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“The first outbreak I saw was in a remote village that officially had no name.”
Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Audiobook Length: 16 hours and 8 minutes
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Read Start Date: July 11, 2021
Read Finish Date: August 22, 2021
Number of Book in Series: 1
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.
As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.
My Review: The first book in the series, the story follows Feyre Archeron, a young huntress living in a realm divided between humans and faeries. The faerie lands are split into the mortal realm, known as the Spring Court, and four other courts, each ruled by powerful faerie High Lords representing different seasons and aspects of nature. Due to a long-standing treaty, the two realms are separated by an invisible wall, and humans must be cautious not to venture into faerie lands.
Feyre’s life takes a drastic turn when she kills a wolf in the woods, only to discover that it was a faerie in disguise. Up until this point, the story was good. There was action, stakes (Feyre is hunting to feed her poor, starving family), and it was paced well.
As retribution, a beastly faerie lord named Tamlin arrives in the human realm to claim her. This is the point in the book where I began to get both annoyed and bored.
She is taken to the Spring Court as a “mercy” because the Treaty between the two species demands a “life for a life”. This means she can choose to be killed, or choose to live out her days in the faerie world of Prythian. I’m very confused. Why would this be an option for killing a faerie? Living in wealth and luxury? The Treaty also forbades slavery — although taking her as a servant would have made more sense as “punishment,” than living her days being able to do as she pleases. But I guess Maas couldn’t think of any other reason why Feyre would have to go to Prythian.
Once she gets there, she learns that a curse plagues the land and its inhabitants. A malevolent blight, threatens to destroy the faerie world, and Feyreis’s presence is entwined with the court’s salvation.
As Feyre navigates the unfamiliar and treacherous faerie realm, she begins to unravel the layers of secrets shrouding the curse, the court, and its enigmatic inhabitants. She also forms a complex and evolving relationship with Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court, which transforms from hatred / fear to passionate affection.
And there is where Maas totally lost me. Beyond the repetitive use of the same words over and over (e.g. growl and snarl used over a hundred times), there was the creepy, predatory, abusive relationship between Tamlin and Feyre. Okay so you know how in Twlight, Edward is perpetually 17? It was like he never matured past being a teenager. So in human years he was 100+ years, but in vampire years he was 17. Well, Tamlin might “look young” but he is well over 500 years old in human years — and in fairy years he is like 40. At least that was my impression. There was nothing about Tamlin that indicated that he was a fairy “teenager.” Maybe this is why Feyre is hitting the end of the age range for YA fiction.
That being said, I was completely shocked when I learned that this book was YA. I would NEVER want my daughter to read this and think that abusive relationships are “hot.” Or even “okay.” Also I would be uncomfortable if my daughter read such graphic, explicit sex scenes. Maybe that makes me a prude, but whatever.
I first read this book as an audiobook in 2021 and disliked it. Then I thought I’d try it on Kindle because it seems like a popular series. I DNFed at 50%. I just couldn’t anymore.
This book was supposed to be a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I didn’t see it. Tamlin was the opposite of the Beast — he was good-looking on the outside and ugly on the inside. And where were the “Thorns and Roses”? I don’t remember seeing any. They weren’t intricate to the book.
Stats: As of the writing of this post on August 20, 2023, this book has a rating of 4.20 on Goodreads. So clearly, my review is not tot typical reception that this book usually receives. This book was also a Goodreads Choice Award Nominee in 2015.
Recommended? No, but as stated above, my opinion is the minority.
Title: Cthulhu Comes to the Vampire Kingdom
Author: Cameron Pierce
Book Length: 172 pages
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Bizarro Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Lovecraftian, Vampires
Read Start Date: June 17, 2023
Read Finish Date: June 22, 2023
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Franz and Lola are vampires in love. They live in a cottage near the sea with their little vampire baby.
Burn Girl is a lonely girl who walks along the bottom of the sea, constantly on fire. The water doesn’t put her fire out or soothe her burns. It only makes her feel like she’s wearing an itchy wool sweater.
Bruno is the buffest vampire. He is building Muscle Island, a floating fortress comprised of mussels.
The Vampire Science Council has been working for centuries to prevent the depletion of their arctic planet’s blood supply, but the blood has finally run out.
