Chanticleer Book Reviews

Chanticleer is a Proud Sponsor of the Chuckanut Writers Conference

kbrown — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:08:30 +0000

We are proud to announce that Chanticleer Book Reviews is a sponsor of the 2013 Chuckanut Writers Conference.

Chanticleer Book Reviews will co-host a CWC Cocktail Reception with Whatcom Writers and Publishers on Friday, June 21st at six p.m.

We will also announce the 2012 CBR Grand Prize Winners along with [...]

An Editorial Review of “Semmant” by Vadim Babenko

S.J.S.Stanton — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:59:01 +0000

Editor's Note:This is this is one of the best books that I have recently read. I loved the writing and the complexity of the story along with the many philosophical questions and dilemmas that it presents.

The Cygnus Awards – Finalists 2013 Finalists for SciFi, Steampunk, Paranormal, Mythological, & Fantasy

Chanticleer — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:25:25 +0000

The Cygnus Awards recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of SciFi & Fantasy Fiction. It is a division of Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competitions.

The Journey Awards – 2013 Finalists for Narrative Non-Fiction

kbrown — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:14:52 +0000

The Journey Awards is to recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-fiction. The Journey Awards is a division of Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Awards Writing Competitions.

An Editorial Review of “Deadly Addiction” by Kristine Cayne

L. Costantino — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:55:13 +0000

Deadly Addiction captures the devastating effects of poverty and substance abuse on a First Nations community while portraying the love affair of one tribal member determined to help his people. As brutally violent as it is flirtatious, this novel offers readers a realistic glimpse of contemporary life on a First Nations reserve. The story is populated by wonderfully realized characters.

An Editorial Review of “The Grave Blogger” by Donna Fontenot

Elaine Douglas — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:05:48 +0000

Readers’ hearts will be racing as the story twists and turns and the suspense rapidly intensifies in this creepy “OMG-this could really happen” page-turner. Prepare to devour this fast-paced thriller in one sitting with the lights on and the doors locked.

An Editorial Review of “Maiden’s Veil” by Lisa Costantino

Virginia Herrick — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:11:39 +0000

The story exemplifies the psychological power that ancient rites have held and do hold over us, and the effects of these rites as they ripple through our consciousness or, more dangerously, our collective subconsciousness as they cross the barriers of time.

Google Goodness — Google+ Social Media Platform

kbrown — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:46:32 +0000

Google + usage ranks significantly in Google’s SEO equations for getting your site or information to the top of the Google Search pages food chain. This is a step by step guide to how to get started with Google+

“Virtues of War” by Bennett R. Coles won the 1st Place SciFi Military Category of the Cygnus Awards

Chanticleer — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:01:09 +0000

The author, Bennett R. Coles, an officer with plus 15-years experience in the Canadian Navy, demonstrates a crisp writing style, an impressive knowledge of military tactics and techno jargon, and an imagination crossed with a study of physics that has produced believable weaponry and space travel of the future.

“Magick by MoonRise” by Laura Navarre

Chanticleer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:26:09 +0000

If you are a devotee of "The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley and you enjoy sensuous romantic heat that threads through a great story, you will relish immersing yourself in the world Laura Navarre created that intersects sixteenth century English historical fiction with some surprisingly fresh interpretations of Arthurian legends, and then blends a new element into the mix: angelic lore.

“Unforgiving, The Memoir of an Asperger Teen” by Margaret Jean Adam

L Wilson Hunt — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:10:57 +0000

The memoir’s brave narrative, an inviting of mix diary excerpts and personal reflection along with some of her own very moving poetry, offers a clear view into the workings of the Asperger mind. One of the syndrome's hallmark symptoms is a lack of the ability to understand the subtleties of non-verbal communication. Social cues such as body language and facial expressions are opaque to its victims, whose resultant awkward and seemingly inappropriate behavior can leave them feeling isolated and misunderstood.