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Review: The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

The Mime by Tommy Tutalo

The Mime by Tommy Tutalo is a fantastical middle-grade story about finding the power in your voice.

Eleven-year-old Florina is a neurodiverse girl living in Mexico, who will not speak, as she struggles to find a place in the ordinary world while taking refuge in her own wonderfully imagined one she draws in her precious sketchbook. With exquisitely inked illustrations by Mexican artist María Gabriela Guevara Sánchez showing young readers Florina’s adventures throughout, Tutalo has created an appealing narrative with fully imagined characters and motivations.

Florina lives in Oaxaca with her guardians the Mochados, who own the ramshackle Indigo theater, […]

2022-09-13T11:53:33+02:00July 22nd, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

A Fledgling Bond by A.E. Kost

A Fledgling Bond by A.E. Kost

A Fledgling Bond (A Night Fae Novel) by A.E. Kost is an engaging and creative work of fantasy that will satisfy readers of the growing fae genre. The Night Fae are on the edge of extinction after a war with witches, and Lye, a rare young male, must leave his world and enter the human one, for a clash of cultures that might ignite a larger conflict. This dark fantasy epic has sorcery and beasts woven throughout that fans of magical quest fiction will soak up. However, the prose suffers from redundancy and too much detail, diluting the plot, engaging […]

2022-07-21T08:09:35+02:00July 21st, 2022|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

The Scribe by Liam Robert Mullen

The Scribe by Liam Robert Mullen

A short but evocative novel taking place in biblical times, The Scribe by Liam Robert Mullen tells the story of major events immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. Following a variety of characters, some from the Bible and some who are new, the reader is shown in vivid detail how religion and the world were impacted by the death of the Son of God. Working both as historical and spiritual fiction, Mullen excels at establishing the culture of the time, and providing background to tales many learned as a child. Though there are grammatical issues peppered throughout the text, Mullen’s […]

2022-07-01T04:22:04+02:00July 1st, 2022|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

The Milkshake Diet by Paul Sorour

The Milkshake Diet by Paul Sorour

An impressive chronicle of author Paul Sorour’s 130-pound weight loss in twelve months, The Milkshake Diet: Science-Backed Secrets to Steady Weight Loss for Beginners offers obese dieters a number of useful tips about how to shed unwanted fat with a simple milkshake lunch. Using a combination of diet and changing mindset, there are a number of surprises here that are rare to find in a diet book, such as the expanded food options available, or changing your habits day-to-day based on the morning’s weigh-in. While the book may not be for everyone, considering the omission of vegan diet options and […]

2022-06-27T07:14:38+02:00June 27th, 2022|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Sealed With A Lie by Brett Monk & McKenna Langford

Sealed With A Lie by Brett Monk & McKenna LangfordBrett Monk and McKenna Langford do not disappoint with the thrilling continuation of their Moms Who Lie series, Sealed with a Lie.

This installment delivers mystery and action in equal measure as the main characters must unravel family secrets and murderous plots, in an expertly crafted whodunnit. Driven by a cadre of fascinating characters, their backstories sometimes go back decades, impacting the events unfolding in this small town, with the narrative hopping from one point of view to another, which adds layer upon layer to the mystery.

Readers will be easily drawn into the many angles of this complex […]

2023-01-09T14:27:35+02:00June 24th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Innocence Derailed by Jane Catherine Rozek

Innocence Derailed by Jane Catherine Rozek

Young love and history mingle together in Innocence Derailed by Jane Catherine Rozek. Kate is a freshman in high school when she meets Mark, a junior, at a football game, and they fall for each other instantly. The two grow up together in the 1960s and 1970s, a turbulent backdrop to their tender romance, with the Vietnam war raging on and American culture seemingly changing by the minute, when young love has its own joys and sorrows. The book’s basis on a true story gives the narrative a true feeling of authenticity, unfolding like a rich work of fiction, rather […]

2022-06-16T06:19:05+02:00June 16th, 2022|Categories: Editorial Reviews|

Seven Beyond by Stella Atrium

Seven Beyond by Stella Atrium Wielding a wickedly original pen and a universe-shattering imagination, author Stella Atrium delivers a tour de force of sci-fi fantasy in her sprawling novel, Seven Beyond.

Presenting an unseen world of immortals and powerful beings, as well as alien races that have intermixed with humanity, this novel is a symbolic and allegorical tale of spiritual connection, and the dark edges of consciousness beyond our understanding. Dr. Meenins sits firmly at the center of this story, as he is taken on an internal journey to free his troubled mind, embarking on this metaphysical quest to perhaps find the answers to […]

An Interview with Jon Ring: Author of Stained Echoes

Jon RingJon Ring lives in Helena, Montana, with his wife Honey, and his three sons, Jack, Henry, and Wyatt. He is the owner of the White Knight Games & Hobbies with his brother Joel Ring and can be found regularly there even in his off time, rolling dice and recreating historical battles with miniature armies. And he reads, a lot.

Tell us about your book.

Stained Echoes: Tales of the Mysterious and the Macabre is a collection of thirteen stories, comprised of horror, suspense, and strange fiction. It is a loose follow-up to my first book, The Dreadful Call and Other […]

2022-06-09T04:01:32+02:00June 9th, 2022|Categories: Interviews|
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