Sharon Maria Bidwell

It’s very seldom I buy something too beautiful to use. I’m one of those who believes if you’re too frightened to use it then it’s a waste to buy. Don’t buy things you can’t use or aren’t beautiful. Things you buy you should need or they should enhance your life. I haven’t always adhered well […]

There are some books that as a writer you stumble across and just hate. This is one of those books. As a writer, you hate such a novel because it makes you feel inadequate, a charlatan. This is misdirection, of course. I know I can write. Reader response tells me that. That’s not to say […]

Note: Alan Moore is best known for his work in Graphic Novels. I never expected to read something like this from the man who wrote The Extraordinary Gentlemen and V for Vendetta. Also note that this review is just my opinion of the book. Poetry either speaks to you or it doesn’t. It’s a very […]

Recuperating from the traumatic events of a bomb blast and therefore, his physical and emotional injuries, Nat Brooke is sent to stay at Partington Towers, which in the character’s own words looks more like a Victorian lunatic asylum than a place to rest and heal. This is supposed to be a quiet place in the […]

Quite simply, I love this book. I’ve read Rick R.Reed’s I.M. and thought it was good, if you like or can stomach the horror/thriller genre, but truly “In the Blood” needs to be considered on its own merits. I only mention previous work for comparison. Ask Rick and he’ll tell you that he’s written other […]

As incongruous as it is to compare this book with my “Snow Angel”, as they are in totally different genres, completely different stories and different characters, I couldn’t help thinking one thing — of how both Anne and I created a story based around a character’s very human flaws and how that makes for a […]