I first discovered Steve Hockensmith in my library with his Pride and Prejudice and Zombies books. While I am a big fan of the original Pride and Prejudice, I thoroughly enjoyed Hockensmith’s addition of the zombies and his humour, so looked for more of his books. Happily, my library has the Holmes on the Range mystery series as audiobooks, and I listened to the first four in quick succession. By the last one, The Crack in the Lens, it was getting a little repetitive and I […]
Vortexes and Tarot Cards
I downloaded Steve Hockensmith’s The White Magic Five and Dime from the public library solely based on the cover, so I guess that works out sometimes. It was well-written and very funny, and had enough twists and turns to make it just fly by. The illustrations of tarot cards were great. I’m definitely going to put the sequel on my “to-read” list (although it doesn’t appear to actually be out yet…). Alanis McLachlan (she made that name up when she was 18, and admits that it shows) has been out […]
Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel Would Rate It Two Meth Teeth out of Five
Normally, I don’t break my one cardinal rule of reading – never ever ever get something from the Barnes and Noble bargain bin. But my eyes saw the magical words “Edgar Award” and I decided Edgar Award surely could trump the stench of bad bargain books. I was so so wrong. I stopped reading and went into “shut up and take my money” mode right after Edgar Award, so I didn’t notice the few qualifiers that came with Edgar Award – namely, “from the Edgar Award […]