News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
The true nature of humans is one of love. If we do not experience joy or peace then something is inhibiting this. Purpose - Volume I by Noura attempts to display and explain how meditation can be used to better oneself and how to gain strength, wisdom and knowledge of not only yourself but humanity as a whole. It… Continue reading Book review: Purpose – Volume I by Noura (@nourabooks1 )
Time has advanced beyond that of our era, and with destruction and rebirth came change. Magic is no longer a thing of fiction, and anime may have more to teach us about world mechanics than ever before. Hiro was thrilled to be starting the Warrior Academy, a school for the skilled elite. His master had… Continue reading Book review: G.L. Rathweg’s Warrior Academy
Elorion was a gamer. He was loving the VR experience, little did he know that when he logged off something even more immersive than his favourite MMORPG awaited him. In barely the blink of an eye he was kidnapped, dragged into the Underworld, and deposited in an room of strangers they discover they all had… Continue reading Book review: Apollos Thorne’s Underworld – Level Up or Die
Shepherds always had partners. Then again there was an exception to the rule, Nakio Atana. Her partners either died, or found her incompatible, and so Command allowed her to work alone, she was one of their best anyway. That was why they called upon her to face the latest problem. In the sky above a… Continue reading Book review: E.L. Strife’s Stellar Fusion
Joe had lived a long life, he had done a lot, but his body was failing him, and everyone knew he didn't have long left. His granddaughter, knowing his love for games, had paid to ease his transition in a new style of hospice, one that immerses the loved one into a game reality, taking… Continue reading Book review: Kip Terrington’s You’re not Allowed to Die
The world as it once was is no more. Currency is a thing of the past, prices have skyrocket, and the best way to earn units in a world where three jobs would barely keep you afloat is through a game. Collecting loot to exchange for real life counterparts. It is the hope people need.… Continue reading Book review: Stan Faryna A Brief History of Our Tomorrows (@Faryna )
Charlotte had a lot to prove. Especially to her father who thought she would always be, like her mother, second rate in her profession-or at least she was in his eyes. Often she had fantasised about shoving her ground breaking research down his throat, literally. She was comfortable, lived in a nice house with her… Continue reading Book review: Ginny Fite’s Lying, Cheating, & Occasionally Murder(@unwrinkledbrain )
Hal Dix had plotted and lied to secure himself a long weekend of gaming. His wife would take his daughter away for a few days to visit her parents, while he 'worked'. Of course, by worked he actually meant worked on his gaming skills. Even he didn’t realise exactly how much effort would actually be… Continue reading Book review: Accidental Thief by C.J. Davis and Jamie Davis
Summer Cassidy was an earthweaver with a passion for archaeology. A passion her university exploited. Her talents made her an asset, she could manipulate the earth, unbury sites, all without the others needing to lift a finger. If she ever got her doctorate she would rise through the ranks and earn herself a comfortable living,… Continue reading Book review:Susan Copperfield’s, The Captive King
Megan knew there was something wrong before Celeste even walked through her doors. She could feel the malevolence, the evil, in the air. She knew something was coming, but not what. When Megan finds herself involved in what was about to be passed off as a murder suicide she had no idea how deeply she'd… Continue reading Book review: Judy Bruce’s Lies in the Wind
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