopsis: Fox Chase- a steampunk short story. There is no polite way to meet over a dead body. But for Kassandra Leyden, who speaks to the dead for a living, these can things happen. Her new acquaintance, Manfred Bremstrung, has one purpose in mind- protect the King’s nephew. Kassandra finds herself working side by side with Bremstrung to protect the young royal against deadly creatures with murderous intent. Sometimes the fox is not the only unfortunate to be hunted. Continue reading
Synopsis: Two nerds at a sci-fi convention make a new friend…
Bookish Things: 8 pages. The cover is simple but eye catching in bright yellow.
Where to buy: Amazon on kindle for $0.97.
My Review:
Well this was a fun little tale. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and even the backstory of a slightly strange sci-fi show with a small but loyal following of fans, even though I’m not a huge sci-fi fan myself.
This was amusing and very enjoyable. If you feel like trying one of Tony’s short stories I would recommend this one.
Check out this list. Some real gems in there for anyone thinking of self publishing.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Self-Publishing
Synopsis: Part one of three of the journey of a man in search of his first love, but ends up propelled on a wild quest. Where he finds love, faces loss and overcomes inevitable odds.
Bookish Things: 42 pages. The Cover is reasonable, but doesn’t tell you much about the book.
Where to buy: Amazon on kindle for $0.92.
My Review:
The list of issues I encountered in this 42 page story is almost longer than the story itself.
If you are thinking about being a writer, publishing books, please do not do what this author has done, and publish something that is barely but a first draft. EDIT YOUR WORK! Get someone else who is good at writing or editing to look it over.
Worst example of a story I’ve read so far! The only redeeming features, are the fact it was only 42 pages long and the fact that I paid nothing for it!
Things I noticed:
Issues including overuse of the same word in close sentences:
‘Very well’ is used excessively.
‘Tree, deal, wall, Sapphire’ all repeated too much.
Overwritten text:
‘You will perish a long painful, agonising death.’
There’s only four words too many in that sentence.
Changes in POV mid paragraph.
Use of ‘He seen’. Wrong!
Some paragraphs are indented, while others not. This occurs the whole way through the story.
Continuity issues at 82%. The group fled with no supplies yet they unpacked supplies when they arrive at Taisai.
82% – wrong use of their:
‘The three sat their(there) for a moment…’
86% – if Taisai is the multicultural hub described when they arrived, why would their presence be unusual?
93% – WTF?!? That is horse shit!
Synopsis: HIS DEVIL is a supernatural horror story by Erik Lynd, author of the novels ASYLUM and THE COLLECTION. Sample chapters of these two novels are included in this ebook.
HIS DEVIL is about a boy whose family is shaken up the night his father mysteriously abandons him and his sisters. They make a life without a father and husband until the night he returns home with a creature after him. A creature far more evil than his father ever had been. The boy learns he must grow up quick if he is going to save his family.
This story, among others, is also collected in THE LONG FALL INTO MIDNIGHT VOL. 1
This eddition [sic] also includes the bonus story BEING IT. It is about Ian, a businessman on the fast track to a successful career and a rewarding social life. But all that changes when he gets caught in an unusual game of tag.
Overall I rated this bundle as 3/5.
Bookish things: 43 pages, the cover is just a collage of the four short story covers. Apt, but a little boring.
Where to buy: This collection is no longer available to buy.
My overall review:
Overall this bundle consists of four short shifter/biker stories. The pace of the stories was fast, the characterisation minimal for the most part, and the backstory almost non-existent.
I liked some of the stories, but others I really disliked. The feel of the bundle was rushed and unfinished, unlike Rebecca’s other polished series, this one leaves a bit to be desired.
Things I noticed:
Unwanted Mate:
12% – …at the very top of least (left) breast…
16% – …are you going to put it (in) my…
Bar Mate:
42% – His (He) adored her with his eyes.
I also reviewed each of the stories within the bundle. Continue reading
