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 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure, Dystopia Publisher: Sea of Ink Press Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Pages: 260 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads Buy on: Amazon, Indigo, B&N  Andy and Zoey are two normal teenagers living in the modern day—that is, until they’re knocked unconscious in a freak storm sweeping the United States. When they wake up, the world they know has been tossed away. Their city is in ruins, strange creatures walk the earth, and worst of all, everyone is gone. They stumble across Diana and Spencer, two kids around their age who possess incredible magical abilities, and who claim to be the demigod children of Greek gods. Not only that, they also claim the year is 500 AS, five hundred years after the gods conjured a massive storm that destroyed most of humanity and helped them take the world as their own once again. Andy and Zoey are soon handed an impossible task: To save humanity. To lead a war on the gods. They’ll have to battle monsters, death, and their own inner demons to survive and to protect the people they love.  I received this eBook free from the author in exchange for an honest review. Wow, well that was quite the beginning! This is an awesome futuristic story filled with monsters and just oozing with Greek mythology. Andy and Zoey up in a freak storm that destroys the world as they know it and they wake up in a new world, 500 years later! Of course it would be the Olympian Gods having a hissy fit over humans forgetting about them. Sheesh. Although their arrival is prophesized, they're thrust into an adventure and a war that two very normal teens aren't quite ready to take on. This is an even paced book that flows and characters who are engaging whether they are a God, Demigod or a simple human. Very enjoyable! Star Rating 4.75 Stars   A. P. Mobley is a YA fantasy author with an undying love for Greek mythology and epic, magical tales. She grew up in Wyoming and currently lives there, working as the owner of various online shops and studying to earn her degree in English. She considers herself a huge nerd, loves chocolate a little too much, and can be found snuggling with one of her pets into late hours of the night.
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 Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Science Fiction Publisher: Kalamity Press Publication Date: June 1, 2016 Pages: 180 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon | B&N  This isn't a story about a normal girl. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be a normal girl, but considering my dad is a professional, unionised minion and has worked for such villainous luminaries as the Crash and Burn Twins, Doctor Death (the Third and Fourth versions), Yellow Peril and Captain Calamari, chances of living out my life with any kind of normality are pretty slim. I'm surprised our family has survived this long. My name's Charlie Conti and I'm fourteen years old. I'm a bit of a nerd, I guess, because my role models are Marie Curie and Maryam Mirzakhani instead of Miley Cyrus or any of the Kardashians. I guess I have a bit of a mad scientist streak in me, although I have no interest in taking over the world or anything. I just want to live the regular kind of life. And that brings me to this story. You see, my dad has dragged me and my little brother, Luca, away from Melbourne where I've spent most of my life so far. Out of the Light and into the Darkness of regional Victoria to a coastal town called Henty Bay. Yeah, I'd never heard of it either. I can see the benefits though. After all the problems with the Port Melbourne Intifada, where Captain Calamari totally lost it and my dad ended up at the bottom of Port Phillip Bay, we had to leave the city. There were some harsh words thrown around and maybe a few vendettas were forged in the fires of the moment. So we had to move. Dad, or The Undertaker as he's known in the business, was damaged goods. The most he could hope for if he stayed in Melbourne would have been prolonged unemployment. The more likely outcome would have been a long stay in prison or a knife in the back. I'm not being melodramatic. These kinds of things do happen. The family's new plan is to move to Henty Bay so Luca and I can grow up and live normal lives. Maybe even go to university and get an office job with superannuation and a chance to grow old without having to worry about dodging laser beams and undead Vikings. My brother and I have our own little dreams. Luca wants a puppy, or a bearded dragon lizard thing; and I just want to stay longer than six months in the one school. I told you I was a nerd.  I received this eBook from the authors in exchange for an honest review.Holy ray guns, stun guns and shrinking fathers Batman! I absolutely love books with spunky, not normal girls! They're usually the best heroine's. Charlie, however, would love to be normal and spend more than 6 months in a school and her brother would like to get a pet, which is hard to have when you need to move all the time. One thing I would say is that Charlie is very responsible and smart, she handles problems that even grown-ups would chew their nails anxiously at, but at the same time she is relatable. Being a kid of the mid-80's and 90's, I grew up on the movie "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and this was totally up my alley. About a month ago, my best friend and her son asked me if I had any cool, not-normal, kind of introverted kids books that I had read. I knew then that this was the book to recommend to my nephew. His mom bought it and she said he read it every day until he was done. On FaceTime, I received two thumbs up with him saying he loved the book! Star Rating  I would definitely recommend this book for all ages. Not just middle-grade. It's interesting enough to draw in adults (especially young at heart adults ;) ).  Ben Langdon was born in Geelong, Victoria, and is a graduate of Deakin University. He is the author of e Miranda Contract and e Halo E ect, editor of is Mutant Life, and a high school teacher in Portland, Victoria (which may, or may not, be the alter ego for Henty Bay).
