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Before we start to talk about this very well drawn comic book, that leaves you asking too many questions, we, impressed with the quality of the work, HAD to ask more about the author, and we are glad we did.

Steven LaFlamme, the author:

• Wrote, directed, and produced “Cigarettes & Superheroes”, a top five finalist in Kevin Smith’s Moviesaskew Film Festival. His other short film, “The Birthday Card” won numerous awards more than 2 million views, and his other short film “My Dad (a true story)” was a hit at The Indie Filmmaker’s Co-op of Ottawa film premier!
• His screenplay BABY ON BOARD came 4th out of 4500 entries at the Houston International Film Festival in Texas.

And to top all of this, THIS very comic is an adaptation of the award winning TV Pilot with the same name, “B-Files”, that is already a success, hitting 11 sales on the first week of publishing on Amazon. Ok, this might not seem like much, but, when you take into account that the vast majority of self-published books struggle to reach 100 sales in an entire year, you can see how and why this is a major sign about the quality of this comic.

You don’t have to think, or doubt about why it was an instant hit, because in the first frame you see clearly why this comic book is AWESOME!

The illustrator, Azi Satria, made a very good job on this comic!

The first frames give you the idea of the style of the illustrator, and what comes in mind when we look at the work is: Uncluttered.

Yes, the drawing style is as clear as crystal but the details are so subtle that you have to look with focused antention to notice. THAT’S how you know that the illustrator is good.

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Graphics Score: 8.2/10 Pilot Story Score: 8.0/10 Get your story at Amazon

” He felt the turmoil of a world gone mad, of ordinary men killing one another simply because they wore different colored clothing. “

The author, Gary Turner, in the introduction, clearly states that the book, although fiction, is based on real people, which many, their names are kept real, and the life aspects of many of them are also put in the book.

Historical notes, family heritage and lineage are put in the book, as warned, along with elements of the World War.

We can see the love and admiration the author had towards his grandpa and he was his hero, and still is, something touching and rare to see in a book. Nice.

A fast, clean narrative welcomes us to the story and to the North-American Indian Community, our MC being “Walking Thunder”.

Without sensationalism, the author creates many little side-plots of each character as the story goes and we get a taste of wars, drug gangs, murders, family issues, sea toil and opportunities that will change lives, dangers and… vomit, hahahahhahahhahaha. There is so much told, so many sceneries, experiences and characters with depth that you can see it before your eyes.

It’s awesome to read a description about the Indian people and their ways, the names in their Native language, the meanings, the names of the places and why are they called so, their functions and how the people saw it and why they were used for ceremonies. As one will realize all the events, places and time periods are based on true United States, and World History, which makes the book feel real.

The hunting setting that fills the first scenes of the book are sharp and filled with necessary details of the hunt, showing the prowess, knowledge and rituals of the Indians.

There is a sense of thriller in the air, an anxious atmosphere of incoming trouble and it’s nice to feel this without the writer hinting much.

The balance of the narrative and opinions of the author in the voices and minds of the characters, is rather impressive. As the way things went, the reader could have expect a heated opinion from the characters, and the setting that our main character is put allows such heated narrative, and yet, the writer chose to keep it logical, firm and focused. Impressive. The unbiased relay of the facts that are now history is one thing, but to show it from the much ignored perspective of the Indians, is the surprise that makes this book wonderful, although there is much more to this book as we will discover.

The author can use his narrative and description prowess to create strong emotions and relay them to the reader without going into much details. He uses the essentials, and with them is able to create a gripping and relatable scenery for the reader.

Book Score: 9.5/10 Get yours at Author’s Page // Barnes&Noble// Google Books // Apple Books// Amazon

Five happy choices is about the practice of happiness and how we can integrate it in our daily lives. But, before we start to talk about happiness, we have to ask ourselves: What IS happiness?

Well, let´s start with what isn’t. Happiness isn’t an event, a happening, a thing that falls from the sky or has dollar bills attached to it. No. Happiness is a choice, a choice that you can make, an easy choice that you can and should make. A choice that Kristina Rienzi helps you with on her book that serves as the basis of this practical journal. Although you don’t have to read that book to understand this practical monthly guide, you can read it here.

The conversational tone of the book is uttermost friendly and open, inviting, casual and clear. Very nice!

Authenticity and spontaneity are, in this simple guide, crucial to success, and the author makes it easy and fun to make the exercises.

Kristina Rienzi focuses on four distinctive actions as the foundation of the book and the exercises for you to develop the habits that will make you happier. This is important to keep in mind. Our habits and the thought processes that we choose on a daily basis influence our feelings, and so, how satisfying our lives are be. With this 4 week schedule of lessons and exercises, one can start to cultivate the seeds of happiness.

Book Score: 9.0/10

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After the ending of the previous book, ‘Travelers‘, that hit our hearts, left us confused and eager to know more, V. S. Holmes comes back to the story without fan-fair, and what we mean by this is that the author throws memories of the deaths on the first book, the conflicts inside Nel and her duties as a teacher to the reader with full force.

