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The Last Mayor's Son by Leslie E. Heath is a young adult fantasy/ adventure. Returning home should be a joyous occasion. But for Aibek the thought alone filled him with dread. For twenty years he had written home, silence his only answer. He wondered if the town survived, what became of his parents following that… Continue reading Book review: The Last Mayor’s Son by Leslie E. Heath
Purple Pup is a children's story written by Karl Steam and illustrated by Joshua Lagman Lav, was a dog in many respects, but there were some integral difference between him and the normal household canines. Firstly, his fur was purple, but that aside he was part of a secret genetics project working to create the ultimate… Continue reading Book review: Purple Pup by Karl Steam
Julie arrived at Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods, a place said to be where men went to become immortal. Elbow deep in blood, she had held on as long as she could, her life flashing before her eyes, warning her the end was nigh, but she held on, she fought. Her dreams of the… Continue reading Book review: Apocryphal of Julie by G.W. Miller II
It all started with the murder of investigative reporter Terry Reynolds. The local police wanted to chalk it down to a mugging, but Stan Novak isn't convinced. He thinks there is more to this than it was made to appear, but pressure from the mayor sees the investigation ruled a mugging gone wrong. It is… Continue reading Book review: The Borman Factor by Robert Lalonde
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
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