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Luni327: The Journey Begins by Dan Eaton

Life on Earth is inevitably going to change in the coming decades, and in Dan Eaton’s Luni327: The Journey Begins, one of the more popular ideas of a lunar colony takes center stage in this suspense-filled YA novel.

Couched within the perspective of a 13-year-old boy, the story comes with a natural innocence to it, but Bryce also grows immensely over the course of the novel, and the adventures he experiences on his journey effortlessly drive this exciting tale. Additionally, the novel’s futuristic vision of the moon doesn’t stretch too far into the realm of science fiction, considering that […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2018-06-18T05:42:30+02:00June 17th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Science Fiction Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Please Stay by Greg Payan

Please Stay by Greg Payan Please Stay: A Brain Bleed, A Life In The Balance, A Love Story by Greg Payan tells the story of the random and almost fatal brain aneurysm suffered by the author’s wife, Holly, a 39-year old college professor, showing life’s fragility, but also its potential for great strength.

The book is touching and engrossing, and much more than a memoir of an illness. Constructed through actual email correspondence, the reader is unaware just what might happen next, offering a harrowing but compelling account of this tragic experience. Woven together with Greg’s own heartfelt recounting of that time in his life, […]

SPR2018-06-15T10:06:10+02:00June 15th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Health Book Reviews, Memoir Book Reviews, Non-Fiction Book Reviews|

The Traps That Satan Laid by Danica Ked

The Traps That Satan Laid Australian author Danica Ked chronicles the demonic visitations that filled her life as she battled with schizophrenia in The Traps That Satan Laid: Overcoming the Devil and Other Demons in the Power of Jesus Christ.

At age seven the author began to have seizures and blackouts. By her teens she began exploring a “daydream world.” Satanic beings threatened to kill her, tempted her with lust, or overwhelmed her with secular influences. Yet she often heard hymns or the voice of God, who several times saved her, she believes, from sin or death. She was once consigned to a locked […]

SPR2018-06-15T09:29:19+02:00June 15th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews, Religious Book Reviews|

Escape the Future by T. Schneider

The powerful effects that dystopian realities can have on young people is a common element in post-apocalyptic fiction. In Escape the Future, the gritty new novel from Tom Schneider, this youthful perspective is highlighted, and in the horrors of a world where all the lights have gone out, three young protagonists must find a way to survive and protect those they love most.

In this raw depiction of the future, Schneider masterfully depicts Eva, Layla and Henry, three distinct and uniquely motivated young characters that infuse this story with authenticity. The family dynamic makes this story as powerful as […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2021-02-10T06:01:16+02:00June 13th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Apocalyptic Fiction Book Reviews, Post-Apocalyptic Book Reviews, Young Adult Book Reviews|

Isabella’s Painting (A Karina Cardinal Mystery Book 1) by Ellen Butler

Isabella's Painting by Ellen Butler The first book in the Karina Cardinal Mystery series, Isabella’s Painting introduces a highly entertaining protagonist who navigates this mystery thriller with wit and gritty determination.

Karina Cardinal is smart, hardworking and, to her dismay, a good girlfriend, who instead of spending quality time with her boyfriend, is putting on airs at her in-laws annual holiday party. It is her attendance at this party that sets the story into motion when she catches a glimpse of a Vermeer painting in her father-in-law’s possession. Caught between contacting the police, which would inevitably lead to her boyfriend’s family’s demise, Cardinal makes the […]

SPR2018-06-11T10:20:07+02:00June 10th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Mystery Book Reviews|

Murphy’s Luck 2: Revenge of the Jinx by Benjamin Laskin

Murphy's Luck 2 by Benjamin Laskin Murphy’s Luck 2: Revenge of the Jinx follows a story as wacky as the characters – Murphy Drummer, an infinitely unlucky man, finds himself again in a sticky situation: the middle of a bank robbery. There, his bad luck seems to be contagious, and his efforts foil the robbery and garner the attention of the FBI. The story is fast-paced and consistently funny, throwing the reader into the hurricane that is the life of Murphy Drummer.

Laskin writes with a light and humorous touch, portraying the absurd in such a clear and matter of fact way that you can’t help […]

SPR2021-11-29T05:56:31+02:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Humor|

Children of the Gods by Konrad Koenigsmann

Children of the Gods by Konrad Koenigsmann A clever and creative origin story, Children of the Gods by Konrad Koenigsmann presents another potential explanation for humanity’s origins in an expansive and erudite work of fiction.

After popping from a timeless void, a greater being bred his assistants, gods in all but name, who in turn designed humanity as one of many experiments. However, when those humans manage to escape into reality, they must wrestle with the philosophical weight of existence, as well as the knowledge that they were never meant to be real.

Koenigsmann takes a new angle on ancient mythology, with unruly children eventually betraying their […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2020-07-13T06:15:14+02:00June 1st, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews, Visionary Fiction Book Reviews|

Midsummer’s Bottom by Darren Dash

Midsummer’s Bottom by Darren Dash In a glade near Limerick, Ireland, a troupe of actors gather for their 20^th anniversary production of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” unaware of a plot by real Feyland fairies to sabotage the performance and end the production for good. Del and Finn, planted among the actors, work to turn the cast against each other with the help of magic dust.

Jealousy, lust and ambition add to the chaos as the Midsummer Players spend two weeks rehearsing and lurch toward a fateful performance of the play. Midsummer’s Bottom by Darren Dash delights with Shakespearian couplets and a cacophony of human […]

Greg Rideout2019-11-04T08:04:12+02:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Contemporary Fiction Book Reviews, Fantasy Book Reviews|