Connect with Ben: Twitter | GoodReads Eliza Langdon was also born in Geelong and is the daughter of Ben. After complaining that she didn’t like reading books, the father and daughter team decided to write their own, featuring a spunky girl called Charlie Conti. Eliza attends Portland Secondary College and loves reading comics, cooking up storms in the kitchen, and binge-watching TV series on DVD.  Genre: Dystopian, Thriller, Horror Publisher: Independently published Publication Date: Jan 13, 2014 Pages: 185 Format: Mobi Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon | B&N  After a harrowing escape from Amaryllis City, Niko is forced to lay low. The people who want to use her unique genetics for their own ends are still out there and their reach is long. After an emotional split with Ben and hiding deep in the slums she soon meets Songhay, a charismatic thief and his younger sister, Roosevelt. Together, they dodge violent gangs, roaming Slithers and the ever present threat of acid rain. Growing closer, Niko, along with Songhay soon form a rag-tag band of Slither hunters to keep the slums safe and the monsters at bay. But then she discovers shocking information about her past that challenges everything she thought to be true about herself and those she loves. Now she has to decide if she's going to stay safe in hiding or stand up to the lies and injustice swarming around her. She was never one to lie low for long.    I received this ebook from the Author in exchange for an honest review.Niko was one of my favourite reads ever and Harm quickly follows up with that claim. The author has quite the skill in world-building, creating a world that is so terrifyingly believable and creating characters who are real and relatable. Niko adopts a shortened version of her real name, Harm and becomes one with it as she hides out in the slums of Cherai City, where acid is a real problem, like fall in and never get up again problem. She meets a thief by the name of Songhay who is trying to earn enough money to get his sister Roosevelt past the gates and out of that life. I really like Songhay. He made the bad-ass soften a little. While Niko was still full bad-ass Slither hunter, she seems to really like Songhay too. To be honest, I'm more for Songhay than Ben, myself. Songhay has a humble side to him that Ben lacks, personally. And then there is Roosevelt. All sass and knows it too. She added great personality to the book. Book 2 left me wondering what was going to happen with Niko as some truths were revealed. But I absolutely look forward to the next book!  
 Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: Pages That Move Publication Date: November 14, 2019 Pages: 206 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon  Cedar Fish Campground was supposed to be a peaceful refuge, not grounds for murder. Thea Pagoni is desperate to flee her stress-filled city life for the quiet of the woods after a painful divorce. When her grandmother passes away and leaves her the family campground, it seems like the perfect opportunity to find peace. But not everything is crickets and campfires. The handyman she was promised is less than handy, the campground has fallen into severe disrepair, and with a dwindling reservation list, there’s no money to make improvements. Things are looking grim, and then a dead hiker makes everything worse. Can Thea find the killer before Cedar Fish Campground is forced to close forever and she loses everything… again? Between a Rock and a Deadly Place is the first novella in Zoey Chase’s Cedar Fish Campground cozy mystery series. For lovers of the outdoors and clean mysteries with a side of romance.   3.75 Stars  I received this eBook from Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.Now, normally I don't read cozy mysteries. I picked this out because I needed it for a prompt in a reading challenge I've been doing. I think I've read maybe 3 or 4 cozy mysteries in my life, but this one was pretty decent! It's a fairly quick and simple read that will check off cozy mystery boxes: murder, mystery, humour and of course, romance! I enjoy Thea's character story, it was believable for sure but I absolutely loved Hennie, she was that lovable strong, independent woman. I definitely recommend this for any reader who isn't familiar with cozy mysteries and yet, even for those who are very familiar with cozy mysteries.   Via GoodReads
Hello Book Dragons, long time!