The author can make and does an excellent job when it comes to portraying emotions and making the reader connect with the characters and their feelings.

The atmosphere of the book changes with dynamism and when many characters are in the same scene, we can feel the conflicts of interest between them and how differently they manage situations. Impressive!

OK!!! You won’t have to wait long for the book to go full-gear thriller and mystery as the “what-the-hell is happening here?!” factor hits the fan. Is someone is trying to frame Nel, or did she kill the victim without being there?

If it was her, why is she receiving cryptic texts from the Institute telling her to keep running from the cops? Are they trying to help? If so, how? Where’s Lin and does she has something to do with this whole situation? Is she going to come back to Nel? Is she going to save her? Is she even trying to help? There’s a lot for us to discover in this book, and all while trying to keep pace with our awesome MC. Anything is possible at this point, and with this book.

The tense humor and sarcasm are very present in this book, to relieve the high level of thriller in the book. That, and to relief the level of Nel’s anger, that we finally get to see in full throttle.

The coping mechanism that Nel uses when it comes to Mickey is understandable, sometimes funny, but it makes us raise questions. Is Mickey really dead, or is it Nel’s imagination? We will see.

Book score: 9.0/10 Get this fantastic book here and now

Humor is an always present aspect of this book, from the first words of the author to the last, growing as the book goes. The titles of the chapters themselves are funny, intriguing and show a lot about the sense of humor of the author. You will have so much fun reading this, but the first story of the book is… crashing. A little sensitive to Americans, Sep. 11, is told from a weird and spooky perspective. But this story will not be the only one relating planes and weird things, in the US or Canada.

This book is very well narrated, we have to say this. The way Vince writes, shows not only understanding on how to pass on the message to the reader, but clearness on what to say and why. Excellently done in this aspect. The book feels light and uncluttered.

There is so much drama in the narration, and ohhh the humor ! AHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAHAA, “My Louis! My Louis!” hahahaahhahahahaha, this book is so awesome, Vince is so awesome, hahahahahahahahah, LOVE IT! And oh, go do a blood sugar test before you read this because you might get diabetes, this is SOO SWEET at times, like, super cute, and clueless. Hahahahahhahaha.

We love the honesty of the author and the way he expresses himself, without fear of judgment and keeping his own ground. Another curious and stark thing is that the author looks at his past self with understanding and … face palms. His dreams and aspirations as a child and how he grew up watching the glam TV shows, and how they influenced him was laid with precision. There wasn’t any beating around the bush, but there was honesty, the feeling of wonder that was well conveyed to the reader. We can feel and see it all, understand and connect to the Vince in our own personal ways.

Book score: 9.8/10 Get your book on Barnes&Noble // Audible // Amazon // Author Page

First impressions are crucial, and Mandy Eve-Barnett makes a damn good first impression on readers on this book! The author has an intricate, but not too complex, style of narrative and she uses words that force the imagery of the period and setting of her story. In less that three sentences, you are aware and set on the scenario that she is trying to convey. Excellent!

“.… Guillem had been admired for his prowess in battle, but now he was even more revered as a troubadour. His tales of battles and faraway lands held audiences spell bound as he punctuated them with displays of swordsmanship and the exhibiting of combat scars. “

Words are so locked in place that it seems like the author took time to choose each word that is on the novella, trapping the readers in the grand grandeur of Guillem, the knight and troubadour, which fame is unmatched. The author, makes Guillem the center of attention, but there are layers of reality behind him. the character isn’t exaggerated in any aspect and the intricate narrative along the many details help in giving him a solid built.

There is poetic detail to the scenery and the narrative, but nothing that is too embellished. We understood that the author wanted to convey a certain period, and use that to create medieval contrasts that the story demanded.

Mystery and plots were laid without fan-fare, raising many questions on the back of our heads . Not long after the book starts, we have the story of Lord Elros, and the gift he received from the Griffon to save his kingdom from the witch Malgraf.

Book score: 8.6/10 Grab your book on Smashwords // Amazon // Barnes&Noble // Kobo // Google Books

From what we understand on the first pages and the titles of the chapters, – and all the mentions of them – , there will be a LOT of dragons, hahhahahahah. This is an Epic Fantasy book, and a massive adventure, so everyone that loves dragons, elves, fire, – and Skyrim -, hop on! There is even a chapter called “DragonBorn”.

A very cool detail that we noticed, is that the chapters are titled on a Victorian/Gothic font, which adds to the atmosphere! Awesome!

Given that this is the fourth book of the Soul’s Forge Universe, but the first in the Highcliff Guardian’s Series, it can be read as a stand-alone.

Starting with intrigue, family recollections and rivalry between Khae and her older brother, the books shows promises of being complex and with many enticing details. Why does the Queen want her brother dead, and what did he do to deserve it? Is he as malevolent as the thoughts of the Queen imply? Is she overreacting?

