Tag: reviews

• Review: Mystic & Rider by Sharon Shinn

  Disclaimer: Like most of my reviews of a sole title in a multi-book ecology, this review really covers elements common to the whole series, not merely the first book. The book is Mystic & Rider, and the series is called The Twelve Houses. Every so often, I revisit the backlist of authors I love. It […]

  K. M. Herkes

  December 26, 2014

  Book reviews

  books are food, craft, discrimination, plotting, reviews, social justice

• Review of The Glass Apple by Robert Franks

  3 stars out of 5 First, let me share a few words on my rating system, shared by Goodreads and the rest of the sane members of the planet. 3 is a good, solid “I liked it.” Amazon calls the midpoint “It’s okay,” in an underhanded attempt to push reviewers to rate higher or lower. […]

  K. M. Herkes

  October 4, 2014

  Book reviews

  books are food, reviews, rough-cut gem

• Review: The Thin Places by Laura Cowan

    My latest installment in a book review series loosely titled, “You Haven’t Read This Yet, but You Should.” I’m not a fan of short stories. Reading a collection is usually worse than going out for tapas. I spend too much money to get a bunch of different items, none of them offer enough to […]

  K. M. Herkes

  August 1, 2014

  Book reviews

  books are food, reviews, you haven’t read this yet

• Good Reviews are Better Than Kind Reviews

  Are you afraid to leave a bad review for stories by authors you know? Most people are. When a reader knows an author personally, (or has a professional relationship with one) there’s a commendable desire to protect that bond. What friend would want to hurt someone’s chances of success? What professional would want to be […]

  K. M. Herkes

  June 18, 2014

  Authoring, Book reviews

  craft, judgment, reading, recommendations, reviews

• Review: Hearts Before Diamonds by Bryan Fields

  Hearts Before Diamonds by Bryan Fields My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the latest in my “You Haven’t Read This Yet? You Should!” review series. “Hearts Before Diamonds” impressed me, and I am not easily impressed. Easily pleased, yes, and willing to overlook flaws in the interest of expanding my reading horizons, but […]

  K. M. Herkes

  June 14, 2014

  Book reviews

  internet gem, not-quite-steampunk, reviews, you haven’t read this yet