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Review: Death by Disputation by Anna Castle ★★★★★

Death by Disputation: A Francis Bacon Mystery (Book 2), by Anna Castle, is a clever historical fiction whodunit.

Thomas Clarady is recruited to spy on a radical group of Puritans at Cambridge University in 1587. Francis Bacon is his spymaster. The mission doesn’t start off well. Tom’s chief informant is found hanging. The university assumes the man killed himself. Tom is convinced he was murdered. Now Tom must figure out who killed his informant and spy on the radical group, especially since he believes the two are linked. Can Tom figure out they mystery before it’s too late?

This is […]

Review: Kai by Derek Vasconi ★★★★★

The disconcerting tale of Kai by Derek Vasconi follows the harbored Satsuki Takamoto, a girl living through a downward spiral of social exclusion, universal envy and ever-deepening depression; in comparison, Seul Bi Rissiello – a resident of Evanston, Illinois – is caring for the mentally ill as she strives for meaning in her life after the brutal loss of her parents in gruesome circumstance. Although unaware of each others existences, both girls live a seemingly poetic tandem of suffering as an unexpected thread ties their tortures together.

This book is quite an eloquent, yet biting read: the slow, creeping, eventually […]

James Grimsby2015-12-29T09:35:27+02:00December 1st, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Horror Book Reviews, Literary Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Ten Mistakes Made by Most Pulpit Committees by Don K. Clements ★★★★★

Ten Mistakes Made by Most Pulpit Committees by Don K. Clements Among the most important decisions that any church body must make, choosing the correct pastor is of the utmost consequence. Jeremiah 3:15 states: “I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.” In a nutshell, this is the role of the pastor today. The pastor is the leader of the church, the one who will direct the flock in the way it should go. He provides encouragement and guidance and is entrusted with the most imperative of duties. He must study The Word to discern God’s heart and instruct his congregation. There […]

Dakota Kemp2015-12-12T13:39:03+02:00November 23rd, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Religious Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: Rotville by Bryce Bentley Summers ★★★★

In the year 2030, humanity is devastated by a terrifying plague that forces survivors into a life of cloistered fear. A quarantine is built into a city, known as Colloseo, where Colloseo Super Max Prison houses some of the worst examples of the surviving human race. When a military genius comes up with a new super-soldier program using these violent outcasts, twenty-year-old Dylan is inducted into a series of experiments to enhance his body and replace his mind. The plan goes awry, forcing one doctor to gift the former Dylan a chance at free will in order to save the […]

James Grimsby2019-01-21T09:38:04+02:00November 19th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Horror Book Reviews, Zombie Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Seeds of Hatred by Christian Nadeau ★★★

Seeds of Hatred by Christian Nadeau Seeds of Hatred is the debut novel of author Christian Nadeau.

The lands of humanity are slipping into chaos. The Brotherhood of Khan reigns with an iron, tyrannical fist. The aristocracy displays hollow smiles and plots to regain lost power. The Fey lurk on the fringes, harboring centuries-old resentments. The Abraxans, servants of darkness, make ready to unleash a series of crippling attacks, while the Ezekans, cult of light, frantically struggle to weather the impending storm. Allegiances crumble, assassins eliminate targets, and fanatics burn it all. Behind the turmoil, ancients join the game. War is inevitable.

Into this bedlam of […]

Dakota Kemp2015-12-24T09:14:14+02:00November 19th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Identifying And Overcoming Fear So That You Can Get The Job You Have Always Wanted by Deloris Cook ★★★★

Identifying And Overcoming Fear So That You Can Get The Job You Have Always Wanted Self-help books, whether they are about losing weight, building self-esteem, raising an autistic child, or any of any other popular topics, often seem to suffer from a basic problem. They contain a core of advice, and a lot of filler to make what might have been a useful lecture into a nice fat book. But the filler material—usually less-than-exciting case histories and far too much detail about the author’s personal struggles with the problem the reader is seeking advice about—rarely make for a page turner.

That is not a problem in Deloris Cook’s helpful and well-written manual Identifying And Overcoming […]

Avery Hurt2015-11-13T12:39:24+02:00November 13th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Non-Fiction Book Reviews, Self-Help Book Reviews|

Review: The Song That Seduced Paris by Cindy Irish ★★★★★

The Song That Seduced Paris (The Bel Homme Quartet Book 1), by Cindy Irish, is a sexy, stylish, and heartwarming romance.

Teddy Wilson, an American music mogul, knows what it takes to be successful. When he enlists four gorgeous male singers, combining opera and pop, he believes the group will be a worldwide phenomenon.

Gabriel Grenier is an accomplished French singer and celebrity. Yet, he’s bored and lonely.

Annie Morgan, an American music teacher, recently suffered a great loss. Aunt Harriet recruits Annie to be Teddy’s executive assistant. Annie gets more than she bargained for. When she meets Gabriel, sparks […]

T B Markinson2022-10-21T11:53:47+02:00November 12th, 2015|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: The Flight of the Mayday Squadron by Steve A. Madison ★★★★

The Flight of the Mayday Squadron The Flight of the Mayday Squadron is a high-octane conspiracy thriller about an epic battle between good and evil. The North American Order is a nefarious group with origins all the way back to the Roman Empire, and have been responsible for everything from the rise of Hitler to the JFK assassination. Their goal is to create a feudal utopia, and it’s up to a group of pious combat veterans to put a stop to a plot that is centuries in the making.