Author: Joshua Burns

Josh Reviews: Shadows Before The Sun by Kelly Gay

Josh Reviews: Shadows Before The Sun by Kelly Gay

Shadows before the Sun quickly passes the “Likable Fantasy Names” test with flying colors.   Our protagonist, Charlie Madigan, adores her daughter, Emma.   Hank, an astral plane-hopping siren, Alessandra, an oracle, Charybdon, one of the two alternate planes of existence, and Elysia, the other alternate plane of existence flaunt their Greco-Roman heritage.   Sure, […]

— Posted June 1, 2013 by Joshua Burns / 3 Comments
Josh Reviews: Under Attack by Hannah Jayne

Josh Reviews: Under Attack by Hannah Jayne

Under Attack would be better, in some ways, as a weekly strip in the funny papers alongside Garfield, gorgonzola, and briefcase-toting cavemen.   The red head on the cover shares little to no athletic ability with the donut-craving klutz we are lead to believe must save the universe.   This “joke”, the gun and stungun-toting […]

— Posted May 25, 2013 by Joshua Burns / 0 Comments
Josh Reviews: Visions of Chains by Regan Hastings

Josh Reviews: Visions of Chains by Regan Hastings

Visions of Chains gives us a vision of an America turned in upon itself to exterminate the witches.   The First Amendment is in danger of being overthrown so as to prevent the naysayers and yeahsayers alike from forming opinions about the witch topic. Over top of this political witch hunt, we have Deidre, the […]

— Posted May 18, 2013 by Joshua Burns / 2 Comments
Josh Reviews: Arcane Circle by Linda Robertson

Josh Reviews: Arcane Circle by Linda Robertson

Arcane Circle deserves a couple of candles to be lit and the invocation of a couple Nordic and astronomical powers before I start reviewing.   Here’s a yellow candle dedicated to the perspicacity of Venus.   And here’s a red candle to the steadfastness of Mars.   Why go to such ends before reviewing?   […]

— Posted May 11, 2013 by Joshua Burns / 6 Comments