Tasha Schiedel - Editing and Reviewing

  A horror filled, erotic escape for you, from the minds of Nikki Noir and S. C. Mendes. Eight short stories that will certainly have you cringing and gasping. Each story is filled with bizarre and gore scenes. Beware the heavy erotic theme in this one! You can thank these two authors for the awkward tingling in your nether regions! Hehe

 I found this graphic novel to be entertaining. I enjoyed the artwork and the story line. It does leave off with a cliffhanger, hopefully it won't be too long to wait for the next book.  Derek has been showing up in random places where a tragic event will happen. During one of those visits, he is with his wife, who dies during an event. Fast forward a few months and blacking out and traveling to other places of tragedy start to wear on him and he wants answers. He asks for help from a friend, Alice. She ends up traveling with him to another tragic event and witnesses what he is capable of.  I think this is going to an excellent story once the errors are fixed. Releases February 21, 2023 Thank you #NetGalley and #OniPress for sending me the ebook to review. #HustleHeartForetold

  I enjoyed this story by Jay Bower and David Viergutz. The first half of the book is leading up to the trip to a cabin on Slaughter Lake. The second half of the book is full of brutal satisfaction.  Years ago, Rebecca and her friends used to go to a cabin out at Slaughter Lake when they were in college. As the years pass, they lose touch with Jude, one of their friends. Jude is an odd guy, kinda creepy and all that. By chance, Rebecca and her fiance run into Jude and they invite him over for a cookout with the old gang. During the cookout, they bring up Slaughter Lake and decide they should go for a weekend, hang out again like they used to. The weekend at Slaughter Lake will be one to remember. While the ending was predictable, the story getting up to the end was not predictable. Lots of gore and cringe worthy parts in this story. This would be a fantastic book to take with you on a camping trip!

  This is a fun little novella of less than 100 pages and is a delight to read. It took about a couple of hours to read through it and I was entertained the whole time. This story is about a chef-in-training experiencing nightfish for the first time and needing to find out what nightfish actually is. Before I got too far into this book, I personally  looked up nightfish just to see if it is a real fish. Come to find out, it is! By the end of the story, what I saw online is not what the chef-in-training found.  I think the story flows well. It has a decent pace and is highly entertaining.  D. T. Neal is a wonderful storyteller. This is my second book by him, and I have decided I enjoy his writing style. I am looking forward to reading more.

  It is nice to find a new author that can sweep you off your feet and make you fall in love with reading all over again. In Gage Greenwood’s Winter’s Myth,  he takes you on a journey of epic proportions. With tales of survival, love, horror, redemption, and revenge; Greenwood has formed a story that will live in your heart for eternity.  For father Winter, his only reason to exist is to protect his two daughters, Violin and Candlestick. He uses stories of mythical gods and creatures to build their resolve and strength. This story is the journey of Winter, Violin, and Candlestick as they venture out on Earth after their underground home is ravaged by disease. Everything is new and old, safe and violent.  For those of you craving a deep and enchanting story, this is for you. There are so many memorable quotes. The world building is ethereal, the characters have such depth and beauty you can’t help but love them all. You will absorb this story unlike any other and in t...

  Lucy Leitner has written a hilarious horror filled story about a war between mega health nuts and those that don’t believe in their methods. I laughed out loud so many times reading this! In a hidden forest resides a group of people that help others overcome health issues, by drinking blood and changing to holistic choices. The town this forest is in, is not happy with this group of people, referring to them as vampires in a cult. There are so many twists and turns in this story to keep you second guessing on who survives the war and who wins. That ending was not what I was expecting! I have not read anything by Leitner before, but her sense of humor is definitely on par with mine. I need to read more of her stories!

  You ever walk into a room and think I’m not alone ? You look around and you don’t see anyone but you can’t shake the feeling. You get this overpowering oppressive feeling and know something bad happened here and the evilness is lingering, watching you.  Justin Boote’s newest horror story, Chasing Ghosts, is full of atmospheric evil. The book takes off with no letting up. I started it at night, and I recommend you do the same. The quiet and darkness around me intensified the evil. Welcome to Bradwell. Here is where you will find a home that has a troubling past. Many of its victims are in the sanitarium, Northgate. While others live the rest of their lives in prison. I picture in my mind a village so desolate and quiet with a deep history in violence. A home that claims its victims with no remorse. People on the verge of mental breakdowns and violent acts. And for what purpose? Why is this happening, again?  Boote’s writing is smooth and direct. It is easy to get hooked ...