Cyrus Lugosi’s friends want to slaughter him as part of a ritual sacrifice that will raise Cthulhu from his tomb at the bottom of the sea. There are just two The closest thing to the Necronomicon they’ve got is a unicorn coloring book, and Cthulhu is more interested in his quest for the perfect hamburger.
Their fates will converge when Cthulhu Comes to the Vampire Kingdom .
My Review: This is a hard review to write. I got this book from the library, having never heard of it before. What called my attention to it at first was the name Cthulhu in the title. While I have several Lovecraft books on my shelf, I have not yet read them, and was intrigued about the author’s take on this Lovecraftian character.
I was pretty quickly turned off from the moment I started reading. Franz and Lola are a vampire couple, who have a vampire baby. In the first few lines, the baby is dead, Lola has drunk his blood, and the pair have dismembered the baby’s corpse. There was no emotions felt from either parent, and as a parent myself, I was not amused. I know its supposed to “bizarre” or whatever, but it just didn’t sit well with me.
Then they decide to use the baby’s body to summon Cthulhu in hopes of saving their dying planet. The results of the summoning are not what they expected, which leads to even more superfluous scenes of violence (like cutting up dozens of vampires to make one large mega vampire to fight Cthulhu).
There were many such scenes where I wanted to gag.
I am not a person who can put down a book once starting it, so I reluctantly kept reading, but it was slow going.
Stats: As of writing this review (August 8, 2023), this book has a 3.81 rating on Goodreads. My 2 stars therefore falls rather far from the average reader of this book. So, while I will not recommend it, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good book, or that you might feel differently upon reading it.
Recommended? No.
Title: The Stranger Times
Author: C.K. McDonnell
Book Length: 424 pages
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Crime, Magic
Read Start Date: May 28, 2023
Read Finish Date: June 15, 2023
No. of Book in Series: 1
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: There are Dark Forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular) and so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them. A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but more often the weird) of modern life, it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable . . .
At least that’s their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious. Their editor is a drunken, foul-tempered and
-mouthed husk of a man who thinks little (and believes less) of the publication he edits, while his staff are a ragtag group of wastrels and misfits, each with their own secrets to hide and axes to grind. And as for the assistant editor . . . well, that job is a revolving door – and it has just revolved to reveal Hannah Willis, who’s got her own set of problems.
It’s when tragedy strikes in Hannah’s first week on the job that The Stranger Times is forced to do some serious, proper, actual investigative journalism. What they discover leads them to a shocking realisation: that some of the stories they’d previously dismissed as nonsense are in fact terrifyingly, gruesomely real. Soon they come face-to-face with darker foes than they could ever have imagined. It’s one thing reporting on the unexplained and paranormal but it’s quite another being dragged into the battle between the forces of Good and Evil . . .
My Review: I had never heard of this book and found it sitting on a shelf at the public library. The synopsis was intriguing, so I decided to give it a shot. I am so glad I did. This book is freaking hilarious! It is not often that I find myself laughing out loud while reading, but I definitely did just that several times while reading this book.
Hannah, a newly divorced woman with no job experience, had quite a peculiar job interview for The Stranger Times, a newspaper that reports on the weird, extraordinary, and supernatural event. The editor of the paper, Vincent Banecroft literally shot himself in the foot with an old blunderbus while trying to get one of his employees not to jump from the building (something that he threatens to do every week). The bizarre occurrences didn’t end there, as she soon joined the eccentric team at the newspaper as the “new Tina” a.k.a the new assistant editor.
Hannah’s colleagues were a colorful bunch. Banecroft, known for his foul-smelling and foul-mouthed ways, lived in the office, along with Manny, who had an interesting dress code (if he wore clothes at all, that it). Grace, the office manager, had her hands full managing Banecroft’s temper. Stella, the young runaway teen taken in by Grace was a constant presence even if it wasn’t clear what she actually did at the paper. Reggie served as the paranormal consultant, and Ox was the ufologist and resident “general paranoid.”
Meanwhile, the man standing outside the building, Simon, desperately wanted to work for The Stranger Times but faced a peculiar hurdle with their “No Simon” policy. When he is killed under mysterious circumstance, and the police are left scratching their heads, the newspaper staff takes it upon themselves to solve the case.
