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Review: Demon in the Window by Judah Swann

Demon in the Window by Judah SwannJericho Coleman is a typical enough six-year-old boy living with his parents in their old Victorian house. Typical enough, until the day his father descends into a brutal rage, killing his mother and chasing Jericho down. His salvation comes in a mysterious voice that calls to him, and with the striking of a deal, his father is found hanging in front of him, dead, by the clawed hand of a stranger. Eventually the stranger returns, and reveals himself to be a demon – Mavado – now in union with Jericho, as per their pact. Things spiral out of control as […]

2015-01-26T06:25:34+02:00December 22nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur

the man i loveThe Man I Love is an incredible and emotional tale that pulls the reader into the pages and doesn’t let up until the end.

Erik Fiskare, a college freshman, is attracted to the world of theater. However, he prefers being backstage. When he first looks into the eyes of Daisy Bianco, a dancer, he feels something.

She said it with her eyes, he heard it clearly in his head, and it wasn’t hello.

It was, “Well, here you are.”

Here I am, he thought.

The two fall madly in love and it seems that nothing can tear the lovers apart.[…]

Review: Five Days Dead by James L. Davis

Five Days Dead by James L. DavisIn an uncertain future, humanity finally achieves its greatest technological breakthrough with cold fusion, and with the rise of growing political climates toward conservation, recedes into a technological utopia of the Hubs, interlinked cities across the world.

The decision of the majority of the population is solidified by the invention of the Link – a web-like virtual reality “Digiverse” – and the coming of the Rages, apocalyptic occurrences of unknown origin ranging from rapid climate changes to all animal life on the planet becoming wildly hostile to humans, and only humans.

It’s in these “intrestin” times that one Harley Nearwater […]

2014-12-18T07:13:46+02:00December 18th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Dublin In The Rain by Andrew Critchley

Dublin In The RainDublin In The Rain weaves themes of love, redemption and devastation as those connected to a fatal accident in Dublin in 1947 are thrown together with sadness and romance, in this, the first book of a series by Andrew Critchley.

When Jonathan arrives in Dublin, he’s anxious and solemn due to traumatizing events that have left him empty. But when he meets the somewhat magical Maoliosa, the hotel barmaid who mysteriously guesses his name and wins his affections, he wonders if he’s found happiness. But Jonathan will have to go back to his childhood to work through the past if […]

2014-12-15T01:47:52+02:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: |

Review: Everlast by Richard Bard

EverlastFasten your seatbelts, folks. Richard Bard’s newest release, Everlast, is a thrilling, fast-paced adventure that will make your head spin.

Everlast is the first in the Everlast Duology and is the follow-up series to Bard’s wildly successful Brainrush Trilogy.

Jake Bronson is back in another thriller that blends science fiction and cutting-edge technology into a whirlwind of a story that takes place on three continents.

In Amsterdam, a scientist is working on a cybernetic life-extension project that will transfer individual consciousness to a personalized avatar. His grandson, in Hong Kong, is working on using the same technology to infiltrate […]

2014-12-08T07:20:24+02:00December 8th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Just Two Weeks by Amanda Sington-Williams

just two weeksJust Two Weeks, by Amanda Sington-Williams, is a taut psychological thriller.

Jolene “Jo” Carr is in a fragile state of mind. Recently she was made redundant from a job she thought was secure. Dealing with this setback, she decides to go on vacation by herself when her partner, Mark, has to stay behind to work.

On the first day of her holiday, she meets Zara, a fellow Brit staying at the same resort. Zara invites Jo to tag along to a beach that Zara says is superior. Jo goes with Zara, not knowing at the time, that her life […]

2014-12-08T06:51:33+02:00December 8th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Alliance.125: Hirunda by Raita Jauhiainen

hirundaAlliance.125: Hirunda is the first in Raita Jauhiainen ambitious science fiction series about a post-war dystopia called Gavialis. The city is broken up into seven circles, the first being the least prestigious, the seventh is the most. It is forbidden for people from the lower-caste circles to travel to the higher echelons of society. This is a sterile world, where children are bred selectively in “artificial wombs,” and the civilization is facing catastrophe because too few girls are being born. Boys grow up viewing women as rare and exotic, and women are followed around by a pair of bodyguards.

The […]

2019-01-21T09:39:55+02:00December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |

Review: Toxic Intent by Mrig Trishna

Toxic Intent Toxic Intent is a fictional drama by Mrig Trishna about the professional ethics of individuals and the moral responsibilities of corporations.  The plot follows Dr. Meg Morgan, an exceptional young scientist working for Synergy Chemical Corporation, who has been contracted to synthesize new chemicals for a major consumer product company.  Dr. Morgan, who starts the novel as an ambitious workaholic, finds herself thrust into a realm of shady morality, where corporate greed and ethics wage a constant – and disconcerting – war.

Dr. Morgan is elated to hear that her hard work has paid off when she learns she’s won […]

2014-12-05T07:55:21+02:00December 3rd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |
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