Category Archives: Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Blackwell: Prequel to the Magnus Blackwell Series – Alexandrea Weis, Lucas Astor
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “You have to fight to regain you soul. If you do not, you shall lose it forever.” It was the late 19th century and Magnus Blackwell resented his father but attended Harvard through his Boston blue-blood … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, Dorian Gray, New Orleans, Oscar Wilde, revenge, Romance, voodoo
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309 – Michael Shotter
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) 309 is a science fiction novel written about Lisa Hudson, a journalist living in Pittsburgh. A disaster changes Lisa’s life, causing her to observe things she never thought were possible. She and a team have to … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, sci-fi, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Emissary (One Great Year Book 1) – Tamara Veitch, Rene DeFazio
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) The Emissary is a trilogy fantasy novel written about a group of supernaturals that come to earth in order to assist humans in welcoming what is known as the Great Year. Every twenty-six thousand years, the … Continue reading
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The Seeker’s Riddle: A Novel of First Contact – Andrew Calhoun
(Reviewed by Dorothy Rendon) Locke Howden is a 17-year-old with ambitions to rescue himself and his sister from their dead-end existence in south Texas in the 23rd century. Mankind is using local wormholes to colonize the galaxy and Locke wants, … Continue reading
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The Alien Diaries – Glenn J Devlin
(Reviewed by Dorothy Rendon) Colin Brayton is an old-book expert in a failing book store. Maddy Prentice is an expert linguist, still reeling from the defection of her fiancé. Both are hired by the mysterious billionaire, Asher Bradford, to live … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, Romance, science fiction
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The Bone Curse (Benjamin Oris Book 1) – Carrie Rubin
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ben Oris and his friend Laurette go to Paris together and visit the excursions into the catacombs. Ben touches a femur and cuts his hands causing him to show symptoms later on that are medically unsolvable. … Continue reading
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Tagged medical thrillers, supernatural, voodoo
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Escape From Samsara: A Dark Comedy Fantasy Adventure (Prophecy Allocation Book 1) – Nicky Blue
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Escape From Samsara is a dark comedy about Barry Harris who still lives with his mom and has fantasy adventures about being a lethal ninja. This humorous tale begins with Barry trying to find his dad … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, dark humor
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Burner: Book One of the Affinity Series – J. S. Lenore
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Burner is an urban fantasy thriller about Kim Phillips, a Chicago detective that has powers to help release ghosts trapped between life and death. Due to the powers mentioned she is called a burner. Priya, a … Continue reading
Scouse Gothic: The Pool of Life… and Death – Ian McKinney
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “They romanticized the sex and violence but failed to appreciate the overwhelming boredom of being a vampire.” Lee Melville is depressed as he just arrived in Liverpool but has actually been alive a couple of centuries. … Continue reading
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Netwalking Space: A Netwalk Sequence Novel – Joyce Reynolds-Ward
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Aliens have attacked Earth before using a Gizmo war machine that destroyed many cities on Earth. Bess and her family managed to confine this machine and stop the destruction. The machine endorsed Bess and her family … Continue reading
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