In the greater Manchester area, Simon’s death is not the only strange occurrence that the police are investigating. Little does anyone know at the beginning, but magic is afoot and rules of the magical underworld are being broken, leading to chaos in the mortal realm.
This book has it all. Fantasy, crime, mystery and most of all humor. If you haven’t read this book yet, you must!
Title: The Astronaut Dream Book
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 2 hours and 1 minute
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Bizarro Fiction, Horror, Novella
Read Start Date: July 6, 2023
Read Finish Date: July 8, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 3
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: A poisoned man dreams of astronauts.
My Reivew: I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. In The Astronaut Dream Book, we are granted a fascinating glimpse into the psyche of a poisoned man trapped within the confines of the enigmatic Eighth Block Tower. Through his dreams, we are taken on an otherworldly journey where he envisions himself as an astronaut, but these dreams are far from serene. Instead, the astronaut finds himself bombarded with negative waves, creating a haunting and surreal experience (including a weird church on an abandoned planet).
When the astronaut finally awakens from his reverie, the narrative skillfully transitions back to the Tower, seamlessly connecting with a familiar scene. Here, we encounter the young boy who was bitten in the first book, further deepening the interwoven nature of the stories. The tension mounts as the boy rushes to his mother, and we brace ourselves for a confrontation between her and the imprisoned man. The intricate web of connections within the Eighth Block Tower continues to unfold, captivating us with its strangeness.
One of the standout features of the book is undoubtedly the superb narration and masterful descriptions. The author’s ability to paint vivid and evocative scenes with words left an indelible impression on my mind. Each sentence is crafted with precision, immersing us fully into the surreal world of dreams and the ominous reality of the Tower.
Another highly recommended installment of the Bedlam Bible series.
See my review of The Tower here.
See my review of Fight Tub here.
See my review of The Ballad of Old Joe Booth here.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Title: Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Author: Coco Mellors
Book Length: 384 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, (Romance)
Read Start Date: May 8, 2023
Read Finish Date: May 28, 2023
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Twenty years older and a self-made success, Frank’s life is full of all the excesses Cleo’s lacks. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. But their impulsive marriage irreversibly changes both their lives, and the lives of those close to them, in ways they never could’ve predicted.
Each compulsively readable chapter explores the lives of Cleo, Frank, and an unforgettable cast of their closest friends and family as they grow up and grow older. Whether it’s Cleo’s best friend struggling to embrace his gender queerness in the wake of Cleo’s marriage, or Frank’s financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates to support herself after being cut off, or Cleo and Frank themselves as they discover the trials of marriage and mental illness, each character is as absorbing, and painfully relatable, as the last.
As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, entertaining as it is deeply moving, Cleopatra and Frankenstein marks the entry of a brilliant and bold new talent.
My Review: When I first read the title, I thought this book was a clever reimagining/love story between Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the Egyptian Queen. I picked it off the shelf at the bookstore on my birthday, wondering whether this would be the book I gifted myself. The synopsis quickly dissuaded me from the notion that this would be a parody horror love story set in ancient Egypt. Although, that sounds like an awesome book. Just saying.
I won’t get into the book too much, as the synopsis lays out the plot nicely. “Cleopatra” and “Frankenstein” are the pet names that Cleo and Frank give each other. I thought, ok, eh, and left without buying the book.
When I saw it on the shelf at the library, however, I decided to give it a go and was pleasantly surprised (almost enough to regret my decision not to buy it).
Having read mostly commercial fiction of late, the literary style of Mellors writing was a welcome change.
Written in the third person (mostly), Mellors not only gives us the POV of the main characters Frank and Cleo, but also their closest friends. The ensemble of characters is highly intriguing, but some of their interactions exhibit toxic dynamics. The only chapters which were in the first person was for the POV of a woman named Eleanor, and to be honest, I am not a fan of alternating from third to first. I know it is a legitimate style of writing, but its just not my thing.
Trigger warning for animal death, drugs and alcohol abuse.
