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On reading: The Edge by James Smythe

February 18, 2021February 9, 2021 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · James Smythe · on reading · science fiction · The Anomaly Quartet · The EdgeLeave a comment

The third instalment of The Anomaly Quartet does not disappoint.

On reading: The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

January 27, 2021December 13, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Jeffrey Cranor · Joseph Fink · Night Vale · on reading · The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your HomeLeave a comment

Take a trip down memory lane with the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home

On reading: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

January 21, 2021January 19, 2021 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: Black sun · book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · epic fantasy · fantasy · on reading · Rebecca RoanhorseLeave a comment

Beautiful, epic fantasy with violence and rough edges. Roanhorse takes you on a thrilling journey into an original, refreshing world.

On reading: Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

January 6, 2021November 30, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: Blacktop Wasteland · book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · heist thriller · on reading · S.A. CosbyLeave a comment

Blacktop Wasteland is an adrenaline filled heist thriller, wearing its heart on its sleeve.

On reading: The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

December 16, 2020November 30, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Donald Ray Pollock · on reading · Southern gothic · The Devil All the TimeLeave a comment

Bleak, desperate, gruelling – a masterfully woven look into the interconnected lives of some fascinating, tragic characters.

On reading: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

December 9, 2020November 30, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Earthlings · Ginny Tapley Takemori · japanese fiction · on reading · Sayaka MurataLeave a comment

Unusual and unnerving, this book is something more than what its cover suggests.

On reading: The Five Turns of the Wheel by Stephanie Ellis

December 2, 2020November 28, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Folk horror · horror · horror books · on reading · Stephanie Ellis · The Five Turns of the WheelLeave a comment

Ellis turns her hands to folk horror, drenching it in fire and blood. Enter the countryside at your own risk.

On reading: The Invention of Sound by Chuck Palahniuk

September 10, 2020August 30, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Chuck Palahniuk · horror · horror fiction · on reading · the invention of soundLeave a comment

Palahniuk’s back with a dark, satirical commentary on the entertainment business and the machine that grinds the sheen

On reading: The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier

September 3, 2020July 31, 2020 Categories: Book Reviews · BooksTags: blood · book recommendation · book review · Book Reviews · Chris Panatier · dystopian fiction · horror fiction · on reading · The PhlebotomistLeave a comment

Panatier paints a refreshing, original dystopia that’s going to get your blood pumping (sorry).

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tamara writes mainly dark, surreal tales with a touch of science fiction. Her novel Grind Spark was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2014.

She has been published in various places including The Arcanist, The Alarmist Magazine, New Scientist Culture Lab, 365 Tomorrows, The FlashDogs Volumes 1 and 2, and Flash Fiction Magazine.

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