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Review: Home Again by Michael Kenneth Smith

Michael K Smith’s Civil War novel, Home Again, is a fantastic debut.

Zach and Luke come of age right when the nation breaks into two and both young men enlist. Zach fights for the North, while Luke joins up with the South. Even though they are on opposing sides, both young men learn valuable lessons about life, death, and war.

War is hell. The best war novels remember this and don’t idealize war. It’s hard to glorify the killing of other human beings, especially young men who haven’t had the opportunity to experience life yet, and the stories that […]

T B Markinson2022-09-21T11:31:13+02:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Historical Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: The Gertrude Threshold by Christopher Brooks

TheGertrudeThreshold What would happen if it were the last day on Earth? In The Gertrude Threshold by Christopher Brooks, a scientific formula named after its creator calculates to the day the last moments of global warming: when Earth crosses that threshold, Earth will burn up taking those last human beings left, who are living in brown tubes underground, with Her.

In the novella we follow one family as they struggle through the last day. Ky, a young, good-natured boy who was born into an apocalyptic world. His grandfather Brandon: grumpy, old and waiting to die to join his wife Lilly. Brandon’s […]

Cate Baum2014-11-17T04:49:05+02:00November 17th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews|

Review: Shadow of the Raven by Millie Thom

Shadow of the Raven The real-life tales of 9th-century England are brought to life in Millie Thom’s book, Shadow of the Raven, the first book in the Sons of Kings trilogy. The book mixes fact and fiction, with the two main characters in rivalling kingdoms being true-life English royal Alfred of Wessex, son of ‘Aethelwulf The Great’ and the fictional Eadwulf of Mercia (although his father King Beorthwulf was a real-life King.) These books are based on the roots of the English Kingdom, as two rival kings of Britain fight for their destiny: To defend Anglo-Saxon lands from invasion from vicious Danish raiders: […]

Cate Baum2014-11-11T08:19:23+02:00November 11th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Becoming Generation Flux by Miles Anthony Smith

generation flux The invention of retirement and myth of life-long employment are lies that we have accepted as fact, and until recently, have held mostly true.

Becoming Generation Flux: Why Traditional Career Planning is Dead: How to be Agile, Adapt to Ambiguity, and Develop Resilience by Miles Anthony Smith is an eye-opening business book. Just the title alone is a bit terrifying. However, it’s not too shocking given the employment issues the United States has been embroiled in for half a dozen years.

In this book, the author analyzes the changes in the job market and discusses ways for people to survive. […]

T B Markinson2014-11-10T07:39:45+02:00November 10th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Business Book Reviews|

Review: Love Triangle by Magus Tor and Carrie Lynn Weniger

Love Triangle: XX Version by Magus Tor and Carrie Lynn Weniger is a romantic comedy with a twist. Sydney and Joe are about to graduate from college and move in together. However, Sydney is shocked when Joe decides that he can no longer tolerate Sydney’s homophobia and he leaves her. Sydney is devastated.

Five years later, Sydney is still upset about losing Joe. Then she loses her job. Suddenly, Samantha Martin, the Vice President of Marketing with a cosmetic company, offers Sydney a new job the same day she was fired. Not only that, the salary is impressive and she […]

T B Markinson2014-11-06T04:03:05+02:00November 6th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: King of Dreams by Greg McLeod

King of Dreams: A Vereldan Tale by Greg McLeod is a classic example of an epic fantasy novel. There are lots of characters, plenty of drama, swords, sorcery, betrayal, love, and unlikely heroes.

Laurin the dwarf is sent on a mission by a dead king to deliver a sword called Altingal to a young man named Avellin. Bryn of Bailon wanted to live a quiet life, but when war breaks out he learns a secret that not only impacts himself but it could change the course of the war. Rhea Redbreast is a Headhunter apprentice who is seeking to avenge […]

T B Markinson2014-12-03T10:31:03+02:00November 4th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: The Vagabond’s Son by L.F. Falconer

the vagabond's son The Vagabond’s Son:Prelude To A Legacy by L.F. Falconer follows Adalanto, the son of vagabond Laramato, a pixie-like being from a people called the Piskitian, made with special powers and pointed ears and eyes. When Laramato sells Adalanto’s mother to an ogre, Adalanto must fend for himself and survive a merciless childhood to be strong enough to carve a life for himself. Watched by She, the Creator of these “sprites” on the Fifth Planet, i.e. Earth, he will be pushed down a path by this Fate who created him to discover his destiny, as the Creators vie for position by […]

Cate Baum2014-10-31T07:55:36+02:00October 31st, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Review: Sated by Truth Devour

Electric pulses of pleasure landscaped their bodies when they touched. Staring into each other’s eyes they quietly appreciated the flux of emotions activating every synapse. Talia had been waiting her whole life to find the one, while Bodhi always knew she was. Their connection was divined and equally fated with the twists of challenge set to test their devotion to love one another. A warm embrace to them represented an unspoken promise of forever. Within each others hearts they were finally home.