Long time, indeed. In case you were wondering, I decided to take a huge step back. From the blog, from my online support group and sure as heck, from Facebook. This kind of seems like the year for it. I ramped up self-care and absolutely lost myself in playing video games and grieving so many losses. This year though, right? In the time that I took a step back from my blog, I was able to do some thinking about what I really want to do with my blog and that is go back to my initial reason for creating a blog: reading and reviewing. I got caught up in the worry that not being able to read every book and review or even being able to finish every book to review because of incompatibility between me and the book. It ate at me. So I decided I would make Featured Author and Featured Book a part of my blog, and I began to hate my blog. I would dread even looking at it. To be fairly honest though: I really am not a fan of doing these, which it is obvious as I absolutely suck with keeping up with my own dang schedule, lol. I just want to read and review what I read. So 2021 will be me going back to what I started Shh, I am Reading for: to read, review and share my love of books with people. As for what I've missed with 2020, I am still on self-imposed self-care duty. I'm still struggling with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (which I had severely in the beginning of being diagnosed with agoraphobia but Covid just made that skyrocket) which as amped up how many anxiety attacks I get in a day now *thumbs up*. I am going to work on reviews and post them when I am done, but alas, I have scrapped my Featured Author and Featured Book posts. I actually look forward to expressing myself through my reviews and my books. If I feature any book, it'll be something that I'm loving. Maybe I'll throw an author interview in here and there but for now, I need to focus on what I love to do: read, write, spend time with my dog Schenanigans (Schen for short) and my boyfriend, and also play video games because right now The Sims 4 is about the only game that eases my anxiety right now. That and this little dapper Bug below. 
 Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Publication Date: February 1, 2018 Pages: 262 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads Buy: Amazon  When chaos strikes my hometown, I am one of the few to escape the clutches of a dark mage who seeks control through the use of forbidden crystals. Everything has changed, the king is dead, war is on the horizon, and something is happening to me that I cannot explain. I used to just be Taliah, a young woman living an average life, but fate has a different plan for me, or so I have been told. The problem is everyone seems to believe I can stop this evil, everyone except me.    I received this eBook from the Author in exchange for an honest review.Ah, I had so much trouble with this book. I really wanted to like this book as the premise and synopsis had so much promise. But it came up pretty short for me. The lack of editing makes this very distracting and it pulls you away from the story. The consistency was off with the switching to the past and present constantly. There were plot holes and the story needed just a little more time to flesh out, honestly. Because I was so focused on the lack of editing, I couldn't enjoy the story like I wanted to. But, reading is subjective. What I might not like, another does.   J.D.Evergreen is an Australian author who lives on the Mornington Peninsula. She spent her childhood writing small short stories and inventing worlds that were all her own. When she became an adult, she put her efforts into more adultly things such as acquiring a bachelor in primary education, and a post-graduate certificate of ancient history. Eventually, she became bored with life as an everyday adult and returned to her writing where she could live in her own worlds and share them with others. She now spends countless hours crafting worlds that inspire the imagination and bring joy to the people who join the journey of the characters and enter unknown worlds. Connect with J.D. Genre: Epic/High Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Action-Adventure Publisher: Outskirts Press Publication Date: June 8, 2019 Pages: 417 Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon, Barnes and Noble  Sir Xandar, a valiant knight, means to end senseless wars and bloodshed, using the only option left—dethroning his immoral king. The plan goes awry when a team, with a larger purpose, comes from afar to seize Xandar’s most vital device. As his mission detours across perilous seas and exotic kingdoms, Xandar clashes with other corrupt rulers and forms an unstable bond with Lady Jia, a volatile warrior-maid. Soon, the pair uncover the world’s darkest secrets in an epic fight for survival.   