There is a clear confrontation of interests between Khae and her brother, because of Elven law and the different ways they think about the dragon race, and humans. This, creates an atmosphere of tension between the two, to the point that the death of the other is sought.

Sensing the dangers that her older brother Orlythe, presents to the community of Dragons, Khae Wys, The Queen is worried about the future of the beasts. That, and the fact that her castle and realm are being threatened by a strange malevolent force that she discovers in the most unpredictable way is enough to grip us to the book. What creature is this that has this warrior like Queen scared out of her wits?

Orlythe, the Duke, is set as the evil brother, and it fits. In allegiance with the human wizard Afara Maral, that is more powerful than the elves wizards, Orlythe stands against the ways of her younger sister, Khae, and the question is raised in us readers: “After all the reasons mentioned when it comes to Orlythe, is he wrong to have such a position?”

A malignant forces are threatening the Kingdom of Elves, trying to attack the Royal family and steal the magic of the dragons, but this force, this, presence is unheard of and its power is dreadful with proportions unknown.

Book Score: 8.4/10 Get your book at: Apple Books// Overdrive// Amazon

William Gensburger introduces the second chapter of the Mackenzie Michaels Mystery Series by reinforcing in our minds what’s the series is about and what to expect from this second book, ‘Angle of Death,’ enhancing our curiosity enough for us to turn the pages faster, and read the first scene that is very well written. William doesn’t just re-introduce us to the main characters, but to a possible victim, or witness of a crime, or even a person about to discover the corpse… No hints given until… it happens. A delightful way to start a mystery.

William Gensburger increases his attention to the details when it comes to imagery, pulling the reader in and keeping them there until the full point of the scene is made. Not only that, but there are many scenes based on logic and fact and common sense. Simple things that reveal the sheer amount of research put into this book make it worth every second. The direction of the wind at the beach, the effect of the plane’s altitude, chloroform action time are all things one doesn’t read often. It was important William put in such details. Points like this make the book much more believable, professional and valuable. This is where you notice the mastery of the craft. Love it!

The regular, easy going narrative makes this book easy to enjoy. William lets the case develop as he presents new characters, settings and other details, and in detail, gives the reader a solid view of things.

Full review here

Book Score: 8.7/10 Get the book on Amazon Other awesome books by William Gensburger

Many of us spend our lives working hard to learn skills that will be valuable, and demanded on the workplace. Yet, we neglect essential soft skills, seen as “nice to have“, such as Civility. It should be a no-brainer, the fact that employers should treat their employees well. Respect the fact that they are working, and that they are people with needs as well. But, this is not the case in our day-to-day lives, now is it?
Dr. Lewena Bayer’s surprising, and much needed book explains the high need of civility in our lives, starting from our workplaces.

Some would ask: “Why would we want to be civil with one another at work? Is there such a need?” or even, “Aren’t people are getting paid to do their tasks right?“”

You only need to think about your usual workday to get the answers to these questions. Most of us have experienced unfair or rude treatment by an employer and felt our morale drop.

This book not only about civility per se, but it’s about:

1. The forms of uncivility at work, and how they affect the workplace
2. The effects of uncivility at work to employees and how it affects company performance
3. The roots of stress at work and how it uncivility is the origin of such stress
4. How can civility can help increase moral, mental health and performance of employees
5. How can individuals and companies apply civility at work and the benefits

That, and much more!

This book is great! It makes us think twice upon subjects that we take for granted and see as unimportant, but that will drive our long-term success. Who would’ve known that knowing how to be civil with other people greases your way up and adds to the workplace’s well-being?

The issue of uncivility is addressed with data and logic, not neglecting the current social conditions such as COVID. With solid research and experience based knowledge, Dr. Lewena Bayer, gives tools to be civil at work and make a better work-environment. She also calls to attention damage that lack of civility does to mental health, by referring to research in the field:

“The Center for Disease Control states that adult depression, largely attributed to stress at work—which in turn is largely attributed to incivility—will rank second only to ischemic heart disease as the leading cause of workplace disability in 2020. If this statistic in and of itself does not present a strong business case for civility at work, I do not know what does.”

An interesting explanation is made between depression, stress, self-preservation and uncivility at work.  

Full review here

Cover Score: 8.5/10 Book Score: 9.0/10 Get your book on Amazon // Word Book Stores // Overdrive

~~The narrative is impressive and steady and the story engaging at once. Given the cover, and the fact that the book is Sci-fi, we get anxious to see what marvelous science fiction is going go happen, because we are introduced to an archaeology site digging, which, has, per our experience in Sci-fi, good basis to discover mysteries of ancient societies, or…. aliens. But the writer, V. S Holmes, knows her craft, her story and characters and where she wants the readers at all times. Lovely.

The description of things in the book are as necessary. Characters make great first impressions and the connections explained with simplicity. V. S. Holmes uses the background of the characters to add layers of mystery and keep readers focused. The author, gives us bits and pieces of information about them while moving the plot with purpose.

