News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Toby Ryan wanted to put the tumultuous events of his past behind him and start afresh with his wife and twin boys. So when he was given the opportunity to do just that, working with Dr Niles no less, it was an opportunity he couldn't turn down. He gladly accepted his role at the university… Continue reading Book review: Burning Through Their Eyes by Eugene Knight
Uncommon Voyage: Parenting Children with Special Needs by Laura Shapiro Kramer is a guidebook for parents, focusing on the questions many of us, with children needing that extra help, have asked. It focuses on universal questions, those niggling concerns and thoughts often put voice to with only parents in similar situations. Unfortunately such people are… Continue reading Book review: Uncommon Voyage: Parenting Children with Special Needs by Laura Shapiro Kramer
Kacey once had a normal life, a normal best friend, a normal crush. Or so she had thought. In the blink of an eye, or more accurately within the final gift left to her by her mother, everything changed. This final gift had been kept from her, sealed away until her eighteenth birthday, and it… Continue reading Book review: Dauntless by Thomas G. Atwood Jr.
Toby had been haunted by dreams so vivid, so real that he questioned his sanity. He dreamt of murder, but that which plagued him seemed to be more than just a dream. Toby was under the care of psychiatrist Dr Louis who started to have had his own theories, ones he shared with Dr Niles,… Continue reading Book review: In Between Dreams by Eugene Knight
The Biography of Prophets by Javon Rahman Bertrand is not your typical book on prophets, it aims to offer insight into their life, and create more of a person from the myth, to help the reader understand the life and assignment of a prophet. The Biography of Prophets states being a prophet cannot be learned… Continue reading Book review: The Biography of Prophets by Javon Rahman Bertrand
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
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
Tarnished Romance is a contemporary romance by Sandi K Whipple Judy had been passed from foster home to foster home. Never sure if returning to her real parents was a blessing or a curse. Her mother beat her and her brothers, but some of the things she had endured at the hands of others seemed… Continue reading Book review: Tarnished Romance by Sandi K Whipple
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