News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Daisy Darling remembers very little about her mother, her perfume, her flannel clothes, and now, after a book about the theatre of ? Was brought to he she remembers the final words her mother spoke before disappearing from her life. The person offering Daisy the book had asked for but one thing in exchange for… Continue reading Book review: The Nightmare Birds by Amie Irene Winters
Everybody knows when hairy eyeballs eat jumping beans they can jump REALLY far, and Otis has had a whole bowl for his breakfast and is ready for his next adventure. He climbs the highest hill, and boing, off he goes. He lands with a splash in the ocean and meets many new friends, but jelly… Continue reading Book review: Otis, the Jumping Hairy Eyeball: Underwater by Mike Rider
Marc awoke, haunted by nightmares, suffering from some short-term memory loss and during the first stages of his recovery was unable to retain his new memories. He has been told events, as they were understood, countless times, but he failed to recall the events as they were described, in fact, his version of what happened… Continue reading Book review: In the Wake of Death by Billy McLaughlin
The Pain Season by Libby Doyle is the sequel the The Passion Season and book two in the Covalent Series. Rainer loves Zan, more than Heaven and Earth, Creation and Destruction, more than Balance itself. It is as simple as that. Except nothing about their situation is simple, she is a human, born of the Earthly realm… Continue reading Book review: The Pain Season by Libby Doyle
Harnessing Altruism is a dystopian fiction written by Sava Buncic The government's did their thing. They promoted their successes while brushing their failures under the carpet, keeping them quiet, away from the public eye as much as possible. But not everything can be kept a secret, especially something that impacts life itself. Groups had rallied, spoken… Continue reading Book review: Harnessing Altruism by Sava Buncic
Who killed Vivien Morse is a murder mystery by Diana J Febry. Vivien Morse was a social worker, looking after the down and outs, rejects and troublemakers. She never could ignore a good sob story, and perhaps that is what got her killed. Prior to moving to Sapperton she paid frequent visits to prisoners, whilst suffering… Continue reading Book review: Who Killed Vivien Morse by Diana J Febry
Tarnished Romance is a contemporary romance by Sandi K Whipple Judy had been passed from foster home to foster home. Never sure if returning to her real parents was a blessing or a curse. Her mother beat her and her brothers, but some of the things she had endured at the hands of others seemed… Continue reading Book review: Tarnished Romance by Sandi K Whipple
Strange Luck is a fantasy novel written by Amie Irene Winters Daisy Darling wants nothing more than to leave the town of Sea Salt and her family's oddity shop, Strange Luck, behind. Travel the world and study to become a writer. She has an imagination that knows no bounds, but even she can't bring herself to… Continue reading Book review: Strange Luck by Amie Irene Winters
Welcome to the Galaxy is an urban sci-fi reminiscent in some places of Douglas Addams in humour. When Quane's spaceship arrived near the International Space Station he could almost taste the sale and what would it matter if his goods were not exactly above board? He was offering the people of Earth a chance to… Continue reading Book review: Welcome to the Galaxy by M D Tabat
Dew on Ginkgo Leaves is a historical fiction written by author Todd L. Shuler. Wu Lei and Jade Flower had been the perfect team. They fought side by side in deadly union in protection of the empire and their battle cry struck terror in the hearts of all. Then after one gruelling battle Jade Flower's… Continue reading Book review: Dew on Ginkgo Leaves by Todd L. Shuler
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