Month: December 2019

  • Joe’s Favorite Books of 2019

    Purposefully, I kept my reading goal lower this year. I wanted to focus on reading for quality instead of for quantity. That said, I hit my Goodreads goal of 50 books last week, as opposed to my goal of 75 for 2018. I would love to shoot for 100 books in a year, but I…

  • Joe Reviews: Blood Standard by Laird Barron

    I’m pretty sure that I’ve mentioned sometime in the past that Laird Barron is one my favorite authors. He’s up there in my top five, fighting for the number one spot with Livia Llewllyn, China Mielville, Clive Barker, and Thomas Ligotti.I was leery of reading something not cosmic horror by Mr. Barron. Everyone else in…

  • Joe Reviews: The Secret Name by Eve Harms

    Howdy! How are all of y’all doing out there on the interwebs? I hope well.I’m doing great! Do you know why?Because I had the pleasure of reading The Secret Name by Eve Harms!”Haven’t heard of it”, you say. Well, let me fill you in.If you’re like me and love libraries and stories involving demonic possession,…