Ben Schneider was born in Oklahoma. In 2003, he earned a B.A. in Graphic Design at Oklahoma University, married his fiancée, and joined the Air Force. Ben and his wife, Suzy, have been stationed in Italy, Okinawa, and Alaska. Aside from writing fiction, Ben’s other interests include drawing his Airman Artless comic strips. Chrome Mountain is his debut novel. Connect with Ben Genre: Weird Fiction, Sci-Fi, Horror Publication Date: December 4, 2017 Pages: 158 Format: ePub Add to GoodReads Buy: Amazon  You can buy anything on the Internet these days. Books, electronics, and Chinese takeout are just a few clicks away. If you’re after something more illicit, all you need is a special browser and some bitcoin to spend. Every drug you might want is readily available on the darknet markets. You can also hire a hitman, get a fake ID made, or have an illegal bug delivered to your door. Ben Samsa is a small-time weed dealer and amateur entomologist. He can’t resist buying a mysterious bug he finds on one of the black market sites where he gets his inventory. The splurge leaves him with only enough bitcoin to purchase lower quality marijuana than he normally sells. Unfortunately, Ben doesn’t realize one of his customers has been flipping his product to a murderous, one-eyed Nazi. He’s soon sucked into a hellish nightmare of dread, drugs and death. Meanwhile, the bug is growing. Nothing will ever be the same when Ben learns the true, hideous name of the insect.   4.85 Stars  I received this eBook from the Author in exchange for an honest review.This is possibly one of the oddest yet most unique books that I have ever read! This is such a mixture of creepy, crawly horror science fiction thrilling ride! Ben is in his early 20's and is a little bit lazy. He's a small time drug-dealer who is making just enough bank to pay his rent and semi-adult as normal as possible. He's an avid bug collector and is drawn into the allure of easy money with bitcoin. This story easily turns into a creepy mash up of Creepshow, Twilight Zone and Goosebumps. Although I ended up absolutely loving this book, I wasn't too sure about this at first but the writing is so well done and the world building is completely on point, it just sucked me in. I do believe I ended up reading this in two days. I just needed to know how it would end up. Ben's friend though, that dude is an imbecile. Sadly, I've dated someone that dumb so they actually exist. This turns into the biggest train wreck for Ben with the "friend" and Neo-Nazi's to boot! Recommendation: I definitely, 100%, recommend this. It's weird, it's creepy, but it's so damn good!   George Billions is a writer whose work litters the Internet under various pseudonyms. He's written everything from fake product reviews to unqualified fitness advice, steamy romance novels to straight-up keyword spam. Once he had a gig banging out thousands of short biographies of adult entertainers. These days he's trying to put out the kind of stuff he enjoys reading and writing. Connect with George Billions Via GoodReads  Bradley Campbell is a tattooed sci-fi enthusiast, hopeless romantic, fiction author, and self-proclaimed geek who is on a lifelong mission to inspire his readers through the infinite power of suspenseful, paranormal, dramatic, and oftentimes love-infused storytelling. In addition to being a multifaceted word weaver with a lifetime passion for creative expression, he has had the opportunity to work as a motorcycle mechanic, lawyer assistant, certified HVAC technician, and fitness model, to name a few. He even crafts his own music and roleplay writes. When he doesn’t have a pen in hand or isn’t binge-watching his favorite TV shows (i.e. Luther and Misfits) on his trusty iPad, you will probably find Bradley spending some quality time with his two awesome children who inspire him every single day.  Where do you get your ideas for your books? Who or what inspired your idea? B.C. Honestly everything around me is a canvas. The book I’m working on now has a character in it based on someone I met on the beach. How did you develop the plot and your characters? Are your characters based on anyone? B.C. Honestly it was a natural progression of little ideas coming together. It was like puzzling together a newspaper from the future. Yes, One character is based off a girl I mused over for to long. Do you write when you're inspired? Or do you have a schedule you keep to? B.C. I write constantly. Either ideas or plotting together something I haven’t finished. I like to live in the flames of passion. Do you have any advice for aspiring authors? Maybe a piece of advice that stuck with you from your adventure into the world of publishing? B.C. “You can’t edit a blank page” Tell us a bit more about yourself. How did you know you wanted to be a writer? Who or what inspires you to write? B.C. I had a