What Others Have Said that Resonated With Me: Sophie’s Edit: “Anyway, the bit I really wanted to write about was the fact this novel is a letter to New York. And although this may be to contrary opinion, I actually think it is quite a clever one. It highlights that some people thrive in the city and some people are destroyed by it. Mellors, in conjunction with the theme of growing up, shows how addiction and success are in the veins of such a place, which is why Cleo struggles so much to find herself. The younger characters spend the novel ‘finding’ themselves in a city which has too much of a personality for you to find yourself with any ounce of integrity. Whereas the older generation are in a state of success but also unhappiness and discontent with the decisions they’ve made – Franco turns to alcohol and Santiago is enamoured by his weight loss journey and how he appears to others. It makes you wonder if any of them can be truly happy in the world they live in. New York breeds unhappiness and problems, and in that sense, it makes you fit into a mould that truly, only some people are made for.”
Stats: At the time of writing this review (July 6, 2023), this book has an average rating of 3.85 stars on Goodreads. My rating of 4 stars, therefore, falls a little higher than the average, but is still within range of the general audience.
Recommended? Yes!
Title: VVLNA
Author: William Pauley III and Joseph Bouthiette Jr.
Audiobook Length: 1 hour
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction
Read Start Date: June 6, 2023
Read Finish Date: June 6, 2023
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Brushing away dust and dirt and sand and grit, the towering penumbra men stagger, drift, and wonder of the dark earth that surrounds them. These gods of an ancient world are simple men staring at a nothing moon struggling to invent a word to describe such darkness. The penumbra once had a word for the sun, VVLNA, but in this strange world, this black earth, there seems no use for it. And Father Jackal… every trace has vanished. The penumbra wonder if indeed they are alone here. In the distance stands The House of Wolves. There they will find answers. Some wish for food. Some wish for God. Only one will see the light.
My Review: I received this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The penumbra are a race of cyclopes who awake to a strange world after an indeterminate amount of time sleeping in the ground. Everything is new, their Gods have seemingly forsaken them, and they are no longer immortal. Danger awaits them around every corner, and I as a reader sat on the proverbial edge of my seat wanting to know what happened next. Will they make it to the House of Wolves? Who will perish along the way? Will their Gods of the old world save them?
The writing is beautiful and descriptive and sucks you in with every sentence. The melodic timbre of the narrator’s voice is perfect for this story.
Definitely worth a read!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Title: The Ballad of Old Joe Booth (A Song for Eighth Block)
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 45 minutes
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Bizarro Fiction, Horror, Novella
Read Start Date: May 23, 2023
Read Finish Date: May 23, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 5
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Some monsters are impossible to see. This is The Ballad of Old Joe Booth. An epic poem in four parts. A song for Eighth Block.
My Review: I received this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the 5th book in the Bedlam Bible series, but I haven’t read book 2 or 3 yet because they were archived on Netgalley before I had a chance to download them. In any event, it isn’t necessary to have read the previous books, as this one is stand-alone.
The Ballad of Old Joe Booth is a captivating tale narrating the genesis of the enigmatic cosmic horror entity known as Old Joe Booth. The Bedlam Bible, an extraordinary compilation encompassing every book in the series, holds the key to Old Joe Booth’s demise. Learning of its existence, and the potential fatal nature of the Bedlam Bible, Old Joe is prompted to embark on a relentless quest to eradicate this ominous tome. With its evocative descriptions and thrilling narrative, this eerie and delightful short story by William Pauley III is yet another resounding success.
Title: The Tower
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 2 hours and 23 minutes
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Horror, Short Story
Read Start Date: January 27, 2023
Read Finish Date: January 31, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 1
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Something is happening to the residents of Eighth Block Tower…
There’s radiation in the walls. Salt covers the hallways. The food and water are poisonous. A giant green brain pulsates under the roof, pumping electric venom throughout the apartment building. The residents are trapped and losing their minds.
Sanity is a myth. Sickness is life.
See my review of The Tower here.
Title: Fight Tub
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Bizarro Fiction, Horror, Novella
Read Start Date: May 6, 2023
Read Finish Date: May 8, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 4
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: The story of a man who became his bathroom.
See my review of Fight Tub here.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Title: The Fungus
Author: Harry Adam Knight
Book Length: 192 pages
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Novella
Read Start Date: April 28, 2023
Read Finish Date: May 5, 2023
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong?
The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of England. Toadstools grow to twenty feet tall, and a case of athlete’s foot can mean a grisly and horrible death.
