News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Tara is struggling to come to terms with her new gift, okay, well it's not a new gift, she's had it since she was six. The only thing is, she didn't know exactly what is was, other than perhaps a crack in her sanity. Her father, who could have made everything much easier by talking… Continue reading Book review: Dying Thoughts – Second Sight by Joey Paul (@msjoeybug)
Tara Leverton didn't ask for this unusual gift but it started just after her mother died. Tara had been six when cancer had claimed her mother, or at least that was what she had been led to believe. The visions, however, told a different story. She was fifteen now and had learnt these episodes were… Continue reading Book review: Dying Thoughts – First Touch by Joey Paul (@MsJoeyBug)
For as long as Shifrah can remember conformity has been taught, encouraged. People look same, dress the same, hang the same artwork. They are educated in the way of peace from birth to death, but when faced with differences outside their scope of comfort practising what is preached is another matter altogether. Shifrah was born… Continue reading Book review: Dwelling in Heaven and Earth by E.A. Comiskey (@eacomiskey )
When Molly won a trip to Mauritius she was over the moon. She was a happy person most of the time, or so it appeared, but this news had her dancing around in delight. Little did she know it was all an elaborate scheme, and she was the butt of this cruel joke. A newspaper… Continue reading Book review: Stuck with Me by Cassandra Piat (@cassandra_piat )
KLS-9, or Kerry, has been living on the run. Undocumented, unwanted. For three years she has lived in Horizon, paid her rent, and fought with killer migraines. She's not sure exactly what happened, how she came to be here. There are patches of darkness in her past, and they continue to expand into her present.… Continue reading KLS-9 by Leigh Grissom (@iamthecritic)
Amie's plan for the future had been simple. She married Jonathon, they would buy a nice house, big enough for a small family. Their children would go to the same school they had, and things would move along in comfortable bliss. Old friends and familiar settings. Sure there had been considerations of a short move… Continue reading Book review: Amie: African Adventure by Lucinda E Clarke (@LucindaEClarke )
When they attacked Zoe Tampsin in her own home they made the worst possible mistake of their lives. Zoe had received a mission directly from the PM, she was the best of the best. None of them gave a thought to how easily they had subdued the renowned and feared woman. Now she is on… Continue reading Book review: Tabula Rasa: The end is nigh by Gordon Bickerstaff (@ADPase )
Key to the Journey is the second book in The Chronicles of Hawthorne, and like the first book is a fantastic read. It picks up from where book one finishes. Flynn is dragged before the coven, and the latest discovery ensures she is removed from all her initiate training. Hazel speeds to Dreamwood Forest hoping… Continue reading Book review: Key to the Journey by Rue (@WriterRue )
It started with a prophecy. The ninth daughter of Temarama would repair the book of Shadow and Light, bring back spirit magic, and be the saviour of Aotearoa. That is a lot of pressure for a child, especially when they fail to live up to expectations at every turn. Flynn Hawthorne was expected to be… Continue reading Book review: An Average Curse by Rue (@WriterRue )
Philly the photon will challenge you, educate you, and inspire you, these are just some of the claims made by Mark A Montgomery in his book The Quantum Realm: Philly the Photon, these are promises on which he delivers, along with so much more. Sebastian finds himself trapped within a lucid dream, after going to… Continue reading Book review: The Quantum Realm: Philly the Photon by Mark A Montgomery
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