teacher who put a book in my hand because I wouldn’t sit still. The rest is history. How much of yourself goes into your writing? Or do you keep yourself separate and base the character on someone else entirely? B.C. No tears for the writer no tear for the reader. What has helped shape and improve your writing? B.C. I Read like a vampire! What are you reading right now? Do you recommend it or have any other recommendations? B.C. Kelly Parsons “Doing Harm” unsung Masterpiece Do your novels carry a message or do you feel it's subjective? B.C. Yes, Multiple messages that are meant to be enjoyed by reading subjectively. Check out their Book! Genre: Short Story, Thriller, Mystery, Romance Publication Date: March 22, 2019 Publisher: Self-published Pages: 42 Add to GoodReads Buy: Amazon  New York City Detective Tristan Andretti crosses swords with deadly enemies in the hardest puzzle of his career.
With a beautiful fiancée and a promising, lucrative career in law enforcement, Detective Tristin Andretti was living the American dream. But like all dreams, it will come to end sooner or later. Only in his case, it ended in a nightmare when the unexpected happened, and he lost it all when a horrifying act of violence compels him to leave the force with an ashy, bitter taste in his mouth. With his life crashing down around him, Tristin finds himself distracted both by his new client, Lucia Trenta—a spoiled, up-and-coming pop star with a skewed, narcissistic view of the world—and a dangerous situation that puts her life in danger.  Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk, Historical Fiction, Paranormal Publisher: Inkitt Publication Date: October 30, 2016 Pages: 217 Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon, Kobo, B&N  Set in London during the latter part of the 19th century. An experiment goes wrong at The Oxford Academy of Science, giving certain people extraordinary powers which turns them into 'Espers'. An institute is set up to teach Espers how to control these power, and stop corrupt Espers from abusing theirs. Nathan and James, two agents from the Institute team up with Freya, a young Esper whose brother (gifted with the strange ability to manipulate emotions) is abducted by a ruthless Baron. The group has to fight against a dark threat to protect the fragile peace of Victorian London... And the rest of the world.    I received this eBook from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.Honestly, I really struggled with this book at first. I think that's because it was very close to the idea of X-Men. I do like the idea of the Institute being a safe place though. I think most superheroes need a safe place. However! I absolute adored the Victorian Steampunk theme. It actually fit the superheroes against super villains perfectly. Despite the plot being a little iffy for me, it did have well fleshed out characters with Nathan being a large part of the show and a good amount of sassy-ness from him. He did make me giggle from time to time.   Egan Brass (aka Ryan Attard) is the author of the Esper Files, the Legacy series, and the Pandora Chronicles. Hailing from a faraway island, it wasn’t long until Ryan began creating his own imaginary friends and writing down their adventures. As Egan Brass, he writes the Esper Files — a tale of super-powered individuals set in a steampunk universe. He also dons a cape and a mask, and spends his free time learning Victorian insults in order to both confuse and enthrall his foes. He’s also one to write his bios in the third person. Connect with Egan (Ryan) Genre: Alternate World, Fantasy Publication Date: November 17, 2017 Pages: 236 Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon  A troubled shifter prince. A deadly blight. A battle of royalty. Dante wasn’t prepared to be king of the wolf shifters, not so soon. He prefers to stay in his wolf form and avoid the doubting glares of his council, especially when it comes to the daily affairs of his kingdom. When Princess Nakai, an owl shifter, falls into his life, spinning tales of forbidden magic and mad royals, Dante can’t ignore the truth: War approaches at Kobrona’s hand. But assassins and elementals are easy opponents compared to the dramatics of his packmates, and Dante has more than the spreading blight to worry about. Can they put aside their differences to save the world? Or will they tear one another apart first?   In the colder end of MN, C. H. Knyght stays inside with her furbabies to either read, write or illustrate books. She had two published fantasy novels and a number of short stories. Connect with C.H. Knyght Genre: Fantasy Publisher: One Million Words Publication Date: September 27, 2018 Pages: 314 Add to GoodReads Buy on Amazon, Kobo, B&N  Even good girls have secrets. When straight-laced Allison sleeps, the rebellious goddess Syn wakes. Having a fling in the dreamscape may seem like harmless fun, but when a sadistic predator learns her true identity, the fantasy begins to bleed into real life. If Sin Dwells Deep — a parallel novel to If Souls Can Sleep — exposes the hidden world of dream drifters and explores the war between gifted government agents and those who would use their abilities to corrupt life, death, and that which lies beyond.    