A review by shannonlovesbooksandreading
D is for Dinosaur by Rhonda Parrish
3.0
D is for Dinosaur is an anthology of 26 interesting, intriguing and far out concepts. Each story is a little stranger, more fanatical than the last. This anthology is book 4 of a series of anthologies.
A is a story by Michael M Jones. It is a fun and interesting story about Tanith and her inner “beast”. Tanith must learn how to control this beast in order to be happen in life. A is for Angry
B is the second story in this anthology and is by Simon Kewin. This story is about Bronte who dreams of being a raptor although she would rather be a flying type of dinosaur so she could continue to “rise above” since that is her life motto. B is for Bronteaurus
C is a story by Brittany Warman. It’s a short story about being free, small and brave at the same time. C is for Catechism
D is by CS MacCath. This is a story about “…your people are dinosaurs in need of a mass extinction event.” This story includes slaves, power hungry leaders and a little violence. Another interesting story.
E by Gary B Phillips is the sad story of a photographer who happens to be a dad. He learns the bigger picture of life and happiness.
F is a story by L.S. Johnson. It tells about the unhappy marriage of Robert and Carol. Robert becomes abusive and starts to believe in a serpent type of species that lives on an island. He researches the myths and decides the myth is actually true. Discovery at what cost? Can Carol ever recover from this adventure?
G is a story by Suzanne J. Willis and tells about Pax, Abby and Evers. Pax is destined to become like his ancestors, but he just wants to protect his friends.
H is by Megan Englehardt which tells about beings transforming into humans and back into fish type creatures. Interesting idea.
I is for Invasion and is written by Michael Fosburg. It is about Kitarcha and how the Inaan people fight to survive.
J is for Jewelry by Jeanne Kramer-Smyth.Bonnie is a smuggler of cells which can only be transported through her own bone marrow. The cells come from Mars and when there is a delay in the transport it seems as if Bonnie’s body may use those cells and turn her into a dinosaur. Can Snyder help her in time?
K by Pete Aldin is the ultimate fish story. It is short and not so sweet.
L is by Alexandra Seidel. This story tells about Corvy and her inattentive mother. Corvy finds a glowing rock on their planet which is not Earth. This rock could mean many things. What will become of Corvy and her parents because of this rock?
M is for Mentation. It is a story by Michael B Tager and is about Eddy and Julia. It includes time travel and a cloning experiment gone wrong. This story was entertaining in a crazy way.
N is by KV Taylor and is about the child Julia who is able to bring dead things back to life. But what would it take for Julia to live?
O is by Amanda C Davis and is a strange story about Hazel and Zig. They time travel in order to save or create a different world through the destruction of all that is good.
P is another interesting story. This one is by Beth Cato. Cousins Reina and Carmen must get along. Carmen’s imaginary friend is a velociraptor named Vincent, who seems so much more than an imaginary friend. Would be interested in seeing if there was more to this story.
Q is by Lynn Hardaker. This is a magical story about a brother and a sister who must protect each other and an egg that will possibly hatch into a dinosaur. But not if “Uncle” Mitch has anything to say about it.
R is by Sara Cleto and is about two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, who discover bones in their mother’s garden. The bones are removed from the ground and taken for study. The bones seems to help the girls remember a different time.
S is by Jonathan C Parrish. This story is about how time stands still but also hoe is passes so quickly. Good times and bad.
T by Samantha Kymmell-Harvey is about a little girl named Maebelle. She lives in a time where dinosaurs are used as commonly as a horse. Their skins are used like any other animal for clothing and handbags. The dinosaurs are also used in studies and experiments in labs. Maebelle believes she has a different way to accomplish the same goals.
U is an unusual story by Michael Kellar. Raymond is our hero in this story. Ray has been chosen to travel to another planet where dinosaurs have lived and evolved. His transportation would include him being transformed into a dinosaur himself! I see nothing going wrong with this idea!
V is by Cory Cone. This story is about Archer, Michael and Jessi. These three guys are the Ghostbusters of the dinosaur world. They come to your house and exterminate your infestation of dinos. Another interesting idea for a story.
W is by Hal J Friesen and is about Lisa who is trying to save all the genetically abnormal dinosaurs as well as those humans affected by the same genetic disease.
X is by BD Wilson. Dr Victor works for an underground facility. There are many different labs and experiments going on. Many secrets in this story. Can these doctors find a cure or will they just spread more disease?
Y is by Andrew Bourelle. This story is about a rare and exotic drug that is mixed with ancient Japanese dinosaur bones. Everyone wants this drug, someone or something even kills for it.
Z by Laura VanArendonk Baugh is about Brianna and her brother Brandon. While Brianna studied hard to get where she is, Brandon seems to have taken the easy way out. When Brandon needs Brianna to decode what he believes to be ancient writing she agrees but at what cost?
