Angie and Jan are two sisters who have very distinctive personalities. Both women carry deep scars from growing up with an abusive, alcoholic mother. The term SCABS stands for Sudden Crazy Ass Bitch Syndrome. … More “SCABS” by Isabella Ornot
SNATCH 2&20 Luke E. FellowsIndependently Published (2020)ISBN 9798639785795Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (05/20) Luke Fellows is a forty-something recovering hedge fund manager. Born in London, and educated at St. Paul’s School and Oxford University, he sacrificed his love of Classics for a Wall Street career, moving to New York City in 2000. After … More An Interview with Luke Fellows – Author of Snatch 2&20
“Snatch 2&20” by Luke Fellows is satirical novel so outrageous you know it has to be fiction, but its underlying ties to reality are such that you’ll either laugh out loud or just lay down and cry over the demise of humanity. Sounds extreme – and it is – delightfully so! … More Snatch 2&20 by Luke E. Fellows
MIND THE GAPGeorge TombsEvidentia Originals (2019)ISBN: 9781999384005Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (1/2020) “Mind the Gap” by George Tombs is one of the most unique stories I’ve read in some time. With quirky characters, a colorful storyline and an overall feeling you’ve just stepped into another world, it’s a lively, humorous dance revealing the … More “Mind the Gap” by George Tombs
ON SWIFT WINGS: THE TRAVAILS OF CYGNUSBrett M. WiensBW Literature (2019)ISBN 9781999098001Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/19) “On Swift Wings: The Travails of Cygnus,” is a stunning satirical debut novel by Brett M. Wiens. The story begins with the protagonist, Cygnus, finding himself stranded on an island after he is in a plane … More On Swift Wings: The Travails of Cygnus by Brett M. Wiens
PLEASE LET ME HELP: “HELPFUL” LETTERS TO THE WORLD’S MOST WONDERFUL BRANDSZack Sternwalker Microcosm Publishing (2018) ISBN 9781621064008 Reviewed by Rachel Dehning for Reader Views (8/19) “Please Let Me Help: ‘Helpful’ Letters to the World’s Most Wonderful Brands” by Zack Sternwalker is the compilation of letters Zack has written to major companies and people during … More “Please Let Me Help” by Zack Sternwalker
END TIMES: MORE GREAT ADVENTURES IN REAL AMERICA Michael McCordIndependently Published (2019)ISBN 9781075439926Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte for Reader Views (7/19) “End Times: More Great Adventures in Real America” by Michael McCord is the second book in his Real America Saga, a political satire set in the not-to-distant future that hits distressingly close to home. America … More “End Times: More Great Adventures in Real America” by Michael McCord
MONDAYS WITH MORTY Jim TilberryCreateSpace (2018)ISBN 9781978283534Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/18) In “Mondays with Morty” by Jim Tilberry, the year is 1975 and Walter Dill has just graduated from college with a degree in poetry. Unable to find work with this degree, he becomes a waiter at a Chinese restaurant. When his … More “Mondays with Morty” by Jim Tilberry
THE LAST THUNK Gerard Farrell Greenpoint Press (2018) ISBN 9780990619475 Reviewed by Carol Hoyer for Reader Views (01/19) Gerard Farrell’s “The Last Thunk” is a fast-paced, funny read on how the dog-eat-dog world of magazine publishing can consume your life while at the same time drive you to drink. In the story, Mitch Blake, the publisher, … More “The Last Thunk” by Gerard Farrell
COCKLOFT: SCENES FROM A GAY MARRIAGE Kyle Thomas Smith Gatekeeper Press (2018) ISBN 9781642372168 Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (11/18) A “cockloft” is defined as “a small loft or attic.” Urban Dictionary has another definition, but I will leave it at this one. In “Cockloft: Scenes from a Gay Marriage,” the author, Kyle … More “Cockloft: Scenes from a Gay Marriage” by Kyle Thomas Smith