I received this eBook from the author in exchange for an honest review.Although I had never read "If Souls Can Sleep" I didn't feel like I had missed much from the previous novel. This can definitely be read as a standalone or follow up novel. I am a huge fan of Norse mythology. Being someone who reads runes, this was totally up my alley. I also enjoyed the lucid dreaming concept although how they existed on little sleep is totally beyond me. The Wolf reminded me a lot of the the sociopath/psychopath in the movie The Cell, which is one of my favourite movies. But also, no thanks, this book can keep the Wolf all to themselves. I struggled to like Allison/Syn, though. I did like the idea of the dream Allison being someone totally different than reality Allison, but honestly, Syn was just a little too brash at times for me. And Allison was just boring. She offered little to no personality for me. I wanted to like this story more. I just struggled in some parts as the story dragged a lot. The alternating POV's was distracting at time. Although it did help develop the Wolf's personality, it often just caused the story to lag to nearly stopping. Recommendation: Although I did struggle with this, it's still deserving of its four stars. There are many redeeming qualities in the story line that make up for the little nit-picking that I did do. I would, however, recommend reading the first novel, especially if you are unfamiliar with David Michael Williams writing.   David Michael Williams has suffered from a storytelling addiction for as long as he can remember. With a background in journalism, public relations, and marketing, he also flaunts his love affair with the written word as an author of speculative fiction. His most recent books include the sword-and-sorcery trilogy The Renegade Chronicles and The Soul Sleep Cycle, a genre-bending series that explores life, death, and the dreamscape. He lives in Wisconsin with the best wife on this or any other planet and their two amazing children. Connect with David Michael Williams  A Montanan Native living in Idaho. Writing, Reading, Music, and Theatre are his passions, he is also rather fond of delicious food and drink. He lives with his wife and twin girls. Myrrendryl is his first book.  Where do you get your ideas for your books? Who or what inspired your idea? KL: Dreams and a little life experience. How did you develop the plot and your characters? Are your characters based on anyone? KL: The characters build themselves, they tell me what is going to happen, sometimes even I'm surprised. Do you write when you're inspired? Or do you have a schedule you keep to? KL: Mostly when I'm inspired, but I do try to write 1k a week. Do you have any advice for aspiring authors? Maybe a piece of advice that stuck with you from your adventure into the world of publishing? KL: Don't be afraid to kill off your characters. Don't judge yourself too harshly, others will do that for you. Tell us a bit more about yourself. How did you know you wanted to be a writer? Who or what inspires you to write? KL: I just picked up a pen and the movie reel took over. How much of yourself goes into your writing? Or do you keep yourself separate and base the character on someone else entirely? KL: A little or a lot of me goes into all my characters. What has helped shape and improve your writing? KL: Critiques and Practice. What are you reading right now? Do you recommend it or have any other recommendations? KL: I am reading the 6th Book in The Matthew Corbett series by Robert McCammon. I would absolutely recommend it and this author in general. I am also reading Galilee by Clive Barker, in my opinion, his weakest novel. Do your novels carry a message or do you feel it's subjective? KL: Definitely subjective. What works best for you: Typewriters, fountain pen, dictate, computer or longhand? KL: I write everything on my cellphone.  Title: Myrrendryl Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 18, 2019 Pages: 400 Add to GoodReads Buy: Amazon  The curtain, the veil, the void, the abyss. So many names for the mystery of the beyond. People spend a good part of their lives just wanting to lift the heavy canvas of the circus tent and take a peek inside. Eventually they’ll know, in the end, we all know, but mankind is an impatient beast. Sadly, for most, if they ever could pull aside that curtain, they would spend the rest of their lives trying to forget that they ever had.
