News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Kira had been warned not to walk at such a late hour, not when the campus bus could deliver her safely. If she had only listened to them, she never would have been kidnapped. Her abduction unlocked something in her she didn't know she had possessed, a fighting sprit and a will to survive. Held… Continue reading Book review: Mandi Konesni – The Kira Malone Chronicles (@mandikauthor)
When the Grim Reaper comes knocking most people encounter the stages of grief, but what if it was death who offered a bargain? For each life she takes Grimm is willing to extend Phyllis' time for another year. What is an 80-year-old Gran to do? There are so many people whose presence should be scrubbed,… Continue reading Book review: Shay Mills – Grimm and Gram (@EricUnknown1 )
Hope wanted to blend in, she wanted to be a normal Banshee like everyone else. Their hair was a beautiful white, but hers was red. Stained with blood, cursed, a precursor to the horror she would bring, said her peers. It was all too much for a child to take. Why she was different was… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King Hope after Death (@PortalProphecy)
Sam had been having a tough time. Her father had been murdered and accused of something she just knew he hadn't done. As a minor she was assigned into care, but no one could keep her from investigating the truth. On the run from her carers she soon finds the list of people she needs… Continue reading Book review: Gnosis – Rick Hall
Brodie had fought his nature. He had repressed and denied his shifter half since the night his first shift had taken those he loved most away from him. He kept his head down and embraced a pacifist lifestyle. So the forced invitation to anger management came as a surprise, as did the sudden assault charge… Continue reading Book review: C.A. King – Tales Always Wins (@PortalProphecy )
Jackie was born with a gift, but to a twelve-year-old, it had seemed more like a curse. When her talent manifested itself in the form of a vision in the church it began a string if unforgettable events, and a lie she struggled to live with. Five years on she finds herself a magnet for… Continue reading Book review: Joanne Keltner – Possessed (@JoAnneKeltner)
Alice never really felt she belonged in her school. She wasn't part of any of the cliques, but none of that really mattered. She had her best friend Sam, and she wanted nothing more. Her mother worked long hours as a nurse, and her father had left them, but she never felt alone thanks… Continue reading Book review: Chasing the Omega – Jessica Edwards (@JessEdwards1997)
Pandora died on the day she was born. She had been out celebrating her twenty-first birthday with her brother and best friend. Unfortunately, she had been separated from them. But the last day of her life became the beginning of a new and possibly eternal chapter. There was more to her death than a random… Continue reading Book review: Pandora Syndrome – April Wahlin (@aprilwahlin)
Marley had no idea what had happened. It was the first anniversary of her father's death, and life was starting to feel almost normal again. Then she was accused of trying to kill herself. She had no memories of that day, but she knew with certainty this could not be true. She would never try… Continue reading Book review: Piggybacker – Mikki Noble (@missmikkinoble )
Alice had been clear. She did not want to be used by the PPK's military. She detested the part of herself capable of killing. She would not be their killer. But when witches started showing up, used and tossed aside, something had to be done. There was talk of an ancient magic, blood relics, and… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Relic – Lucretia Stanhope @DianaS58
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