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Venators: Through the Arch is a supernatural / epic fantasy written by author Devri Walls There's no such thing as vampires, and werewolves are a tale spun from the imagination of authors. The supernatural does not exist. At least that is what Rune thought, hoped. Yet every time she saw something portraying this mystical nature… Continue reading Book review: Venators: Through The Arch by Devri Walls
Chakra: The Quest (The Pha-yul Trilogy Book 3) is a fantasy/ sci-fi by Jan Raymond Within the seemingly random rambles of an ancient text, written in a forgotten dialect and protected, held in secret for the coming of the Phyag-Ide, lies the key to the world's salvation. Or so it is believed. Sam, having discovered he… Continue reading Book review: Chakra: The Quest by Jan Raymond
Dog Training the American Male is a romantic comedy written by L.A. Knight Nancy Beach hosts a relationship counselling show called 'Life's a Beach', but with two failed engagements and little success in making her own relationships work her listeners are losing faith. Her ratings are plummeting, her job is in danger. Then her sister… Continue reading Book review: Dog Training the American Male by L.A. Knight
The Invasion of Heaven is a Thriller/ urban fiction written by author by Michael B. Koep exploring the realms of madness, heaven and hell, and broaching questions on life itself. Bethany Winship was the beginning, or was she the end? Either way he had been warned it happened to everyone in his profession at some… Continue reading Book review: The Invasion of Heaven by Michael B. Koep
Lora Lee by PJ Webb is the first book in the Cliff House Series and one of the best ghost stories I have read for some time. Add into that the budding romance and you have an amazing tale. Cliff House had been the source of many whispers. Fables have been passed through generations, tales of… Continue reading Book Review: Lora Lee by P.J. Webb
A Shadow in Doubt is a time travel, Sci-fi written by Roari Benjamin Samantha Marquet, or Sam as she is generally known, has a decision to make. One which could shape the very future itself. An alarming thought given the fact her actions need to preserve the timeline, not alter it. As the protector of… Continue reading Book review: A Shadow in Doubt by Roari Benjamin
A Wisp of Hope is a short story written by author A.J. Chaudhury Prasanta idolised the great bandit Binjal, he loves nothing more than to pretend to be this feared figure. One night his mother asks Prasanta for a favour, her husband, Prasanta's father, has been sneaking out at night. He had changed and is… Continue reading Book review: A Wisp of Hope by A.J. Chaudhury
Countless races live within the universes, some by design, others forced to flee from war and then there are those who intruded on lands by sheer accident, touching relics of the past left behind. The Power of the Stones by Aidan Stone is a story of one such world, Aelfyce, a place where humans and… Continue reading Book review: Power of the Stones by Aidan Stone
Morium by S.J. Hermann is an urban fantasy focusing on bullying and supernatural elements. For a long time Lexi and Nathan have been the focus of the popular students' hatred. Once an outgoing girl after the death of her mother Lexi became withdrawn, and those who should have helped her, her so called friends, saw… Continue reading Book review: Morium by S.J. Hermann
Imagine a world where you can change anything at whim, your eyes, hair, let's say you want to mirror the phosphorescent glow of the animal kingdom, it can be done. Now forget about your looks, what do you want to be able to do, lift heavy objects, leap over a building in a single bound,… Continue reading Book review: The God Gene by Dean C Moore
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