News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Morgan knew little but slavery. She had small glimpses of peaceful times in a world with a sky of green, then she awoke in the land of the blue sky, mutilated. She was but six summers old when the slavers killed the old woman who had harmed her. Her throat scarring seeing her turned to… Continue reading Book review: Chalice of Shadows by C.N. Lesley
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
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
Hi everyone. I hope you enjoyed my Christmas advent. Out of the 100+ books I have read this year it was really difficult to narrow my list down to just 24 to recommend. I hope there has been something to pique your interest, and I just want to say thank you for joining me for… Continue reading Happy Holidays and self promotion
SNI: Thorndale: Part One (SuperNatural Investigations Book 1) is a paranormal urban fantasy written by Fox R. R. Haddock. Joanne and Janet are watching the recording of the now seemingly disbanded supernatural investigation team's latest mission and something doesn't add up. Since the events recorded that day returning to work has been difficult for them. … Continue reading Book review: SNI: Thorndale: Part One (SuperNatural Investigations Book 1) by Fox R. R. Haddock.
Spellweaver: Olive Kennedy, is the second book in the Fairy World MD series by author Tamara Grantham We join our heroine as she battles through the treacherous badlands of pixie swamps. Tension is high, especially when the arrival of some former allies heralds some disturbing news. The Everblossom is transferring its magic into Uli, its… Continue reading Book review: Spellweaver: Olive Kennedy by Tamara Grantham
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
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
Civilization is the second book in Stephen Drake's Displaced series. Five years have past since Murdock first found himself on this planet, and the time has come for more Humans to arrive. But there are things here that should be protected. Murdock is the guardian of the Oomah, and now it falls to him to… Continue reading Book Review: Civilization by Stephen Drake
Oric and the Alchemist's Key is a fantasy written by author Lesley Wilson Oric was appreciate to the alchemist, until Dunburton was setup on by rogues. Loyal and true Oric sought out his master, but there was nothing to be done. His master, before taking his final breath, presented him with the alchemist's key, warning… Continue reading Book review: Oric and the Alchemist’s Key by Lesley Wilson
K.J's Athenaeum 