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    [Short Story Review] Doctor Who: The Bog Warrior By Cecelia Ahern & Exotic Earth Coffee Raise The Dead Blend

    Doctor Who: The Bog Warrior is a Cinderella retelling with a classic Doctor Who twist.Princess Ash is a displaced royal forced into servitude by her evil stepmother, Queen Xenotime, who gained control of the kingdom after resurrecting the dead from the bog and ordering the former rulers killed. Prince Zircon is the foreign prince who wishes to wed Princess Ash, but the evil Queen stands between them with her own plans – wedding the prince to a royal bog woman as a way to appease the bog people.

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    [Novella Review] Elderwood Manor By Christopher Fulbright And Angeline Hawkes & Peet’s Coffee Gia Organic Blend

    July 16, 2014

    [Book Review] Death By Vanilla Latte By Alex Erickson & Gevalia Kaffe Vanilla Latte

    June 14, 2017

    [Book Review] Cold Blooded by Amanda Carlson & Community Coffee and Chicory New Orleans Blend

    October 14, 2013
  • Books,  Science Fiction

    [Cover Reveal] Sugar Skulls By Lisa Mantchev And Glenn Dallas

    Welcome to Cyrene, a city where energy is currency and music is the lifeblood of its young citizens. Everyone lives on the grid, and the residents of the world’s largest playground are encouraged to pursue every physical and emotional pleasure imaginable.

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    Free Halloween Themed Books – Freebie Friday

    October 25, 2024

    [Novella Review] Homecoming By Cecilia Robert & Dark Matter Coffee A Love Supreme

    October 26, 2013

    Free Fall Cozy Mysteries – Freebie Friday

    September 22, 2023
  • Horror,  Science Fiction

    [Book Review] Nightlife: Night Terrors By Matthew Quinn Martin & Kicking Horse Coffee 454 Horse Power

    Nightlife: Night Terrors bundles together three stories, two novel length and one novella length, set in the Nightlife series. The well-written horror series follows veteran monster hunter Jack Jackson and novice Beth Becker as they seek out and kill bloodsucking creatures who feast on humans for their blood, and The Division, a secret organization hunting both the creatures and Jack & Beth.

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    [Book Review] Crane By Stacey Rourke & Coffee Shop Of Horrors Ichabod’s Dame

    April 10, 2015

    [Blog Tour & Giveaway] RecruitZ By Karice Bolton & Coffee Shop of Horrors Reanimator Morning Blend

    April 23, 2014

    [Novella Review] The Asylum For Fairy Tale Creatures By Sebastian Gregory & Raven’s Brew Coffee Wicked Wolf

    April 12, 2015
  • Books,  Coffee,  Fantasy,  Horror,  m/f,  NA,  Paranormal,  Science Fiction,  YA

    [Anthology Review] Grim Edited By Christine Johnson & CoffeeAM Black Forest Cake Flavored Coffee

    All of the short stories in Grim are retellings of classic fairy tales – and not the sanitized, Disney versions, oh no, these stories stay true to the essence of the original tales, which are much darker, grittier, and, in some cases, bloodier. There’s a good selection here with some modern retellings, some set in the fairy tale settings of olde (in a kingdom far far away during an indeterminable time), and yet others set in a technologically advanced future with a definite Sci-Fi feeling. To give you an idea of the many different characters encountered throughout this collection, you will find psychics who live in a trailer park, a…

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    [Book Review] For The Murder by Gabrielle Ash & Flying Crow Coffee Dark Times Blend

    August 23, 2022

    [Book Review] Hollow City By Ransom Riggs & Port Townsend Coffee Roasting Loop d’ Loop

    June 13, 2014

    Commodity Book Eau De Parfum Review

    July 9, 2017
  • Adult,  Adult,  Books,  Coffee,  Horror,  Mystery,  Paranormal,  Science Fiction

    [Novella Review] Nightlife: Hazardous Material By Matthew Quinn Martin & Joe Coffee Wake Up Joe

    If you've never heard the real life urban legend of the Polybius arcade games, I highly recommend Googling it before reading this novella – I really think it will increase your enjoyment of the story. According to the legend, which may or may not have some basis in reality, in the early 80’s a handful of Polybius game cabinets were placed in a select few arcades in Portland, Oregon. Apparently, the game was highly addictive, to the point of long lines forming and fights breaking out over who got to play next game, and reports were made of players exhibiting symptoms such as blackouts, amnesia, and night terrors. Periodically “men in…

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    [Novella Review] A Vampire’s Christmas Carol By Cynthia Eden & World Market Christmas Coal Coffee

    December 28, 2013

    [Book Review] Red Blooded By Amanda Carlson & Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co. El Chupacabra

    October 4, 2014

    [Book Review] What The Fang? By Stacey Kennedy & CoffeeAM Jack Frost Flavored Coffee

    April 1, 2022
  • Adult,  Books,  Coffee,  Horror,  m/f,  m/m,  Mystery,  NA,  Science Fiction

    [Anthology Review] Lovecraft’s Monsters Edited By Ellen Datlow & Boca Java Spiced Vanilla Bean Coffee

    I've only ever been a casual fan of Lovecraft, having never delved much into his work or Mythos, but I love his monsters – their intense otherness, the fear of the unknowable they strike in the heart of readers. An anthology paying homage to these monsters, kicked off with the work of Neil Gaiman, was a perfect fit for me.

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    [Book Review] Red Blooded By Amanda Carlson & Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co. El Chupacabra

    October 4, 2014

    [Book Blitz] The Harvesting Series by Melanie Karsak – Excerpt + Giveaway

    October 18, 2016

    [Book Review] Season’s Meetings By Amy Dunne & Paramount Coffee Ugly Sweater: Santa’s Gift to You

    January 10, 2015
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