The antagonists, presented not long after the book starts add a layer of curiosity to the reading experience. Albeit all the mystery and conflicts, V. S. Holmes doesn’t give time to readers to think or guess. The narrative flows and the story moves with a jogging pace as more mystery plots appear on the story. A nice trick to keep readers interested.

We have a strange excavation site facing a group of local rebels trying to protect something. But given that the site is new, the questions are: What are they trying to protect in that site? And why?

Archaeology is fun after all, or at least the author makes a pretty damn job of making it fun.

One of the MCs, Mickey, is very interesting. His gentle personality and a approach to things brings a much needed layer to the book, adding depth to it. Given that he acts as a mentor and friend to Nel, they make a perfect contrast and add depth to the book with their dynamic. Comical and wise, he enlightens the story and brings about the many shades of Nel. Nice!

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Book Score: 8.6/10 Get your Book on Author’s Site/ Overdrive / Barnes&Noble/ Booktopia Au / Audible / Amazon

Kahtrin Hutson starts the book strong, with a powerful MC and a statement that creates intrigue in the reader, like “Who is Kali Sullivan, why does she have such effect on men?” , “Is she human, a witch, or another type of magical creature?” and showing us an important part of the MC’s personality: she is as focused as she is fierce! And this is only the beginning.

That’s why we are total fans of Kathrin Huston! Her writing is feisty in all the right ways, and we love the characters she creates. From the start, we know that this book, and series, will be an adventure, and as we read, it keeps getting better.

The details are very well put and integrated in the fast-paced narrative in a way that doesn’t stop the flow of reading, keeping the book gripping as the story grows. Waves of mystery, action, suspense and emotional twists are sent to the reader without any signs of stopping.

With dark magic dripping from the pages told with healthy doses of dark humor, we cannot help losing ourselves in this story.

Kathrin Hutson can make her protagonists strong and believable without making them the center of “all strength”. Many of the villains and secondary characters are strong and menacing, but there are some “bold and dumb” characters that put a contrast to the story.

The build of the main character is natural badass, pure determination and sheer power, sure, but it wasn’t inherited from her folks, specially her very despicable father from hell. She trained for years to reach the current amount of knowledge, strength and magical prowess to earn the reputation she has. But even so our MC still has some major flaws and weaknesses, and not only from her human side. The fact that the artifacts she collects test every ounce of her and make her “lose it”, sometimes quite easily, are great details to read. Impressive from Kathrin Hutson.

The always present action, the original, immersive, with scenes will force a cinematic imagery on our heads. Fantastic. There isn’t only physical and magical altercations, well, there are a lot of that, almost every other page, but there is also stark emotional tension, personal tension, rising from unspoken inner-issues of our main characters that surface and create tension between them and all of the processes feel real, as there is trauma, miscommunication, misunderstandings, shouting and secrets kept between the parts, and thank god, little to no romance, although… one can assume that there is implied romantic tension, which makes this book even more original. Love it!

Full review here

Book Score: 8.9/10 Buy it on Amazon

Thorsten Nesch, is one of the coolest writers we’ve had on our blog, “Grolar”, was one of the most original books last year, and he’s back with: “School Shooter“. Yes, you can bet that this will be a great book. Why do we say this? Because, Thorsten Nesch is one of those writers that packs his books with original, wild, unexpected plots AND valuable content with depth.

With a surprising start, Thorsten Nesch catches our attention and kicks the plot onwards with our main character. The narrative of Thorsten Nesch moves from 1st to 3rd person perspective with ease, and we don’t notice until we stop to think about what happened. This fluid shift and the simple description of the scenarios create a cinematic feel to the reading experience.

Readers will love how fast the book moves and the feeling of progress you will get when the chapters speed by due to the narrative of Thorsten Nesch. He made the book easy to read, enhancing our urge to reading more, and faster, which is exactly what he wants, because the tension rises by the paragraph. Very nice.

The emotions, perceptions, motivations and internal struggles of characters have depth and add weight to the story. It’s amazing how easy Thorsten Nesch can make the book interesting by showing what characters are thinking and feeling in that split second, and explain their background with so few words!

The characters’ unique approaches to the situation of crisis feels real. This allows us readers to identify more with one character or the other. The author also uses characters to show stark emotional differences between genres. It’s interesting to see how he can do it with subtlety and make it believable and clear.

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Book score: 8.4/10 Get it on Amazon – // Audibe // Author Site // Kobo

Finally we get to review the second book of JP McLean’s “The Gift Legacy” Series, and continue to enjoy this FANTASTIC and magical adventure. If you haven’t read the first book, Secret Sky, do yourself a favor and DO IT. Secret Sky one of the most original, mysterious and magical paranormal romances ever! – Other fantastic books by JP McLean here – SO! We get are back with amazing characters like Avery, and Emelynn , our MC, as the second book starts off with a thrilling scene and heart-pumping narration! OHHHHH YEEEEEAHHHH! JP McLean knows how to grip us at once and make us curious in the first scenes. Awesome!

