Note: I don’t really review books anymore, but I loved Four Dead Queens so much that I had to share it here. I received an uncorrected galley of Four Dead Queens (out on February 26, 2019), and I have to be honest, I’ve been waiting to read this for over a year (after I first heard about it when Astrid Scholte got into Pitch Wars). (Potential spoilers below.) It did not … [Read more...] about Book Review: Four Dead Queens
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Ebook Review: SMART Social Media For Authors
It’s rare when I’m reading a book do I find myself taking notes. But Chris Syme’s SMART Social Media For Authors is packed with so much useful, actionable information, that I couldn’t help myself. The book is both a guide and a resource. Chris gives examples of other sites to check out, as well as handy explanations of some of the social media platforms, so that authors can … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: SMART Social Media For Authors
Ebook Review: Apocalypse, Diary of a Survivor
Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor may be my new favorite book, which means I will now have to read everything author Matt Pike has written or will write. Set in the present day, starting in April 2014, the book follows the life of Australian teenager Jack, just before and after a giant dark comet unexpectedly hits Earth and causes an apocalypse. It's written as a diary, which … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Apocalypse, Diary of a Survivor
Ebook Review: Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 2
Note: I've stopped accepting books for review. However, Matt Pike is one of my favorite authors, so when he told me he had released a new book, I couldn't help but read and review it (I did end up purchasing a copy). If you're into post-apocalyptic stories, then I highly recommend this series. I’ve been anticipating this sequel since the moment I finished reading book 1 in … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor 2
Ebook Review: Glossolalia
Glossolalia by Tantra Bensko is a thriller about Nancy, a mild-mannered woman who suffers from regular blackouts where she wakes up with bruises and the scent of men’s cologne. She has no idea what goes on during these blackouts, but she does manage to uncover a crime at her uncle’s pesticide company, where she works. The deeper she digs into it though, the more she learns … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Glossolalia
Ebook Review: The Dinosaur Four
It all happens so fast. Ten people in a coffee shop, going through their morning routine. Then a ticking sound. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. Tick. And all of a sudden the group of strangers find themselves and the coffee shop at the end of the Cretaceous, on a prehistoric riverbank. From there, author Geoff Jones puts his characters through the wringer, as they struggle to … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: The Dinosaur Four
Ebook Review: Black Bead
Black Bead by J.D. Lakey is the first book in her series, the Black Bead Chronicles. The story takes place in an outlying planet where a colony of humans live in a matriarchal society. The women in this society have telepathic, psi, powers. They live in a dome, to protect themselves from the vicious animals that live on their planet. Usually starting around age 10, boys and … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Black Bead
A Review of the Interactive Story, Hearts of Iron: War Stories
Hearts of Iron: War Stories is an interactive story told within an app. Paradox Interactive released the app on May 17 to iOS and Android. The first five chapters are free, and after that you must pay $4.99 to unlock the full story (Which consists of 22 chapters). Because I only had access to the first five chapters, this review may not be as complete as other reviews. … [Read more...] about A Review of the Interactive Story, Hearts of Iron: War Stories
Ebook Review: Two Wrongs
As someone unfamiliar with the Jean-Jacques (JJ) Stoner series, Two Wrongs by Frank Westworth seemed to start a little too fast. Granted, it is a short story so I expected the plot to be condensed, but the story felt a bit unfinished at the end. Two Wrongs starts in the past with a married woman and a Navy man about to embark on a sizzling affair. The first few pages are … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Two Wrongs
Ebook Review: The Marvelous Neverland of Oz
Ron Glick’s Oz-Wonderland world has expanded now to include Neverland, and with the introduction of this new land comes a teaser about other lands we can expect to read about in later books. I don’t want to spoil the plot or give away any of the twists, but I’m sure Dorothy, Alice, and now Peter Pan will be traveling to new lands in later books, and I’m excited to read Ron … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: The Marvelous Neverland of Oz
Ebook Review: Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise
David Hoobler is both the author and the illustrator of Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise, as well as Zonk and the Secret Lagoon and Zonk and the Gray Whales’ Birthday Party. According to his author bio, David was inspired by the Sonoran Desert when he lived in Arizona, and he wrote Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise as a exercise for a screenwriter he apprenticed for. David does not … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Zonk, the Dreaming Tortoise
Ebook Review: Flash Crash
Poor David Belov. He grew up in a rough neighborhood in New York, lost his father at an early age due to suspicious circumstances, and now has to work long hours and weekends to keep his job as a programmer at Montgomery Noyes, an investment bank in Manhattan. But even though he works so hard, he still is only paid a fraction of what his co-workers earn. Yet somehow David … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Flash Crash
Ebook Review: The Perfectionist
If you like crime fiction, then The Perfectionist by Simon Duke is for you. The story spans more than twenty years, and it begins with a mysterious, horrific murder in a small town in Iowa in 1988. At the time, a young reporter named Gerry Stokes gets involved, and is told to help cover up the murder. Frustrated, he tells no one about the murder or the cover up, and ends up … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: The Perfectionist
Ebook Review: Consequence
If you want to gain insight into the life of an activist, then Steve Masover’s first novel, Consequence, is for you. Steve Masover has characterized his novel as pre-apocalyptic, but it could also be described as a political thriller. The story revolves around Christopher Kalman, an activist in the San Francisco Bay Area who is looking for a way to make his contributions … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Consequence
Ebook Review: Aquarius Rising
Aquarius Rising by Christopher John Chater is a captivating thriller. The story revolves around Nick Fellows, a man who is recently recovering from a mid-life crisis, triggered by the death of his mother. In the last year, he quits his job at a large architecture firm, divorces his wife, and gives up all his possessions to live with his dad while he finds himself. He … [Read more...] about Ebook Review: Aquarius Rising
