Charles Miske Author

Half a Huntress: a werewolf shifter romance story by Emma Daze My rating: 1 of 5 stars Just. Don't. Do. It. It's a trap! It's about maybe 10 pages long. Limited backstory of protagonists. Single incident. And we're then told "Buy more books to find out what happens" Talk about cliff-hanger. If I'd had a bit more time to care about anyone, it might be a consideration, but the cliches are thick and there's no compelling reason to continue. Unless you are so totally hungry for human-were love stories that you'll put up with this in order to read one. Which might happen over the next handful of books. View all my reviews

The Gratitude Revolution: How To Love Your Life and Be Inspired By The World Around You by Laura Moreno My rating: 4 of 5 stars This took a while longer to read than expected. If you spend the time on each of the sections of this book, you'll probably spend a lot of it. It's pretty comprehensive to see all the various forms and means and ways to express and feel gratitude. Start off by saying Thank You for everything that comes as a blessing in your life, even those disguised as challenges. You'll be glad you did. Several of the exercises or tasks outlined could take weeks to achieve if you give it your full attention. Some of them could become lifelong habits. Give it a shot. Minor editing issues but nothing you can't read through, some maybe not even noticed. View all my reviews

Devil in the Countryside by Cory Barclay My rating: 5 of 5 stars Rare for me to give a 5. I also don't normally like Historical Fiction quite so much. This was a very engaging book. Difficult to set down for very long. But alas, I do have a job ... This chunk of history is a sad period in our European heritage, and it seems fairly presented not to take sides. There are no real obvious exclusively good or bad characters or groups. It is a war, after all, and the victor, should there be one, will rewrite history to suit their marketing position. (in this case while battles were won and lost, ultimately it resulted in an uneasy truce as it played out over the centuries) The wrap-up could have been skipped. Writing excellently edited. There is a very interesting tidbit of activity in the wrap-up that subtly hints at a different interpretation of events in the book. Very interesting indeed. The author clearly states there is a probable sequel, and I might have to keep my eyes open fo...

THE BETTER SMOOTHIES BOOK : For Health and Weight Loss and Diet: Healthly Blender Smoothie Mixes For Good Healthy Shakes. Be a Health Drink Smoothie Pro! by Sally Primrose My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5 stars for a recipe book? Sure enough. It's concise, clear, easy to understand and the choices of smoothie are pretty yummy looking. I've been making my own smoothies for quite some time, and I loved especially the ones with a shot of protein powder. Those are my favorites for sure. I won't review the tastes of the smoothies, since that's all personal preference, but I think the author did a great job here in presenting them. View all my reviews

Dark Beginnings by Michael Robertson Jr. My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was okay enough. I finished it without much struggle or forcing myself to. There were some oddball word combinations, like thinking faster than typing kind of issues. There was a slightly annoying level of explicit foreshadowing as "what he was about to see in the next three paragraphs would change his life forever" and such. To me that's a break in the narrative that boots the reader out of the story. About the story. I think it's meant to lead you gently into the actual series of books, being a Level 0 novella. I glanced at the hint of the next book and won't be getting it. There's no compelling reason for Lance to go on his mission. It's kind of handed to him without his active participation. That being said, if you want a non-scary "ghost story" to kill an hour or two, it's pretty okay. View all my reviews

Patenting Peter by Jason Werbeloff My rating: 4 of 5 stars I liked it way too much for what it was. The ending was catchy enough to pull it all together in spite of numerous shortcomings. If this is a hint of "Defragmenting Daniel" I might push that up a few notches in the reading queue. Not keen on the world in this dystopia, nor the people in it, but if it all implodes into chaos and despair, all is not lost. View all my reviews

Survival Aptitude Test: Sound by Mike Sheriff My rating: 4 of 5 stars If you read it as a standalone and assume that the ending is just the way it is, without reading the teaser for Book 2 (available now via email for most people who can install the app) you'll be a happy camper, like I was. Our poor hero takes a beating and keeps on ticking, and I was mildly disappointed he didn't get the big payoff after all that, which of course would have really made this a standalone, right? Since there is an obvious Book 2 that shouldn't count as a spoiler. It would be illogical for a Book 2 had there been any other result. Since it was "FREE" and I am technologically skilled enough to get it without the app, I have Book 2, but haven't started it yet. Not sure if I prefer just riding along with the ending of Book 1 or not yet. View all my reviews

Princess Dracula by John Patrick Kennedy My rating: 4 of 5 stars It's a really good story once you squeeze past the intro. I'm not sure that's really relevant though. The "hint of next book" at the end seems a bit overblown, and I'm not sure if it will matter or not. I wasn't interested enough to pursue it. The whole rabbits and squirrels thing was way overemphasized. I really wanted to see her go full vamp and clean out a village. Alas... So, 4 stars? Yeah, it was a good enough story for me. YMMV. View all my reviews

Passenger 66: A Psychologically Thrilling Short Story With a Seat Grabbing Twist by Tralandice Hogan My rating: 1 of 5 stars I'm not quite sure which book was read for the higher reviews. The stilted language, unrealistic airplane events, unrealistic physics, unrealistic crash scene, and non-seat-grabbing-twist all add up to a 1-star in my book. View all my reviews

Death Becomes Her by Michael Anderle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Two. Words. Kick. Ass. This is a sweet ride of a book that begged me to keep reading it in spite of work, sleep, etc. I totally dug the protagonist and might actually get the rest of the next dozen books in the series. That would be the first time in over a year that I've gone on with a series. It's really that good. Interesting take on the vampire mythos. Can hardly wait to see if Area 51 makes a guest appearance here. And where do were's come from? View all my reviews

Lost Shadows by Nathan Gregory My rating: 5 of 5 stars You could read it as a stand-alone and miss nothing if you blow off the low-key pass-off to the next book. Clean, no romance at all. A 10-year old thinking with properly used semi-colons in sentences? Suddenly appearing in a 23 year-old body with the full intellect of 10 year-old? Minor plot inconveniences, but you can ignore them and read it as a comic book. Decent editing. All that being said, I did really enjoy the book so 5-stars. View all my reviews