The ever-inviting narrative of JP McLean makes this book easy and pleasant without ever taking out the underlying tension. We, readers, get lost on the story quickly and continue to enjoy this second book as if we were reading the first book five minutes ago. This, because JP McLean moves on with the second book and gives discreet recaps.

As we read, we can see that there are possible conflicts brewing that if not handled well by our main character, things will get complicated and catastrophic real fast. This is great because it adds another layer of expectation and curiosity to the book. Nice! Possibilities and betrayal are woven in the background due to conflict of interests between powerful parts and the covey. The mystery of Emelynn father re-appears and we know that from the previous book that he may be related to Jolene! But in what way? Will our suspicions be confirmed this time? Because it seems like it’s a pivotal piece between the mysteries that we are seeing develop.

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Book Score: 9.3/10 Get your book on Author’s Page// Kobo // Amazon // Barne’s&Noble // Scribd // Bol Other Fantastic books by JP McLean

“Fright nights, Big City” takes off with energy and a quick recap of the last book’s, “Fear and Longing in Los Angeles“, main events.
Although this is a paranormal comedy romance, Mark Leslie grips us into our seats with a suspense-inducing first scene that promises trouble and lots of awkward moments for our main character and Alex. A perfect start, to say the least. New characters, new problems, new powers, old enemies will be back and memories of love will mix the air with this furry adventure.

The emotional tension is doubled down this time along with the romantic part of the book. Expect LOADS of romance from this book and Mark will not disappoint. Michael, tells that he is over Gail, the constant comparisons between her and Alex as the plot progresses leaves serious doubts to that, but is it enough for us to keep our hopes up? Will they somehow get back together?

Awkward tension, sex, genuine love, confusion, hurt feelings, surprises, more sex, more hurt feelings, tears, and, drama. Oh, the drama is thick and surprising, but not so much to be unpleasant, so if you like it, grab some popcorn and buckle up! That, with the BIG surprise that Mark Leslie put when it comes to Gail that will leave you floored. Perfect timing.

This part of the series resonates with readers in funny ways. So, we have the “normal” or “not-werewolfy” state of Michael, that can’t read emotions. This makes him “unsee” obvious clues about the women he loves, Gail, and Lex, Michael’s new girlfriend. What happens is that, male readers will feel the confusion of Michael and female readers will relate to the annoyance of Gail and Lex.

Another GREAT and original thing that Mark Leslie did was to take whole new approach to the love-triangle dynamics. The route that Mark took made the book even more interesting and surprising. Points to Mark for dogging the cliché bullet.
We also loved his approach on the emotions of our MC, and the fact he displayed them quite often was refreshing.

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All the Authors in this anthology were featured in the Aurora Award-winning Podcast, “The World Shapers”.

This anthology has sci-fi and fantasy short stories, and very good ones too. In the first story, we have Shadow Sight by Kelly Armstrong. A story about a girl, walking on a path, alone, while admiring The Shadow Moon overtake the Moon. On a dangerous first mission she can’t fail, this girl is determined to secure her place in her family’s clan. Little does she know that a terrible truth hides behind her family, a truth that might costs her life. A magical curse, or a gift that forces you to choose righteousness?

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This short is the perfect beginning for this Anthology, as it makes wonder, think and become eager for more.

The second story, “Ghost and Fox” by Marie Brennan, is a complex, swift and mysterious story about a girl who died, or didn’t, and lived again.

Told quite fast, this short offers a lot to the imagination and commands attention in every word, thanks to the mysterious setting. Very well thought out with a novella-worth of implications and events told in less than 2k words. Uttermost impressive! This story will linger in our minds long after we finish reading it, and make us come back to it to relive it. Excellent!

“LETTERS FROM AN IMPRISONED WIZARD TO A YOUNG QUEEN, AND ASSOCIATED EXPLICATORY CORRESPONDENCE” By Garth Nix, the third story, is a total gem! Not only there’s drama, hyperbole, tension but there’s also a soft humor mixed in the thrilling nature of it. This fantasy story with a subtle romantic plot, stirred in a temporal misunderstanding, is refreshing. There are creatures that will make you laugh, a powerful wizard with crazy ire that is out of place, and a clueless Queen with her life at risk. Entertaining from beginning to end.

This is one of those collections that we would pay $50 for the paperback. The editor, Edward Willett , made a fabulous job in “collecting” these “cabinets of curiosity”.

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Cover Score: 8.7/10 Book Score: 9.4/10 Get your book using this Universal Link // Author’s Page // ShadowPaw Press

“Overcomer – A Journey Through Mental Health” by Victor J Clark is a powerful mental health guide written to help the reader deal both with mental illness and the inner struggles that one might have, explain the many aspects of mental health and educate the reader about the several hidden aspects of it, directing one into discovering his own inner self.

Right in the introduction of this book, you realize that Victor J Clark is talking from deep experience on the subject, and has gone through the battle for his own mental health, through inner analysis and is fit to provide guide or direction to help others in their own journeys.