This anthology is way different than what I normally read but the stories were entertaining and well written. Dinosaur lovers will truly enjoy these stories.
A is a story by Michael M Jones. It is a fun and interesting story about Tanith and her inner “beast”. Tanith must learn how to control this beast in order to be happen in life. A is for Angry
B is the second story in this anthology and is by Simon Kewin. This story is about Bronte who dreams of being a raptor although she would rather be a flying type of dinosaur so she could continue to “rise above” since that is her life motto. B is for Bronteaurus
C is a story by Brittany Warman. It’s a short story about being free, small and brave at the same time. C is for Catechism
D is by CS MacCath. This is a story about “…your people are dinosaurs in need of a mass extinction event.” This story includes slaves, power hungry leaders and a little violence. Another interesting story.
E by Gary B Phillips is the sad story of a photographer who happens to be a dad. He learns the bigger picture of life and happiness.
F is a story by L.S. Johnson. It tells about the unhappy marriage of Robert and Carol. Robert becomes abusive and starts to believe in a serpent type of species that lives on an island. He researches the myths and decides the myth is actually true. Discovery at what cost? Can Carol ever recover from this adventure?
G is a story by Suzanne J. Willis and tells about Pax, Abby and Evers. Pax is destined to become like his ancestors, but he just wants to protect his friends.
H is by Megan Englehardt which tells about beings transforming into humans and back into fish type creatures. Interesting idea.
I is for Invasion and is written by Michael Fosburg. It is about Kitarcha and how the Inaan people fight to survive.
J is for Jewelry by Jeanne Kramer-Smyth.Bonnie is a smuggler of cells which can only be transported through her own bone marrow. The cells come from Mars and when there is a delay in the transport it seems as if Bonnie’s body may use those cells and turn her into a dinosaur. Can Snyder help her in time?
K by Pete Aldin is the ultimate fish story. It is short and not so sweet.
L is by Alexandra Seidel. This story tells about Corvy and her inattentive mother. Corvy finds a glowing rock on their planet which is not Earth. This rock could mean many things. What will become of Corvy and her parents because of this rock?
M is for Mentation. It is a story by Michael B Tager and is about Eddy and Julia. It includes time travel and a cloning experiment gone wrong. This story was entertaining in a crazy way.
N is by KV Taylor and is about the child Julia who is able to bring dead things back to life. But what would it take for Julia to live?
O is by Amanda C Davis and is a strange story about Hazel and Zig. They time travel in order to save or create a different world through the destruction of all that is good.
P is another interesting story. This one is by Beth Cato. Cousins Reina and Carmen must get along. Carmen’s imaginary friend is a velociraptor named Vincent, who seems so much more than an imaginary friend. Would be interested in seeing if there was more to this story.
Q is by Lynn Hardaker. This is a magical story about a brother and a sister who must protect each other and an egg that will possibly hatch into a dinosaur. But not if “Uncle” Mitch has anything to say about it.
R is by Sara Cleto and is about two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, who discover bones in their mother’s garden. The bones are removed from the ground and taken for study. The bones seems to help the girls remember a different time.
S is by Jonathan C Parrish. This story is about how time stands still but also hoe is passes so quickly. Good times and bad.
T by Samantha Kymmell-Harvey is about a little girl named Maebelle. She lives in a time where dinosaurs are used as commonly as a horse. Their skins are used like any other animal for clothing and handbags. The dinosaurs are also used in studies and experiments in labs. Maebelle believes she has a different way to accomplish the same goals.
U is an unusual story by Michael Kellar. Raymond is our hero in this story. Ray has been chosen to travel to another planet where dinosaurs have lived and evolved. His transportation would include him being transformed into a dinosaur himself! I see nothing going wrong with this idea!
V is by Cory Cone. This story is about Archer, Michael and Jessi. These three guys are the Ghostbusters of the dinosaur world. They come to your house and exterminate your infestation of dinos. Another interesting idea for a story.
W is by Hal J Friesen and is about Lisa who is trying to save all the genetically abnormal dinosaurs as well as those humans affected by the same genetic disease.
X is by BD Wilson. Dr Victor works for an underground facility. There are many different labs and experiments going on. Many secrets in this story. Can these doctors find a cure or will they just spread more disease?
Y is by Andrew Bourelle. This story is about a rare and exotic drug that is mixed with ancient Japanese dinosaur bones. Everyone wants this drug, someone or something even kills for it.
Z by Laura VanArendonk Baugh is about Brianna and her brother Brandon. While Brianna studied hard to get where she is, Brandon seems to have taken the easy way out. When Brandon needs Brianna to decode what he believes to be ancient writing she agrees but at what cost?
This anthology is way different than what I normally read but the stories were entertaining and well written. Dinosaur lovers will truly enjoy these stories.