News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Monsterland by Michael Okon is a gripping urban supernatural/ horror. Vincent Konrad swept into the dying town of Copper Valley like a knight in shining armour. He brought the rights to the pipeline, ensuring people could have water, built a new medical centre, and breathed life and renovation into a dying town. There was of… Continue reading Book review: Monsterland by Michael Okon (@IAmMichaelOkon )
You don't make friends in Market World, there are no heroes, no acts of kindness, and especially no gifting. This was the way of life, 'don't pay, don't get'. It didn't matter if someone's life was on the line, if you acted freely you answered to the law, and the Enforcers ensure all adhered to… Continue reading Book review: The Baby Auction by Peter Taylor-Gooby (@PeterT_G )
The signs had been there for anyone to see, but Doug had hid them well. From the torture of animals to the rape of a peer. But he was perfect in his mother's eyes, she doted on constantly, something he hatwd, and yet expected from everyone. His mother Sandra lived and breathed for him, much… Continue reading Book review: A Killer’s Reflection by Cheryl Denise Bannerman
Danielle doesn't know much about her father, only that he must have been a bad man. Her mother rarely spoke of him, only that he had hurt her. At the time she was too young to understand her conception had been the result of rape. On a visit to her uncle, her mother's brother, Danielle's… Continue reading Book review: Possessed by a Shadow by Ron Williams
The Bridge in the Fog (Book 3, Magora series) by Marc Remus but works excellently as stand alone. An amazing gate painting made by Holly's late grandfather, Nikolas, was in fact a portal to the magical world of Magora. When staring into Ms Findley's crystal ball Holly bears witness to her death, but that is… Continue reading Book review: The Bridge in the Fog by Marc Remus (@MarcRemusArt )
The Vacant Ones is an occult horror written by Stephanie Berezowski. Emily was having a difficult time coping with the loss of her sister, and she wasn't the only one. Her mother, Sue, having already suffered the loss of her first born, now retreated to alcohol and starvation at the loss of her youngest. John,… Continue reading Book review: The Vacant Ones by Stephanie Berezowski
Ansgar: The Struggle of a people The Triumph of the Heart is part one of Aleksandra Layland's the Windflower Saga. When Ansgar survives an unseasonable and terrifying storm he finds himself anew, learning the true meaning of faith. At his journey's start he was committed to finding the Kimbrii people, but when they are the ones who find… Continue reading Book review: Ansgar: The Struggle of a people by Aleksandra Layland (@kbenart1 )
When your favourite secret playground has been vandalised with a sign that reads "Archeological Site #238, do not disturb, official archeological research" what's a boy to do? He goes in, of course. After all Jim had already survived a strange encounter with a being not in his own reality (i.e a stunningly attractive girl, after… Continue reading Book review: Jimmy Prophet’s Library by John W. Milor
Carolyn Reilly presents an amazing read in her Adrenaline Secrets: A Deadly DNA Novel There are naturals and there are Genetic InVitros or GVs. But lately, in Reardon, there are other concerns, people are turning into rabid killers, and whilst there were many theories, disease, drugs, etc, the truth remained there was no evidence of… Continue reading Book review: Adrenaline Secrets: A Deadly DNA Novel by Carolyn Reilly (@CReillyBooks )
Taeowolf is the first book in the Zentrin series by author Kris Moger. The caste system had been abolished, but in reality very little had changed Hunaen clan still did the grunt work, Elvean tended the fields, Wolvean handled business, and the Feleal owned pretty much everything else. The only chance to break away was through hard… Continue reading Book review: Taeowolf by Kris Moger
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