There is an interesting and much ignored, or not talked about enough, perspective when it comes to mental health, that has roots at our early age, which causes most to ignore these problems due to their inability to understand, or reflect upon them in those tender ages and live with them as if they were normal and healthy.

Poignant and straightforward phraseology is used with vigor and purpose, which lets us know that this isn’t a simple, politically correct, cookie-cutter book on self-help, something that is most welcomed to our blog.

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“We struggle with figuring out who we truly are and why we feel like an empty shell of ourselves. We are bombarded with self-doubt, self-hatred, and self-depreciation and become so self-absorbed in the cesspool of apathetic mindless behavior.”

The author doesn’t prescribe easy solutions, or one-size-fits-all advice, but lets you know what he learned, what he observed and how he dealt with the whole situation, allowing space for the reader to let itself see him or herself in the narrative, in the events and learn the lessons on the many chapters that this book presents.

“Following these guidelines will only be the beginning of dealing with mental health struggles, but not the solution. The solution lies in each one of us.”´- Victor J Clark

There is clarity on the approach of Victor J Clark, and he quickly and skilfully captures the reader, not with miraculous promises, but with understanding and compassion.

“What is mental health? What comes to mind when you think about this topic? Why does it seem so taboo when it’s brought up as a topic of discussion? We feel as though we are going to be looked at differently, as though we’re psychotic, emotionally unstable, or mentally weak or can’t handle the pressures of life. “ - Victor J Clark

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Cover Score: 8.7/10

Book Score: 8.0/10

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Audiobooks are one of the most popular forms of experiencing a book, one of the most accessed and bought formats of books because of the convenience that they allow readers to have.

Why would you want to make your own audiobook? Well, many reasons: to increase your book sales, to give a more personal feeling to your book to readers, or simply to have fun narrating your own story, or someone else´s, and this book shows you just that!

Jennifer Lieberman, author of “The Year of the WHAT?!“, is one of our favorite writers because she knows how to talk to the reader through her easy to understand narrative and this book is no different. Organized in a very simple and practical way, this short guide is a solid crash-course for all of those who want to make their own audiobook but have no clue whatsoever on where to start.

A great thing about this book is Jennifer’s approach to it. Jennifer clearly knows how writers think and the insecurities that most writers have when it comes to their own works and their own abilities, and she approaches this book not only conversationally but also in a motivating way, pushing the target reader’s back in order for them to try it out while she goes with them through the simplified 7 step process of making the audiobook, and that is super cool.

This step-by-step guide can be read in less than 30min, but it wasn’t designed, or written just to read, as you will see.

Jennifer doesn’t sugarcoat it when she talks about how long the process might take and that we have to be patient on ourselves and fight our own self-doubt. She doesn’t promise a one-step-miracle guide, but she does show us what we need to do, and tells this from her own experience and not because she read it somewhere else.

She warns about the preparation needed to record an audiobook, how to prep our voice, and she remind us how important and lengthy this will be into itself.
Vocal exercises for at least a month, before start recording. Yes, she tells us that and explains why, and for those who never recorded an audiobook, we had no clue that this was “a thing”, and this speaks volumes.

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Cover Score: 7.0/10
Book score: 9.5/10 Get your copy on Amazon

What would was the first thought that crossed your mind when you read the part: “Chin Up, Tits Out” ? …. That’s exactly why we loved this book from the first moment. The image of determination and self-confidence in women.

The introduction to the book is funny, not on the usual way, but it’s totally a surprise and it intrigues readers, mostly because we want to know why did Miranda Oh, chose such events involving… a monkey, hahahahahahhaha.

After all the monkey business is done, the book carries on with ease and quite fast and we are presented with a bright red scene that sets the tone for the entire book and sets the foundation to the main message that the writer is trying to send to us, already explaining by a mention of what the title means and confirming our suspicions of what the book is about, and we love it!

So, we have an extremely self-conscious adult woman with low self-esteem, and panic attacks, that is focused on having financial success, working with her entrepreneurial mother and learning the ropes as she goes and has adventures both business adventures and love adventures. It’s very cool and the fact there is a constant tug-of-war between her financial wants and her relationship after she meets with Riaan on a carnival fare.

The humour is outstanding in the narrative and there are lots of swearing in the book, which makes things even more funny, and more relatable, specially when Miranda is telling the thoughts she had and reactions she had to things. There is also humour when it comes to describing events and actions, specially on her part and the fact that the humour was well put and exaggerated makes the fact that she was very insecure more relatable to the target readers and more acceptable as well. Very nicely done by Miranda Oh.

It’s admirable, fun and exciting to see that her mother is so cool and supportive, and… has super powers of premonition that, work! Impressive.

It’s very nice to see such amazing examples of parenting, from both her entrepreneurial mother that has quite successful ventures and from the father that is a very patient and attentive man. It’s nice to see a cohesive family, where family members support each other and have each other’s backs no matter what, even when it comes to the “gangster” brother.

