Reviews

Note:

I now review on FanFiAddict.com and Grimdark Magazine. I'm keeping my first reviews here for posterity.

Cold West by Clayton Snyder: A Review

The Weird West has never been so grim or bloody brilliant. Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors...

E L Crocker

Jun 8, 20234 min read

Reclamation by Richard Swan: A Review

Self-published space opera by the fantasy master... and it's kind of great Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this...

E L Crocker

Jun 8, 20236 min read

Narcissus by Adam Godfrey: A Review

Don't be vain... or you'll see your own veins. Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors (and readers)...

E L Crocker

Jun 2, 20234 min read

Perilous Times by Thomas D Lee: A Review

A New Fantasy Star is Born Note: This review is also posted on Goodreads and Amazon; this helps authors so if you like it too, please do...

E L Crocker

May 24, 20236 min read

Seeds of War by João F. Silva: A Review

Pace, story, characters, magic, fun, twists: you want it, you got it in this ambitious debut Note: This review is also posted on...

E L Crocker

May 4, 20236 min read

Gates of Hope by J E Hannaford: A Review

Your new favourite epic fantasy series begins. Note: I received this ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. This review is...

E L Crocker

Apr 21, 20236 min read

Attack of The Killer Tumbleweeds by Antonia Rachel Ward: A Review

Come for the title, stay for the characters in this fantastic B-movie pastiche Note: I received this ARC from the author in exchange for...

E L Crocker

Apr 6, 20234 min read

Have You Decided on Your Question by Lyndsey Croal: A Review

The future just got creepier Note: I received this ARC from Shortwave Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This review is also...

E L Crocker

Mar 30, 20233 min read

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee: A Review

The author of the Green Bone Saga goes small to write about big monsters. Note: I received this ARC from Tordotcom in exchange for an...

E L Crocker

Mar 23, 20235 min read

A Gamble of Gods by Mitriel Faywood: A Review

Indiana Jones meets Star Wars meets Mission Impossible meets Romancing the Stone but it's fantasy and sci-fi and it somehow works......

E L Crocker

Mar 20, 20235 min read

The Tyranny of Faith by Richard Swan: A Review

All aboard for a ride through the best of what modern fantasy has to offer in this remarkable feast for brain and heart. Standard note:...

E L Crocker

Feb 9, 20235 min read

My Favourite Reads of 2022 (in no particular order)

Narrowing these down was harder than giving the Sun frostbite. I need you to know that. The Generation Killer by Adam Simcox Sequel to...

E L Crocker

Jan 5, 20236 min read

The Long Nights by Tom Mock - A Review

Noir and horror combine in a dreamlike tale of creeping dread Standard plea: This review is on Goodreads and Amazon too; if you like it...

E L Crocker

Oct 24, 20223 min read

The Skin by J E Hannaford: A Review

A sea-based fantasy world that will drown you in its brilliance and leave you gasping for more Standard plea: This review is on Goodreads...

E L Crocker

Sep 27, 20224 min read

The Generation Killer by Adam Simcox: A Review

The world of cop ghosts goes global in this wildly ambitious action-packed sequel Standard note: This review has been posted on Goodreads...

E L Crocker

Sep 22, 20224 min read

The Trials of Ashmount by John Palladino: A Review

A magic system to die for and a lot of people who die Standard plea: This review is also on Goodreads and Amazon. This helps authors a...

E L Crocker

Aug 17, 20225 min read

Deerleap Hollow Book 2, Born to Endless Night: A Review

The return of the town where not harming the deer is just as important as not getting murdered. Note: This review has also been posted on...

E L Crocker

Aug 1, 20223 min read

Leech by Hiron Ennes: A Review

A startling genre mash-up that will be the most original book you read this year. Honest. This was an ARC given to me in exchange for an...

E L Crocker

Jul 18, 20225 min read

A Troll Walks Into a Bar by Douglas Lumsden: A Review

The were-rat alone is worth the price of admission Note: This review has been posted on Goodreads and Amazon as well. If you like the...

E L Crocker

Jun 28, 20224 min read

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman: A Review

There Will be Blood... This review has been posted on Goodreads and Amazon as well; this helps authors out so please do this too if you...

E L Crocker

Jun 15, 20224 min read