Derek Bailey's Blog: DB Books and Reviews, page 32

REVIEW: EVERYONE DIES AT THE END

INTRODUCTION 
I'm not often one for the zombie apocalypse theme. I think it's overdone and all too formulaic to be of any real entertainment value. I also just don't find that zombies are a compelling type of villain. Vampires are scary because they are smart AND powerful AND eat people. Zombies just kind of eat people most of the time. Occasionally they are stronger or faster than average

UPDATE: 6/17/2015

I feel that the blog is well underway now. Previous content is posted and several new items were added including the reviews for Hollow Towns which was pretty great and Fade to Black which unfortunately left a bit to be desired. While I did not finish Stormdancer as part of this round, I will be making sure to get it read before my next reading cycle. I also managed to construct a set of trivia

NEWS: Goodreads Giveaway for DIGITARUM

From now until July 6, 2015 one of three paperback copies of DIGITARUM can be won by entering the Goodreads giveaway at https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

There are three chances to win and a lot of folks have already entered for it which is kind of blowing me away.

NOTE: Goodreads selects the winners, I only supply the contest and provide the rewards.

REVIEW: FADE TO BLACK

INTRODUCTION 
Every now and then I like to try something a little different from what I normally read. Before I started using the Kindle app on my tablet, I was rather narrow in my choice of literature. If something wasn't required for a class or didn't fit my interests exactly, then I just did not give it a chance. Now that I am into using Kindle, I've found it a lot easier to get into things

REVIEW: HOLLOW TOWNS

INTRODUCTION
The apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic genre has really spiraled a bit out of control lately what with all the zombie movies and strange science fiction-y wasteland adventures that are out there for audiences' consumption. This sort of story doesn't feel quite as tired as other narrative types, but there's certainly enough of it out there for it to be arguably overdone. That said, the

TRIVIA: DIGITARUM - Inspiration

Digitarum is a world that required a lot of thought and prior planning. Like most writers, a lot of the ideas for the story came from things that existed before. Below is a list of some of the things that influenced me during the process along with some other fun facts.

Do note that there will be SOME spoilers due to the nature of trivia. This installment of DIGITARUM Trivia will be fairly

MY WRITING: Short Story Contest

Both of the stories that I submitted for a short story anthology are officially accepted in an upcoming publication. And they are both awarded! 


Like I said, the work is not yet available for purchase. Currently I am working on making some requested edits and tweaks to the stories and I will also be helping out with the cover in addition to possibly lending some assistance toward the

UPDATE: 6/4/2015

Now that I am all caught up on the reviews that I've already done, the posts can come at a much steadier pace as well as have a bit more diversity in their subject matter. I'll still keep the reviews coming as fast as I can, but now I'll be able to provide different kinds of posts as well.



I'm currently reading:


Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

I bought the hardcover for this a little while ago.

REVIEW: INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US VOLUME 1

INTRODUCTION
I've always been massively into all things superheroes. I love the Marvel movies, and was blown away by the DARK KNIGHT trilogy. I'm also obsessed with THE FLASH, ARROW, and GOTHAM (network TV shows). As you can see, there's no brand loyalty with me, I just like whatever happens to be good. I think a lot of this obsession comes with how much I have always loved mythology. It's not

REVIEW: THE DEVIL'S PLAYTHINGS

INTRODUCTION
I have always been a huge fan of any piece of fiction that tries to tackle good and evil. I don't mean the cheesy heroes vs villains plotline, but rather the type of narrative that questions what good and evil are. The hard truth about these abstract concepts is that they aren't actually that easy to define and when a story acknowledges this, things can get very interesting.