I am a performer by trade and have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. My bookshelves are full of many genres but I have a love of fantasy, SciFi and steampunk which have only spurred my performing dreams to help one of these fabulous worlds come to life. I tend to read books with a lot of edge and grit; if it's got zombies, space battles or fantastical steam inventions, I'm in. When I'm not reading or off making my own adventures, I can be caught watching movies of every era, gaming, and being scandalously political like any good steampunk heroine.
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I am so happy to have Carrie Patel stop by Literary Escapism! She is getting ready for the release of her debut novel The Buried Life. The gaslight and shadows of the underground city of Recoletta hide secrets and lies. When Inspector Liesl Malone investigates the murder of a renowned historian, […]
Like a dark horse in the jam-packed alternate reality subgenre, The White List by Nina D’Aleo snuck up on me and delivered an entertaining tale. With an espionage undertone, we are introduced to a reality where people are not what they seem. Nina D’Aleo brings to life an eerie premise where […]
Urban Fantasy gets an epic new entry with Kristen Painter’s new Crescent City series. The first installment of this multi-layered tale is House of the Rising Sun. As someone who had not particularly liked Painter’s House of Commare series, I was pleasantly surprised to really enjoy this story. With a […]
One needs only watch TV or surf the net to realize that the troublesome midsection is actually a thing. However, the one I’m talking about isn’t about a few extra pounds. I posit that too many books have a troublesome midsection. The first few pages invite you into the story, […]
With a mix of Lovecraftian sensibility meets film noir, Greg van Eekhout gives us an interesting tale in California Bones. The backdrop is Los Angeles but it is far from the reality of today. Instead, LA of Eekhout’s imagining feels like old Hollywood with a magic twist. Magic is simply […]
The Duskwalker Series continues with the second installment in Morningside Fall. Jay Posey brings us back to the post apocalyptic world where monsters aren’t quite what they seem. Despite the pitfalls of Three, Posey shifted the focus to the intriguing perspective of a young boy. With this new outlook, life […]
Bringing more investigation into her latest installment of The Disenchanted & Co. steampunk series, Lynn Viehl creates a delightful story with The Clockwork Wolf. Romance takes a back seat to the intrigue and adventure, creating an all around amusing tale. Doing a favor for deathmage Lucien Dredmore, Kit agrees to interview […]
Masterful storytelling takes hold in Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan. In Hollow World, we learn that Sullivan can weave a story no matter the time period as he effortlessly brings us into modern-day suburban Detroit and two thousand years into the future. With intrigue and suspense, Sullivan shows a story that […]
Low magic fantasy gets a new entry in Aidan Harte’s Irenicon, the first installment of the Wave Trilogy. With elements of Italy and assassins, Irenicon often is reminiscent of a dark ages Assassin’s Creed 2. Harte weaves the concept of loyalty in a unique twist on a coming of age tale. […]
Urban Fantasy is turned onto its Science Fiction side in The Furies by Mark Alpert, which brings us a new kind of witch that is simply misunderstood and shows how magic is simply science wrapped in mystery. Alpert brings a refreshing authenticity to his story, creating a believable world which draws the […]
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