The fast pace of this book makes it even more engaging as this love story progresses, the “living young wild and free” attitude that everything is possible makes itself more solid after the turn of each page. As readers, we don’t expect it to end, and it seems like there is no going down from this crazy ride of love and possibilities! It’s super nice.

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Cover Score: 8.5/10 Book Score: 7.8/10 Get your copy of this great book on: Author’s Page //Google Books // Barnes&Noble // Abebooks

We are presented with a determined author, that tells us how she might rather die trying than to quit or not have it, that had to endure her mother as her sworn enemy for no apparent reason and had the courage to carve a path to herself through little secrets, friendships, escapades that latter escalated into runaways. It’s admirable to see that although Marilyn Kriete, at the time, didn’t have the means of escaping the parental control, or dictatorship regime, she never lost the drive to get out of her house and live her life for herself and taste what was purposefully forbidden and straight out denied to her in order to make her suffer, it seems.

The war between Marilyn and her mother was… ugly, and with one-sided wins, the mother’s, as the author struggled to keep her morale, and many times her dignity, under the cold stare and ruling of a detached, angry, unstable and miserable mother. It’s telling to see how parents can fall into the trap of vengeance and punishment, “retribution”, to their innocent children for crimes the parents themselves made, as if that would make them happy in the end. Here we have a stark, example of this, as we get a feeling that her mother would much rather see her child as miserable as her, than to see her succeed or acknowledge her hard-earned triumphs.

It’s fascinating how easy it is the read this memoir, the narrative just flows as Marilyn tells about her friendships and the wild adventures of exploring basements, the occult, rivers and creeks, as both herself and her friends wanted to grow up as fast as possible and become “admirable and beautiful”, with such adventures somehow, and funnily enough, turning into the pursuit of LSD and acid. LOL.

The rawness of the despair and pain is coarse to our hearts as we are told about the family conflicts and the choices her parents made and how it affected her and the whole family dynamics, ripping holes into everyone, and although, as a child, a 13 year-old, she knew very well to discern what was happening and why, which makes us take a deep breath and ponder upon our present and future responsibilities as parents and how our choices, many times selfish, might affect our family members. Very nice.

With a healthy, quite light, dose of sarcasm the stories flow and keep a smile on your face, when the atmosphere is light enough, and the fact that you rise and fall with the mood of the book is a sure telling sign of how engaging this memoir is.

The awfully hard-truths are told all of a sudden, with no previous warning whatsoever and the violent, unseen shifts scattered on the book makes us grip our hearts and think of how illusions can break away so quickly, making this book a powerful roller-coaster of emotions.

Another very cool thing about this memoir is that it is constantly changing. There are so many episodes of so many “adventures” that readers will be constantly amazed and entertained by it. 

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Cover Score: 9.5/10 Book Score: 8.0/10 Grab your book at  The Author’s site // Amazon // Barnes&Noble

Given that this is the fifth chapter of the series, a good, simple, up to the point re-cap is given with all the information that we might need in order to understand what has happened in the previous books, and we are ready to start rolling.

The scientific aspect of the book is very well put and attention is paid to the details, with reference to stars that actually exist, and bodies in space such as meteor belts, planets and even the constitution of such planets, which is awesome and gives another layer of believability to the whole book.

The narration is perfect, with a great pace, and the introduction of the actual story is very well made, making us, the readers become engaged with the plot and the characters with ease, even if we haven’t read the previous four book. The imagery on this great book is suggestive, being accurately descriptive but leaving room for the reader to take its own conclusions and put much of its own imagination on the book as the story develops with its consistent, deliberate pace.

The emotion of the characters is very well displayed in the interactions that occur, and the author can and does show the inner struggles of characters with ease that makes us readers understand, relate and feel the weight of such pains and joys, the doubts and fears in our own selves which makes the whole book even more intriguing.

It’s surprising to see how well Jeffrey A. Carter manages to make realistic interactions between characters according to their moods, and how natural the whole thing feels. It seems like the characters had a will of their own. Not only that but the internal thinking processes of the characters were also very well put and it helped in making the story more believable. We have curious characters, like god-like entities with extreme powers, others with extreme knowledge, but are not at all perfect, and although present many incredible traits, still have basic flaws such as uncertainties, fears and trauma.

There are some moments that you relate to the apprehension of the characters, like when they are trying to decide whether to enter a portal, accept a crazy mission, leave their friends behind  or just be projected through space and time and risk their own deaths in the process, and if they survive such experience, to fight the deadliest force in the universe, in its purest form.

Mysterious conflicts and interests of the major ruling groups set the tone of many things, and the destines of our friends in this story, and it seems that they are being either manipulated all the way through, or there is in fact a disagreement that is creating factions of thought in the upper levels of the planet’s government, causing several complications on the common mission they are sending our team on.

The mystery and the amount of secrets inside the book is enticing, with questions growing and answers that take time to appear, as our characters try to work around the reason why are they being sent to several deadly missions and yet, ...

