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January 19, 2015
Book Review: KAD by Kin Asdi
Title: KAD Author: Victor Vergeer, Kin Asdi Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy Release Date: November 20th, 2014 John is an unassuming but talented high school sophomore who finds a strange object while walking in the woods one quiet Sunday morning. There, catching beams of sunlight shining through the trees is an alien object! The object is a Kinetic Assistant Disk, or KAD. It’s smooth, silver, and about the size of a hockey puck. And John soon learns that it can be dangerous, too! Although barely able to understand where the disk came from and what it is capable of, John quickly … Continue reading →
Book Review: KAD by Kin Asdi
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January 18, 2015
Book Review: Dear Mr. Alien,… by Yannis Karatsioris
Title: Dear Mr. Alien,... Author: Yannis Karatsioris Genre: YA, Collection of Letters Release Date: July 31st, 2012 Greek eight-year old, Paul, decides to start a correspondence through letters with an alien. Rumor has it that aliens will destroy the world by the end of 2012 and Paul has taken on the task to convince the aliens not to attack the earth, by describing all that he knows about our planet. In these twelve letters, a door is opened for the readers young enough at heart to understand the analogic humor a child's mind can present at times. While at other … Continue reading →
Book Review: Dear Mr. Alien,… by Yannis Karatsioris
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January 15, 2015
2015 Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop
I’m taking part in the 2015 Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop this year hosted by I Am A Reader. Up for grabs on Juniper Grove, I’m giving away two prizes! Take a look… ~ First Prize ~ Open to US residents only One lucky reader will win a signed print copy of my YA paranormal romance, Destiny Awaits! Below is the synopsis: She wants a normal life. They want her dead. Destiny has other plans. Twenty-year-old Alayna Scott receives visions around water, but even her foresight couldn’t prepare her for the tragic accident that claimed … Continue reading →
2015 Dreaming of Books Giveaway Hop
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January 14, 2015
Book Review: The Lost Level by Brian Keene
Title: The Lost Level Author: Brian Keene Genre: Adventure, Horror Publisher: Apex Book Company Release Date: January 19th, 2015 When modern-day occultist Aaron Pace discovers the secrets of inter-dimensional travel via a mystical pathway called The Labyrinth, he wastes no time in exploring a multitude of strange new worlds and alternate realities. But then, Aaron finds himself trapped in the most bizarre dimension of all — a place where dinosaurs coexist with giant robots, where cowboys fight reptilian lizard people, and where even the grass can kill you. This is a world populated by the missing and the disappeared, a … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Lost Level by Brian Keene
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January 13, 2015
Featured: I Truly Lament by Mathias B. Freese + Giveaway!
Today I’m featuring author Mathias B. Freese on Juniper Grove! Mathias is here to promote his book, I Truly Lament: Working Through the Holocaust! ~ About the Book ~ Title: I Truly Lament: Working Through the Holocaust Author: Mathias B. Freese Genre: Literary Fiction Formats: Paperback & eBook Published by: Wheatmark Pub. Date: Sept. 14, 2014 Number of pages: 252 Content Warning: 18+ for graphic violence ~ Synopsis ~ “A weirdly wonderful short story collection exploring the Holocaust from diverse perspectives in literary styles ranging from gothic and romantic to phantasmagoric.” I Truly Lament—Working Through the Holocaust … Continue reading →
Featured: I Truly Lament by Mathias B. Freese + Giveaway!
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January 11, 2015
Book Review: Allegories by Yannis Karatsioris
Title: Allegories Author: Yannis Karatsioris Genre: Fantasy Short Stories Release Date: July 26th, 2014 A collection of allegorical short stories. Allegory: a rhetorical device in which characters or events in a literary, visual, or musical art form represent or symbolize ideas and concepts. **The paperback version includes several stories in Greek as well. Grab your copy of Allegories on Amazon! ~ Review ~ A fantastic collection of short stories. Some are paranormal, romance, fantasy, fantasy/romance and philosophical. I loved the originality of each story, written in a narrative point of view. All the stories were gripping and compelling. … Continue reading →
Book Review: Allegories by Yannis Karatsioris
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January 8, 2015
Book Review: The Gertrude Threshold by Christopher Brooks
Title: The Gertrude Threshold: A Novella Author: Christopher Brooks Genre: Sci-Fi Publisher: Ragged Right Media Release Date: October 29th, 2014 Brandon knows today will be his last. He has been dreading this moment his entire life. Scientists had long ago predicted the year and the day when all living things, everything Brandon has come to know, would go up in flames – the day Earth hit the Gertrude Threshold. For seventy years, Brandon had aged with the sun. He’d watched it grow bigger and the Warming fry the planet. Science was powerless to stop it. Plants withered. Oceans dried up. … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Gertrude Threshold by Christopher Brooks
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January 7, 2015
Book Review: EverKnight by JL Louw
Title: EverKnight Series: Echoes of a Broken Era - Book One Author: JL Louw Release Date: November 8th, 2014 This is the Era of Insight Many ages have passed since the Era of Darkness, the turning point of human extinction. The ancient writings can scarcely recount the events of that forlorn period. A time of great power when humanity wielded spectacular abilities to fight back against the beasts. But that power has slowly faded with time. Still humanity struggles ever on. Incandents--brilliant individuals without equal--started crafting magnificent devices fueled by the dwindling arcane energies inside every human being. But an … Continue reading →
Book Review: EverKnight by JL Louw
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January 6, 2015
Book Review: The Eyes Have It by Royal Henry Bleu
Title: The Eyes Have It Author: Royal Henry Bleu Genre: Erotica Thriller Release Date: November 1st, 2014 Emmett Lance Warrick is a serial killer, but he refers to himself as a “serial punisher.” He believes that all men who are straight are “deniers.” He believes that all men are gay and if they deny it, they are liars. He has a self-proclaimed fire that burns inside him that causes him to not only “punish” (kill) men who are straight, but take their Eyes for his collection. To be reminded of the “souls” that he also takes. After receiving a ten-count … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Eyes Have It by Royal Henry Bleu
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January 5, 2015
Book Review: The Olympus Project by Ted Tayler
Title: The Olympus Project Series: The Phoenix Series, Book 1 Author: Ted Tayler Genre: Thriller Release Date: December 10th, 2014 Pages: 185 This is the first book in a brand new series featuring a man rescued from a watery grave by strangers. He has been headhunted because of his particular skill set; that of a super efficient stone cold killer. The stories throughout the series will cover the activities of the secret organisation which recruited the man they have named 'The Phoenix' as they send their agents across the world removing anyone who poses a threat to political or economic … Continue reading →
Book Review: The Olympus Project by Ted Tayler
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