Full disclosure: I read this book because it was on a list of books “to read before you see the movie” even though I have no intention of thinking of considering seeing the movie. Period. I liked the cover. Shallow, but true. Little did I know it was about cancer. The thing is, this wasn’t […]
Book Review: Odd Apocalypse by Dean Koontz
I love Odd Thomas. I really do. The character has charmed me from the first book in the series… until now. Suddenly, he has an enigmatic sidekick… and I don’t like her. She seems to serve no real p This entry in the series relies on intricate science theories and horror instead of Odd’s talents […]
Author Todd Keisling Live Event! November 15, 9:00 P.M. EST
Friend of the Verge, author of A Life Transparent and The Liminal Man, wants to talk to you tomorrow, 11/15. Well, read to you, actually. And talk. But not just to you. Oh, just read this note from Todd: To celebrate the release of Miseria’s Chorale, a new horror anthology published by Forgotten Tomb Press, […]
Major Announcement from the Verge!
I am thrilled to announce that I am going to have some help with the book review portion of this blog. And this isn’t just any help. It’s my brother, David. He is a prolific reader with eclectic tastes. He has been a big […]
If You Were Here by Alafair Burke
I might have mentioned that I’m rarely surprised by books or movies. I’ve read so many thrillers/mysteries and seen so many suspense movies that I can almost always see the twist coming. When I find a book that surprises me, I LOVE it. Gone Girl had plenty of twists, and it’s not surprising that people […]
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: Review
I wanted to read Gone Girl sooner. I mean, it’s been on bestseller lists for year. My book discussion group is through our local library, so if we want to get our books through them, we can rarely read something new because they are all checked out with a zillion holds on them. In other words, […]
Welcome Author Vanessa Skye!
The strange and unusual world of inspiration I have wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. But like most wannabee novelists, life got in the way. After high school, I got into university and studied journalism, not because I wanted to be a journalist in particular, but because […]
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian are Strangers I Don’t Want to Meet at Night
I just finished reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t what I got. It was definitely strange. And a lot happens at night. But what about the herbalists and their bizarre obsession with the 10-year-old twin girls who just moved into town with their family? What […]
Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen – the Monkey is Bad but the Book is Good
If you have read Hiaasen before, you know that he writes environmentally friendly novels… with bizarre characters… and even more bizarre circumstances. This one contains a bad monkey, a severed arm with the middle finger up, mango popsicles, greed, violence, and revenge. Just another day in Florida. It’s out this summer. Read it. You won’t […]
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer
This is not a new book… but we read it for my book club and everyone was pleasantly surprised. I say “pleasantly” because I am that member who chooses books outside of everyone’s comfort zone. This was a compilation of short stories that was wonderfully written. Each was a snapshot of a life in transition. […]