Myrrendryl tells the tale of four seemingly unconnected youth bound to one another in a way none of them could have guessed and knowing would threaten to shatter their very existence. The hands of fate appear to play them like marionettes, but are they truly controlled by fate? Or are they their own masters? A story that questions what is real, and what is the sands of dreams. A story ultimately, about the human condition and what deep down, we are willing to sacrifice.  Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic Publisher: Cosmic Entanglement Media Publication Date: October 15, 2018 Pages: 328 Add to GoodReads Buy: Amazon  Like a worn-out watch, human existence had wound to a stop. When the end came, there were no wars, no zombies, no demons—just a former professor turned stay-at-home dad, and his little girl. Ryan Sharpe woke from forced cryogenic sleep with only his two-year-old daughter and a world- shattering mystery for company. The great city he once called home, St Louis, is a rusty wasteland, ruined by time, overflowing with wild animals, unspeakable danger, and countless questions. For a man who struggled with identity after leaving his job so his estranged wife could follow her life’s work, becoming the primary role model for their child while he floundered with life, the challenges aren’t only outside. In this alien place, ill-equipped as he is, Ryan must adapt or die for his child’s sake, but is survival enough? Ryan must return to where it all began, to his wife’s workplace at Universal Biological Laboratories. Why did everyone suddenly die? Are they the only ones left?  4.75 Stars   I received this eBook from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.This was such a ride for me. At first, I wasn't sure about the story despite my love for post-apocalyptic survival stories. It didn't seem that the father in the story was going to ever figure out how to survive in this new, animal run kingdom. He was pretty hopeless at some parts. There was one part of the story that changed it all for me: the lion. Heart strings tugged and full out, unabashed bawling on my couch. In that moment, this book single-handedly became one of THOSE books. It would take me days to recover! Even now, the heart breaks thinking about that part. Be well, my tender, sensitive heart! Recommendation: Don't give up! Give this a chance, because it might become one of those books for you too!   via GoodReads A native to the Magic City, J. Fitzpatrick Mauldin has always lived with one foot in a world of steel and concrete, another in that of imagination and futurism. He is the product of a micro-biologist father and engineer grandfather, both obsessed with history, who have always challenged him to think harder. J. Fitzpatrick Mauldin has lived many lives from electronic music producer and DJ during the early 2000s to an entrepreneur in promotional products, and is now an administrator for one of the world’s largest real estate brands. He is married with a book addicted wife and has a mad genius daughter, the latter of which might one-day rule the world. Aside from the madness of the day to day, he dreams of returning to his second home in the Pacific Northwest, where he can continue to write his own brand of sci-fi and fantasy which teeters upon the edge of hard science and speculation. Connect with J. Fitzpatrick Mauldin  Curing My Venom is a poetry book that deals with the five stages of grief. Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. The book tackles the issues we face in our everyday lives, like failure, mental illness, cultural taboos and pressure from society.  A. Rinum was born in Kharian, Pakistan. She moved to the United States when she was four years old but moved back to Pakistan at the age of eight. When she was fourteen years old, her family decided to move back to the states again. Currently, she lives in New York City and is obtaining her Bachelors in Biochemistry. Rinum started writing at the age of ten and is currently working on a sci-fi novel. Connect with A. Rinum |
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