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A Snowball in Summer by George Sanchez

A Snowball in Summer by George Sanchez is a remarkable piece of diaristic fiction telling the story of a hard-won love. Genuine and compelling, Sanchez’s style has the immediacy of real-world speech, the brilliance of well-crafted storytelling, and unforgettable characters in a vibrantly described New Orleans.

Bryna and Jeff might not be seen as an ordinary couple – their story is peppered with affairs, despair, ghosts from the past, but also unrelenting love. After many years together, and three children, they still desire each other passionately and even more profoundly than their early days.

When Jeff is away in the […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-06-16T13:54:46+02:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews|

Delos: The Moon’s Eye by Blake Miller

Delos: The Moon’s Eye by Blake Miller Propelled by Blake Miller’s rich imagination and command of the genre, Delos: The Moon’s Eye is a memorable work of fantasy that moves across different planets and dimensions. With a unique take on magical rules, Miller’s story also touches on deep topics such as love, friendship, trust, and care for the environment within a sprawling and inventive tale.

Cynthia and Kaden are twins with incredible powers, hiding on Earth while the powerful Iblis Arrayal searches for them across the galaxies. With the arrival of Sorra, Arrayal’s nephew, and her scheming mother Mirra, the twins find their enemy to be much […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-06-12T14:50:25+02:00June 11th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews|

Intelligent Digital Ecosystems by Janak Alford

Intelligent Digital Ecosystems by Janak Alford Brilliantly dissecting the mind-opening potential and dire existential threat that technology simultaneously represents, Janak Alford delivers a critical and thought-provoking thesis on the future with his book Intelligent Digital Ecosystems: How Rethinking Technology Will Expand Your Mind and Change Your World.

Recognizing our increasing and ironic social isolation via digital tools and devices, while acknowledging what a unifying and monumental force those same tools could represent if used wisely, this book seeks to define and defend a vision of what could be for the human race. By asking questions regarding our species’ codependency with technology, Alford artfully unpacks the […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-06-12T12:15:19+02:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD

The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD Eloquently portraying the many shades of grief and loss, but also of healing and renewal, The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD is a brilliant, emotive novel with a tough inner core.

Zoey lives happily with her loving parents until one day tragedy strikes – 0n the way to a long-waited-for football match, she is involved in a car accident in which she loses her father, while her mother is severely injured and bedridden. At merely eight, Zoey’s misfortunes have only begun; moving in with her bitter aunt Agnes and narcissistic uncle Max to escape poverty, Zoey finds herself […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-06-09T22:22:44+02:00June 6th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Abandon Us by E.T. Gunnarsson

Abandon Us by E.T. Gunnarsson A post-apocalyptic adventure from a masterful storyteller, Abandon Us by E.T. Gunnarsson is a thrilling first glimpse at the author’s darkly prophetic Odemark series.

Fifty years from now, with a new pandemic raging and America on the brink of civil war, unlikely heroes are formed in a brutal crucible of human suffering. The air itself is poison, faceless police patrol the streets with merciless drones, the elite are escaping the chaos in star-bound Arks, and those left behind are struggling to find purpose and peace. Even in this grim vision of the future, there are recognizable elements of society today […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-06-28T09:29:28+02:00June 1st, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Post-Apocalyptic Book Reviews|

Home Rule by Stella Atrium

Home Rule by Stella Atrium Tense interplanetary drama that artfully dissects philosophical, personal, and political dilemmas, Home Rule by Stella Atrium is the stunning new installment of The Tribal Wars saga.

To protest the unwanted and unhinged reign of Rabbenu Ely, Arrivi women are lighting themselves on fire in the streets, desperate to capture the attention of Earth’s media and gain support for their cause. Hershel Henry, the intrepid journalist, is determined to cover the ongoing conflict surrounding colonial liberation, but is inevitably pulled into the action himself, becoming a part of the story. Brianna’s secrets, Kelly’s heroic reputation, and Henry’s eagerness for truth-telling collide […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-05-24T15:30:23+02:00May 23rd, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Space Opera Book Reviews|

Just Like Majick by D.L. Yoder

Just Like Majick by D.L. Yoder A mysterious figure straight out of a Charles Dickens novel sparks a tantalizing new puzzle for the perennially inquisitive Magdalena Majick in D.L. Yoder’s Just Like Majick.

With her keen investigative powers and penchant for bending the rules of police tape and clue recognition, Majick is a charming amateur detective reminiscent of Jessica Fletcher or Miss Marple. The mystery of a shadowy intruder may be romantic, obsessive, or something else entirely, but it is undeniably intriguing, and the swirl of eccentric characters she moves through makes it easy to lose yourself in the tangle. With a touch of magical […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-05-23T12:56:09+02:00May 20th, 2023|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Mystery Book Reviews|

Divinely Trained by Maggie Havoc

Divinely Trained by Maggie Havoc The sequel to A Divine Invite and the second book in the Ancients series, Divinely Trained by Maggie Havoc is epic in its scope and labyrinthine in its plot. A sprawling, theologically-tinged work of imagination, this installment expands on the world built in the first novel, for an enormously creative and original take on Christian imagery and mythology, in which the human relationships are nevertheless the heart – and indeed soul – of the story, driving the narrative forward.