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Review: The Ring of Gallows by Gary Whorley

★★★★ The Ring of Gallows by Gary Whorley

Jake Achilles is an old-school cop: when sh*t hits the fan, he’ll shoot first and ask questions later, and he’ll break the law to protect it. When Jake and his partner, Kruger Odysseus, follow the cooling trail of a beguiling murder, they might just be digging too deep. As gangs form dangerous new alliances, mysterious happenings crop up all over the city, is the New York city of Elysium really all it seems to be, or is there something yet darker below the surface? What will happen when a jealous curse is foolishly let loose? The mystery of The […]

Review: I Punched Myself in the Eye by Pamela Capone

Any readers out there who need a good belly laugh? Pamela Capone’s latest work I Punched Myself in the Eye is just the tonic for any reader looking for a fun book to pick up. This is a sparky collection of sketches drawn from everyday life: by turns hilarious, familiar, heart-warming and heart-rending. It’s a book the reader can dip into at leisure, enjoying the bite-sized chapters in any order. This is observational comedy in a very human style, and the reader (be they male or female) will surely find themselves laughing or crying out loud along with the author […]

Helen Chenaf2019-02-11T09:26:06+02:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Essay Book Reviews, Humor|

Review: The World We Left Behind by John R. Morris

John Morris needs a change in his life. His relationship ends, and his job bores him witless. He is searching for something to fill the gap. Could a life-affirming hike along the Appalachian Trail’s 2000-plus miles be the answer? Inspired by his father’s experience of having hiked a stretch of the now legendary trail (and wanting to achieve something he felt his father would be proud of), he sets off with all the necessary – and unnecessary – equipment. The result is an exhilarating experience that begins in Volume One of his account of a personal journey: The World We […]

Helen Chenaf2019-02-11T09:55:06+02:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Travel Book Reviews|

Review: The Manual: A Guide to the Ultimate Study Method by Rod Bremer

★★★★

The Manual: A Guide to the Ultimate Study Method (Concentration, Super Memory, Speed Reading, Note-Taking, USM, & Rapid Mental Arithmetic), Second Edition , by Rod Bremer, is a wonderful companion for those who are serious about enhancing their learning skills.

The Manual is a guide to enhanced concentration, super memory, speed reading, optimal note-taking, rapid mental arithmetic, and the ultimate study method. The techniques presented are the culmination of decades of practical experience combined with the latest scientific research and time-tested practices.

Bremer’s book is for those who are serious about learning. If you’re the type who likes to […]

T B Markinson2018-10-29T12:00:28+02:00March 6th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Martin Dash by Andy Bailey (Book 1 of Day-to-Knight)

★★★★★

Martin Dash is beautiful, charismatic, charming, and universally adored by everyone who meets him. He’s almost a perfect man, except for the one thing he lacks: emotion. Eternally devoid of any real semblance of empathy, self-identity, or passion, Martin Dash can only wander through his gifted path with nothing to give in return for the adoration and wonder afforded to him by fate.

Anyone who truly comes to know Martin Dash could agree that there lies nothing below his heavenly veneer; anyone except her. One woman claims to see something deep inside the man, and takes on a journey […]

James Grimsby2016-03-25T05:49:13+02:00March 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Review: Love’s Timeless Melody (The Bel Homme Quartet Book 2) by Cindy Irish

★★★★★

Love’s Timeless Melody, Book 2 in The Bel Homme Quartet by Cindy Irish, is a fabulous addition to the series.

British singer Jamie Stratton joined the group called “Bel Homme” for one reason: to make loads of money. A year later and his dream has come true. He’s beyond wealthy. Yet, he hasn’t been able to tamp down his spiritual side. Raised by his gran at Stonehenge, his childhood has influenced him more than he lets on.

Jessica Evans is an American psychic. However, her abilities don’t allow much insight when it comes to her own life. When […]

T B Markinson2022-10-21T11:53:31+02:00March 5th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Gray Panthers: Dixie (Gray Panthers Book 3) by David Guenther

★★★★ Gray Panthers: Dixie by David Guenther

In the far-flung future, Earth is under constant siege by the myriad military threats of the larger cosmos. Only a few battle-hardened groups of the US Army Special Forces hold up the interplanetary fight against mercenaries, villains, and invaders. On the planet Dixie, one such group holds the line with the help of the legendary Gray Panthers, with an Earth official to save and a population ravaged by war and disease to defend. It’s time for the Panthers to break out the guns and save humanity once again in the third book of the Gray Panthers series, Gray Panthers: […]

James Grimsby2016-03-25T04:59:39+02:00March 4th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Seasons of Pain by Imowen Lodestone

★★★½ Seasons of Pain by Imowen Lodestone

Content warning for violence, sexual and partly graphic; general sexuality; abuse, substance use, and some forms of self-harm.

Jesse M. Lelrick is a Witch; well, she was a Witch. To anyone who asks, who has any right to ask, she’ll tell them flatly that she doesn’t do that anymore, she gave up her powers, and now she’s just your average college girl. She knows it’s a lie; she was cast out by her kuven and her personal struggles merely pushed her to distance herself from the practice, yet it’s still inside her, pushing for space between depression, self-destruction, and […]

James Grimsby2016-03-09T08:10:07+02:00March 4th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Horror Book Reviews|