News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Carmina Revealed is sequel to Hidden Carmina By Adri Sinclair and after reading the first one I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. It is always hard to write a review for a sequel without spoiling some of the major events that occur in the first. That said the rich with lore, characters,… Continue reading Book review: Carmina Revealed By Adri Sinclair
Yoga is a deep and spiritual journey of not only the self, but aimed to promote the harmonising of the body and mind. Tepid Blue by Dev Bhattacharyya delves into the word of yoga, its philosophies, workings, and beliefs. Explaining through poetry the depth and beauty of not only yoga but the things learnt to… Continue reading Book review: Tepid Blue by Dev Bhattacharyya
Correlations by P.S. Winn is a psychological, paranormal thriller. Lacey is having a tough time, a tough life for that matter. Her mother was brutally murdered when she was but seventeen. She soon moved to live with her grandparents. They cared for her and watched over her until it was her turn to repay their… Continue reading Book review: Correlations by P.S. Winn
Sucker, a supernatural fiction by Mark Lingane. Van H. Abraham, is plunged into a world with a supernatural twist. As soon as he set eyes on the beautiful Mina his fate was sealed. She requests his services, her man has run off with a skinny blonde thing, and taken all her money to boot. Never… Continue reading Book review: Sucker by Mark Lingane
Wilde Omens (Time Wardens Book 1) by Bree Lawrence and S.E. Babin is a cyberpunk, time travel, urban fantasy unlike any other. Life for Penelope is difficult enough, all her life she has worked hard to be unspectacular. A genius forced to reign in her brilliance making good grades, but not enough to draw unwanted… Continue reading Book review: Wilde Omens by Bree Lawrence and S.E. Babin
Karen Gray remains to date my favourite author, and that is not a position I offer to just anyone. I find Karen's work to be the very essence of fantasy at its best. She brings to life an enormous cast of characters, each with depth, backstory, and involved history. The stories themselves are emotionally gripping,… Continue reading Book review: Battle of the Bannockburn: The Saga of Thistles and Roses (The Warrior Queen Book 3) by Karen Gray
Born F.R.E.E. By Dean C Moore is a science fiction/ Thriller by Dean C Moore. Ray Cunningham is in charge of running the FBI's department who hunt down America's most wanted. But Ray has a secret, he is an uncaught serial killer himself. He instantly begins to recognise tells in his new partner Nick, and… Continue reading Book review: Born F.R.E.E. By Dean C Moore
Dette Chambers' Death Journal by L.M. du Preez is a paranormal fiction novel focusing around the main character and her attempt to reclaim humanity after so long living with a monstrous curse. Dette has a death wish unlike any other. For so long she has watched, distancing herself from those who look like her, those… Continue reading Book review: Dette Chambers’ Death Journal by L.M. du Preez
Breeder by K.B. Hoyle is a brilliant example of dystopian fiction. Humanity has been forced to the brink of extinction, taking with it a large population of wildlife. Fortunately the Unified World Order has introduced a Controlled Reproduction Program, in the interest of survival only the most perfect genes will do. Flaws will not be… Continue reading Book review: Breeder by K.B. Hoyle
The Dead Dance Faster is a psychological, paranormal thriller by Julie Hacker. Jael is almost gently forced to leave her home following yet another break up with her boyfriend Shane, and even he thinks the move to Seven Hills is warranted. The fact that her childhood friend Robbie and his wife live there is just… Continue reading Book review: The Dead Dance Faster by Julie Hacker
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