Richard Dansky

Jake Logan is one of those small-town kids who escaped to the big city. Maryville, North Carolina is where he grew up, but it never felt like home, so he moved on with his life when he reached adulthood, moved to Boston, and left his parents behind. Years later he has returned, his parents long past, to visit his ancestral home for a short while. It's not a day after settling in that things begin to go terrible wrong, and what at first seems like a string of bad luck quickly takes a turn for the preternatural.

This is a weird one for me. I didn't technically dislike it, but I found myself extremely disappointed by the ending. This is amost never the case with me, I generally accept a story for what it is and can acknowledge that the author did what they did for the reason, but this one had me puzzled, because the end felt out of character for the main character, and the entire time I felt like it was leading in the exact opposite direction.

Anyway, it was a decent book, if not a teensy bit stereotypical in most aspects. I enjoyed the experience, it was creepy in places, and overall I give it a not-great but perfectly satisfactory 3-stars.… (more)

The first thing I noticed about this book is the cover. I think it is gorgeous, and a bit misleading for a Gothic novel, it looks more like a fantasy with this cover, in my opinion. Well, you know what they say about covers and books. The author calls this book genre Snowbird Gothic, I have to admit I don't understand the term but Gothic it definitely is. I enjoyed this book, I haven't read a good scary story in awhile and the author did scare me in this one. There are some twists and turns and some unexpected points, which is always good in a ghost story. Take a look and tell me what you think!… (more)

Ryan Colter and his team have been working on the video game, Blue Lightning, but, due to budget constraints from up the ladder, Ryan’s manager has to scrap the video game in favor of adapting a shoot-em-up type game for older systems. Ryan has a real hard time with the decision and begins to seriously consider quitting and working on writing the book he wants to write full-time. Instead, Ryan throws himself into the next project to try to bring the entire team on board only to have Blue Lightning come back to haunt him. Blue Lightning has come to life and has no desire to be shelved and put in storage. Has Blue Lightning truly come to life or is Ryan imagining it all? Will Ryan find a way to save the game without losing his sanity?

An intriguing plot with fun, well-developed characters. Readers who are into gaming and game development will enjoy the gaming references and the idea of a game coming to life.… (more)