Tag Archives: review

Re-Release of Captive at Christmas: A Review

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Back in April, I read and reviewed Captive at Christmas.  Well, it got picked up by Titan InKorp and Danielle Taylor flushed it out.  Best part is that all of the original reviews are still there on Amazon.  In honor … Continue reading →

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The Thinker

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The review is scared Honesty is a must No book is truly horrid Or perfect in every way The stars are secondary To this critic’s words A positive is shown Along with what needs work Favorite characters And weak subplots … Continue reading →

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Briefly on Review Ratings

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I noticed something about the overall rating for a book on Amazon. The one that needs to stay at 4.0 for some advertising sites to work with you. It’s. a simple fact: It’s utter bullshit. Seriously, you can’t get a … Continue reading →

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The Oldest Man in the Universe by Tuan Ho (Free for 5 Days!)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I recently read The Oldest Man in the Universe by Tuan Ho.  This is a short story available on Amazon Kindle and it is free for the next 5 days. This is a very quick read, so I can’t go … Continue reading →

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Deeper by Jane Thomson

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I recently finished reading Deeper by Jane Thomson.  This is the story of a mermaid (they’re called mers) that wants to be human, so it’s a retelling of ‘The Little Mermaid’.  That’s where the similarities end. There is an odd … Continue reading →

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Shadows Over Sheradan

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a review of Shadows Over Sheradan by Scott Barker: The world that Scott Barker created is amazing.  I love how he drew me into his world and everything made sense.  There wasn’t a moment where I thought something … Continue reading →

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Amazon Review Message! Urgent! Important!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, two of my 5-star reviews were recently deleted with no warning.  I have no idea why since they (like all of them) were legitimate reviews.  Anyway, this could turn into me losing a lot more reviews by the time … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: Zombie Phreak

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

As I’ve stated, I’m going to be hosting a guest blog on Thursdays.  To help me test this new event is the blogger, Zombie Phreak.  He is an Amazon reviewer and a good friend that was nice enough to be … Continue reading →

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Wreck-It Ralph Review

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A movie review by me?  Well, I’m going to give it a shot . . . I make all my apologies in advance for this one.  Possible SPOILERS for anyone who has never seen a Pixar film before.  Also, I … Continue reading →

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Interesting Trend of the 1’s and 2’s

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I got my first review in regards to the free weekend.  A 2-star review, which demonstrates this trend that I’ve noticed.  Reviewing a book that you haven’t finished. I’m curious if this is a common practice.  A convention goer I … Continue reading →

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