literature

Currently reading The Eye of The Universe by Matt Waterhouse.

This hit way out of left field for me, the all knowing algorithm suggested it, and like a small fish presented with a shiny hook I decided to take a bite. It was on Kindle Unlimited and every time I read three meh books and think to myself “Self, I should cancel KU because it’s got a lot of mediocre literature.” something wonderful writhes out from the depths and takes me on an adventure. This was the one in a…

Fun but unfocused. I loved the concept. But for a short story it felt drawn out and the descriptions of the scenes and atmosphere took precedence over the plot or characters. The characters felt disposable (granted, for cosmic horror short story… aren’t we all?) and the reveal of the plot lynchpin was almost immediately ignored by even the main character. Gripes aside, I enjoyed it for what it was, I feel it would make a better Tales from the Crypt…

If you love pirates and cosmic horror (well, or just horror) This book is for you! You would think with all the ghost ships throughout history and the abyss that is the sea, you would have more swashbuckling cosmic horror tales than space tales, but you’d be wrong. Which isn’t to say that I don’t thoroughly enjoy space tales… but I digress. The three tales here are well written with believable characters. One thing I thoroughly enjoyed was these weren’t…