Category: sci-fi / fantasy
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Review: Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick; Julian Sedgwick
Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick is quite a journey. This book is not only beautiful with the drawings and poetry but also engaging and touching as the prose takes the reader on a journey. Harry is a conscientious objector, wanted to be a war artist and is…
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REVIEW: Ashore (Staying Afloat #2) by Isabelle Adler
The descriptive bit: Staying Afloat is a great sci-fi series written by Isabelle Adler. NineStar Press was kind enough to send me the first book in the series (Adrift) so that I could read and review the new addition: Ashore. Matt Spears is Captain of the Lady Lisa and her small crew. He’s a small-time…
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REVIEW: Modified and Sacred by Jana Denardo
The descriptive bit: Lieutenant Addison Hunt is recovering from a nasty injury and is happy to have a simple mission escorting a Diplomat through space. He’s a bit of a loner, genetically modified against his will when he was a child, abused and finds it difficult to socialize. On the other hand, Diplomat Deveral is Sacred…
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Review: Hope, Tears, Steam, Gears by Gregory L. Norris
The short blurb bit: This is a steampunk-feeling short story with a M/M love interest. It’s a short piece of prose that is very well written. Norris’ writing is fluid and poetic. The descriptive bit: When Donovan Tisdale goes to a presentation about trips to the moon and mechanical humans, he finds himself instantly drawn…
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Review: Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan is coming April 8th! Get it!
The short blurb bit: Prince Gerald lives in a world that is about to get very uncomfortable for him. Once a person turns eighteen in the Thousand Kingdoms, they must find a spouse. This search for a life partner takes place in the form of an unusual quest. Everyone must choose whether they will head…
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Review: Slip by Quoleena Sbrocca
The short blurb bit: Seventeen-year-old, Xavier is a high school student with a secret. It’s a secret so heavy that Xavier would rather live with the rumors that are spread around that he’s gay than reveal the truth. Natasha is a high school student who is living the good life. She is dating the Captain…
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Review: A New World Series! by M.D. Neu
Have you ever wondered what life might be like if one morning you wake up to news reports saying that beings from another planet have arrived? If you have (I can’t be the only one) then you may enjoy M. D. Neu’s A New World series. NineStar Press was kind enough to send me a…
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Review: The Fever King by Victoria Lee
The short blurb bit: The first thing I want to write is that “The Fever King” is going straight onto my list of best books of 2019. Yes, I’m that confident. I read a lot of books, always have, and when I read one that has an original concept … presented in a way that…
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Review: Frost by Isabelle Adler
Okay, let’s get this out-of-the-way – this is a novella! And my one complaint about it is that I can’t believe it’s not a novel! Sometimes, I can read an entire book and not feel any great connection with the characters. That is not true of this short work by Isabelle Adler. This story is set…
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Review: Badlands
I received an ARC of this book from Darkwind Press via NetGalley in return I’ll be posting my honest review! Clairvoyant Simon Kincaide makes his money running a tourist shop on Myrtle Beach. Under wraps, he’s a very talented medium and tries to do his best to help the people around him. When he meets…
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Hell is Empty Blog Tour with Author, Conrad Williams
Origins I grew up in a semi-detached police house with Leonora, my police mum and Grenville, my police dad. They met while working together at Warrington police station. I had visions of them courting while doing a ton along the A49 in a panda car, chasing down crooks. By all accounts it was much more…
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Review: The Empress Game – Cloak of War
The second installment of the Empress Game trilogy opens with Kayla still trapped in her role as Princess Isolde. The battle she was needed to fight on the Princess’ behalf is over but the war is just beginning. Kayla and IDC agent Malkor along with other agents are still trying to make sense of their…
