The Art of Broken Things Joanne Anderton Trepidatio Publishing (January 21, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers As I’ve noted before, single-author story collections with eclectic themes are always a big risk for the reader—all too often they’re filled with more misses...
Shadowdays Polly Schattel JournalStone (January 28, 2022) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Shadowdays is a deep and disturbing character study of a nurse named Melissa Sweet. Three years ago, she accidentally killed an infant in her care by giving him the wrong dose of...
The Gypsy Moths Greg F. Gifune JournalStone Publishing (December 3, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers There comes a time in almost every horror writer’s career when they’re practically obligated to write a coming of age narrative: Robert R. McCammon wrote the classic...
Touched by Shadows Vaughn A. Jackson JournalStone Publishing (December 10, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers Thirteen-year-old Oumou is a powerful telekinetic. She’s been raised in a laboratory by unethical scientists who experimented on her, and has no real memories of...
The Workshop of Filthy Creation Richard Gadz Deixis Press (October 25, 2021) Reviewed by Andrew Byers What a brilliant novel. Set in Victorian London, this is the story of Maria, a strange young woman brought to the city by Professor George Hobson, who brought Maria...