But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed into something unthinkably monstrous …
With a perfect mix of nightmarish horror and black humor, Harry Adam Knight’s cult classic The Fungus (1985) will grow on you. This edition features a foreword by the author.
My Review: The Fungus is a 1985 science fiction horror novel by Harry Adam Knight, a pseudonym of John Brosnan. The novel tells the story of a genetically modified fungus that escapes from a laboratory and begins to spread across England, quickly mutating and becoming increasingly deadly.
The novel begins with the introduction of Jane Wilson, a brilliant mycologist who is working on a project to create a new type of fungus that can be used to produce food. She hopes to create a mushroom that will end world hunger. Wilson is successful in creating an enzyme that when coming into contact with fungus, grows it to enormous proportions. She accidentally lets it escape the lab, causing widespread panic throughout England.
As the fungus spreads, it begins to mutate even further. It grows to enormous sizes, and it becomes increasingly deadly. People who are infected by the fungus begin to suffer from a variety of symptoms, including hallucinations, fever, and skin lesions. Depending on the type of fungus that came into contact with people, some are entirely consumed, while others are forced into a grotesque mutation / symbiosis with the fungus. In most case, eventually, the infection kills them.
The British government is quickly overwhelmed by the fungus. The military is unable to contain it, and the country is soon in chaos. People are forced to flee their homes, and food and water become scarce. The government eventually decides to quarantine England, and the country is cut off from the rest of the world.
The novel follows the efforts of a group of survivors as they try to find a way to stop the fungus. The group includes Jane’s husband, a former mycologist named Barry Wilson, a psychotic soldier named Terence Slocock, and a woman named Kimberley. The group travels across England, on a mission to get to Jane’s lab to find her notes. They hope that if they can figure out how she created the fungus, they can find a way to stop it.
I had never heard of this book before I saw it on the shelves of my local library. The Fungus is a terrifying and suspenseful novel that will keep you up at night. At times, the depictions of the mushroom infested humans was grotesque and gag worthy. The novel is well-written and suspenseful. The author does a great job of building up the tension and creating a sense of dread. The characters are well-developed and believable. The novel is also very thought-provoking. It makes you think about the dangers of scientific experimentation and the hubris of man.
Even though written in 1985, the topic of world hunger and scientists trying to find a solution, is still relevant today.
Overall, The Fungus is a great read that will stay with you long after reading it. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction horror novels.
Title: Fight Tub
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Bizarro Fiction, Horror, Novella
Read Start Date: May 6, 2023
Read Finish Date: May 8, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 4
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: The story of a man who became his bathroom.
My Review:
I received this audiobook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the 4th book in the Bedlam Bible series, but I haven’t read book 2 or 3 yet because they were archived on Netgalley before I had a chance to download them. In any event, it isn’t necessary to have read the previous books, as this one is stand-alone.
In this book, we revisit the 8th Block Tower, the peculiar structure where individuals (strange and sometimes mutated) reside for their entire existence despite the radiation in its walls. The plot follows a cluster of office employees stationed within the building, who gradually transform into a bathroom.
The protagonist wakes up one morning to discover that he is changing into his tub. When he shows up to work covered in bandages, his colleague is convinced that he is part of some fight club (hence the book name, Fight Tub). What could be worse than turning into your bathroom? Merging with the toilet bowl comes to mind. The fact that this disease seems to be contagious is a close second. Soon, the entire office is infected and changing.
Throw in a little love story and a cantankerous boss, and you’ve got yourself a great story! This story may be bizarre, but it is also really fun and hilarious. How does the author come up with this stuff? Another great book by William Pauley III and a definite must-read!
Title: The Tower
Author: William Pauley III
Audiobook Length: 2 hours and 23 minutes
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Genre: Fiction, Horror, Short Story
Read Start Date: January 27, 2023
Read Finish Date: January 31, 2023
Number of Book in Series: 1
Brief Summary of the Plot from Goodreads: Something is happening to the residents of Eighth Block Tower…
There’s radiation in the walls. Salt covers the hallways. The food and water are poisonous. A giant green brain pulsates under the roof, pumping electric venom throughout the apartment building. The residents are trapped and losing their minds.
Sanity is a myth. Sickness is life.
See my review of The Tower here.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
The Legal Alien 