Category Archives: Book Review

Book Cover Redesign, Book Promotion, Book Release, Book Review

Horror Reads – Video Review

Leave a comment

As part of the ‘Caveat Emptor‘ re-cover/re-launch I posted the book on NetGalley for a month. Positive results are already drifting in, including this excellent video review by David Royce over at Horror Reads.

I especially like his assessment ‘This is not really a haunted house, but it is a house that is haunted.’ What a brilliant way to sum the story up. The influences of writers like the late, great James Herbert (who lived and is buried 76 miles from me) on my own work weren’t lost on him, either. Clearly, a man who knows his horror fiction.

A big thanks to David. If you haven’t checked out his informative YouTube channel, it’s well worth a look.

You’ll find the video review below, or can view it on YouTube’s own site here.

Book Review

A Happy Monday

Leave a comment

Well, if you’re going to start the week off right, waking up to the book review I found this morning is one good example of how to do it.

When I released my debut horror novel, ‘Maria’s Walk,’ I chose not to solicit reviews from anyone and just let the chips fall where they may. I’m an author in a number of different genres, but decided to let my horror work develop organically and see what sort of responses (if any) it received.

The following succinct review is from a reader in the US on Amazon, who found the tale to have had an emotional impact upon her. Clearly the mix of horror, romance and good old-fashioned storytelling worked like a charm here. It was so nice of this lady to jot down a few kind words, and also very much appreciated.

MW-Review1

So, a big thank you to ‘Jennie’ – whoever she may be – for making my Monday morning such a happy one with this first review of my first horror novel. I’m glad you enjoyed the book. Your encouragement certainly made sitting down to continue work on my second horror novel an effortless task.