Published Reviews

The Fix, Short Fiction Reviews reviews Sails and Sorcery by Danielle Ackley-McPhail In “Consigned to the Sea” by Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Sionna and her daughter, Kate, have been captured by North Sea pirates who want Sionna to show them a course... Read More »	Wild Violet Vol VI, Issue 3 - Mortal Coil reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail The editors of Bad-Ass Faeries have collected stories about faeries much edgier than the sparkle-winged Tinkerbelles who dominate popular culture, returning the... Read More »
The Huntress Reviews (cross posted on Amazon.co.uk) reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail So here are nineteen Faery tales which in no way resemble the cute little faeries of our childhood. Some stories are written better than others, but all of them... Read More »	Small Press Reviews reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail If we were to randomly approach a person on the street, say a construction worker or a no-frills politician, and ask that individual what characteristics a faerie... Read More »
The Harrow: Original Works of Fantasy and Horror, Vol 10, No 7 (2007) reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail Standout stories include Elaine Corvidae's "Hollow Dreams," in which Pook runs with a group of homeless kids, empowered but haunted by his halfbreed... Read More »	Tangent Online reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail "At The Crossroads" by Danielle Ackley-McPhail is one of the true gems in Bad-Ass Faeries. Lance is a half fae, half human motorcycle gang leader. His... Read More »
Horror Reader reviews Bad-Ass Faeries by Danielle Ackley-McPhail If the title brings to mind Tinkerbell with twice as much 'tude and heavy armaments, and you've got this anthology in a nutshell....Overall, I'd have to say this... Read More »	San Francisco Chronicle reviews Dermaphoria by Craig Clevenger "In a way, Dermaphoria is the literary equivalent of the cult film Memento... reminiscent of William Gibson's work, but Clevenger has his own attitude and a... Read More »
USA Today reviews The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger "Clevenger's talent is revealed in his ability to create a true testament to the resilience of the human spirit." Read More »	Kirkus Reviews reviews The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger "Immaculately detailed and emotionally explosive: this is rolling, riveting stuff..." Read More »

Booklist reviews The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne Summoned home after a 10-year absence by a neighbor's shocking phone call, Cat enters the farmhouse where she wasn't so much raised as pummeled into submission . A... Read More »	Romance Reviews Today reviews The Forbidden Daughter by Shobhan Bantwal Beautifully written, with realistic dialogue and characters who will make your heart ache at times, THE FORBIDDEN DAUGHTER is a worthy successor to Ms. Bantwal's... Read More »
Bookchase reviews Theft of the Master by Ted Davison Edwin Alexander’s complicated plot is filled with memorably unique characters that are, at times, more fun than the plot itself but, by the end of Al Hersey’s... Read More »	Merry Genre Go Around Reviews reviews To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear The third werewolf romance (see DESTINY OF THE WOLF and HEART OF THE WOLF) is an enjoyable action-packed thriller from the fiery onset to the mystery of what is... Read More »
The Agony Column, Bookotron.com reviews Ice Song by Kirsten Imani Kasai Kasai's prose is up to the challenge of a setup reminiscent of the genre-changing classic by Ursula K. Leguin, 'The Left Hand of Darkness.' 'Ice Song'; is a... Read More »	DarqueReviews.com reviews To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear To Tempt the Wolf is the third installment in the werewolf series by Terry Spear. Each release has been even more exciting than the last, and they can also be... Read More »
Entertainment Weekly reviews I'm Down by Mishna Wolff All of Wolff's experiences funnel into this buoyant memoir, which is rich in detail but never feels overembellished. Memories about the struggle to fit in can seem... Read More »	Ann Rule's author website reviews The Road Out Of Hell by Anthony Flacco I am honored that Ann Rule has included "The Road Out Of Hell" in her "Recommended Reading" on her website, calling it a book of "a superlative true book on... Read More »
Booklist reviews Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home by Maria Finn Finn has penned a lively debut memoir, brimming with tango history and lore. Read More »	Shelf Awareness reviews How to Get Divorced by 30: My Misguided Attempt at a Starter Marriage by Sascha Rothchild In How to Get Divorced by 30, Rothchild recalls her walk down the aisle at 27 and the decision she made to end the union less than three years later. But there's... Read More »