News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
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
Cassie, a water sprite, had been living alone within the lochs for centuries, but as man adapted and developed so too did their technology. Plumbing made things particularly tricky for an elemental who likes to stay in her water form. Eventually she surrendered and moved to land to look and live like them. She had… Continue reading Book review: Desprite Measures by Deborah Jay (@DeborahJay2)
Willow and her friends have a lot to learn. Forced to flee their home world they ended up on Earth, a place with unfamiliar customs and technology. But none of that is really a concern, not when they consider the danger faced by the people here as King Cornelius advances his plan to dominate every… Continue reading Book review: A Halloween’s Curse by C.A. King (@PortalProphecy)
E Pepvo Eco Glay Callum, The council above all others. This was what the people were told the letters meant above the large iron gate. And the council ensured this was held true. They were the strongest, they were the best, such was enforced. And who would question it, people were told they no longer… Continue reading Book review: A Keeper’s Destiny by C.A. King
Jade's dreams are unsettled. At first she blamed the horror movie she and her friends had watched, but sleep was something she desperately needed, and with her father about to make his position in equal rites of races from all realms known, it was something in short supply. She had no choice but to live… Continue reading Book review: Answering the Call by C.A. King
Whether you are a believer or not is irrelevant, psychics have been employed to solve crimes that have otherwise left officials stumped. There's no denying there are those seeking fame through theatrical displays wrought with reading body language and fishing. They are the chaff, but for all the charlatans, fakers, and scammers, there are also… Continue reading Book review: The Deaduction agency by Terry Tumbler
Imagine a world where music, art, and books were banned and you were held accountable for every calorie, every cell of fat. There was an ideal, and if you didn't measure up you were forced push yourself beyond your limits until you did, and even then it wouldn't end. Maggie wasn't ideal, she was fat.… Continue reading Book review: SuperGym by Em Frappier
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