  It is nice to find a new author for me that writes well and can put together a story that pulls me in and keeps me on my toes until the end. I enjoyed this book from start to end. Chad Miller is definitely on my radar and should be on yours as well. This book is set in the late 1880s, when men and women were viewed to have different values. During the time of inequality, one of the two main characters sees this injustice and values a woman’s opinion as an equal. That appeals to me greatly. While this is a topic in the book, it does not cause a distraction for the story. I just happen to like this because I am a woman.  Two best friends, John and Thomas, like to help people and solve cases of the supernatural kind. Using diary entries and personal letters, we follow the case of a missing doctor; who also happens to be a friend of John. The missing doctor was on his way to help a close friend in need when he vanished. John and Thomas travel to the town the doctor was last seen...

  Holy Road Ghost by John Mantooth Releases December 20, 2022 I found this story to be dark and engrossing. I loved every moment I spent in this story. The writing flowed smoothly and kept me immersed in the magic.  Fifteen year old Forest is on the run from her soon-to-be stepfather, Nesmith,  when she finds him doing something he should not be doing. Forest has a plan to make it to her grandmother's house miles away. While eluding Nesmith and his sister, she finds a gentleman wandering the forest lost and confused. Elijah becomes a close friend and someone she can rely on to help her make it to her grandmother's house. When she finally makes it to her grandmother’s home, Nesmith arrives and the final battle begins.  So much happens in this simple story. It is written in such a bleak and dark way, but it pulls you in to teach you how a young girl can delve deep into her heart and mind and find a strength she never knew she had.  I would consider this to be a ve...

  They Mostly Come At Night by Wesley Southard Releases November 8, 2022 Wesley Southard’s newest book is 11 short stories of frightful fun! I have read a couple of Southard’s novellas and I absolutely liked those stories! Southard has a smooth writing style. The stories start out strong, they stay strong, and they end with a bang. You really can’t go wrong with any of Southard’s books. Here is a breakdown of the stories.  The first short story, My Body, is about a culinary news reporter who decides to review the newest Italian food restaurant in town. That ending…ick!  Next is, The Length I’d Go. At what length would you go to not give into peer pressure? Turns out, someone out there goes to a lot of trouble to get what he wants.   The third story, Stuck, a very short and sweet story about being….stuck. Loved this one! Separated Self is a very neat story. It’s about second chances when you are an evil person or an all around jerk. The ending is perfect..  ...

  Malfi has such a pleasant way of writing stories. He goes into great detail about the characters and setting the scene. To me, that is a special gift. To be able to pull a reader in and send them into a dream land while they read the story. Everything I have read by Malfi, has done this for me. But, alas, this book of short stories fell flat for me. What I think happened is that for Malfi, he is a novelist. He can write long stories that are beautiful because he pays attention to the details. With novellas, you can’t really do that too much. And so I feel that is his downfall, his kryptonite, so to speak. Don’t get me wrong, these are awesome stories! They are just not enough to pull me in and keep me in the moment. I found myself bored, more often than not. I think each of these stories could have been a book within itself.   All four of these stories happen in the same universe. There are crossover characters in each story linking all of these characters into the same...

A dark and disturbing graphic novel about a book causing people to become vicious attackers. Author Olivia Kade wrote a book about the basic instincts of humanity. Such as routines, sex, anger, and violence. There is quite a bit of nudity and sex, which I was not expecting, but it isn’t over the top. I felt the story was lacking in sustenance, but the artwork makes up for that. I would continue this story and read the next in the series and possibly read the rest of them. This isn’t a bad graphic novel, I just wanted a bit more story to the art.  Thank you #NetGalley and Independent Publishers Group for the ebook. #TheLastBookYoullEverRead