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Cover Score: 8.7/10 Book score: 8.5/10 Get your copy at  Amazon // Barnes&Noble // Google Play

Well, what can one say about such a suggestive title, hahahahaahaha, in this jolly, happy season? Hahahahahahahaha, and do pay attention to the titles because they are a big part of the story and of the feeling of the whole book and, I assure you, that it’s something you don’t want to miss, specially if Christmas is your favourite holiday season, and/or you love Christmas movies. Nice.

Ann Charles packs some serious, priceless humour, both in the titles of her collections and in the narrative and a very pleasant read awaits us on this short-story, part of the Jackrabbit Junction Mystery Series

Crazy skeleton illustrations, and warnings, welcome you to this read and it’s hilarious, so prepare for the illogically quirky and funny narrative and descriptions of Ann Charles, hahahahaha. We will tell you this: the phrase “what the hell?” will be constantly on the back of your mind, and the smile on your face will stay for so long that it will start to hurt. Hahahaahahahaha, oh man this is funny!

So, this book, this chapter of the series, focuses on the theme of divorce and marital issues, mixed with an insanely crazy, odd and humorous family dynamics with some thriller and suspense spice. We have the mother, Deborah, going through the divorce and re-marrying processes, while her daughters are getting married, pregnant or even avoiding commitment like the devil avoids holy water, and the fact that it starts with all of them having a “belated bachelorette” celebration at a strip club, does not help to decrease the weirdness of the story, specially when there are grinches and santa’s all around.

Curious is how Ann Charles made de dynamics of these women and you can clearly see what is happening as mother and daughters take “sweet jabs” at each other, challenge each other to drink themselves to forgetfulness, or a comma, and then… bind themselves with and ride their mother like a bull? Yes, this is the vein of weirdness and humour on this book, and it’s gold, I tell ya. Be prepared for puns, analogies and words combinations like “booger sugar”, “moneymakers”,  and “Pregosaurus Rex” for reasons that logic cannot explain.

Things only get wilder as the pages grow and the other characters start to get some action going in the book as well, and by action I mean conflicts with exes, – Ex-husbands, Ex-wives and Ex-Boyfriends – and secrets being tossed to the wall like spaghetti while some loudmouths run away from them as fast as they can, lol. Everyone has a place and a deep hand inside the chaos of this delightful story that guarantees laughter at every other paragraph.

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Book cover: 8.7/10 Book score: 8.5/10 Available at Author’s Page// Amazon// Barnes&Noble

High tension, jail-style high tension, gives us a heart-stopping introduction to the 7th book in the Cal Rogan Mystery series, as we are presented to a 6 feet tall man with a gang that wants a piece of Micah, but doesn’t get it because he is friends with another gang leader that is as muscled as one can be and he is standing right beside him, which almost causes a violent altercation. Why does the giant want a piece of Micah, if he is jus a skinny kid that has never seen jail in his life? We are yet to find out because apparently, Micah, was wrongfully convicted and is doing jail in one of the harshest prison facilities in Canada, and the whole situation looks like a set-up.

Rogan, a private investigator, a retired private investigator that is trying to live his life as a professor in an University may be his only hope out of this situation, but how can he prove him innocent if all evidences are against him?

We have a very interesting set-up for a mystery novel with an inviting narrative told with confidence. The plot develops with ease even with all the minute details the writer puts and calls our attention to in order to understand certain implications that might hinder events or be used later on in the story.

A curious thing: our main character, Detective Rogan, has in hand an “unwanted” proposal that if he accepts, may risk the life of the man he is trying to prove innocent making every move count as time works against him.

There are some incredibly smooth characters, like Jim Garry and Ellie, that we start loving right away, and it seems like the author took great care for us to love Jim even more after every word he speaks. Really cool, and when you add that to the interaction of the characters in the whole story, the way it all feels effortless and real, – the relationship between Ellie, Sam and Cal; the relationship and interactions between Cal and his ex-wife, his business partners, with all the tension and joy between – makes this mystery romance much more enjoyable.

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Cover Score: 8.5/10 Book Score: 8.8/10 Get your book on Amazon // Reedsy // Author’s Page

Remember that quote that goes something like: “After you read a book, you will not see the world the say way again” ? Yeah… this is one of those books, a total mind-opener!

Most of us have seen, witnessed, the damage that a drunk or alcoholic person can do, both to itself, be it in a moment, over the years, physically and mentally  and to others, and all of us have in way or the other heard the gruesome stories, from close friends, relatives of the damage that a drunk can make to its closest relatives.

Alcohol is one of the most dangerous, addictive substances in nature, but unlike other drugs, it’s not as regulated, and worse, the level of education related to drinks is almost negligible, so, coming across and a book that teaches people how to drink without overdoing it and becoming dependent of this type of drug is a very good thing, and much needed, both for heavy drinkers, drunks, and people that are starting to drink or are worried that they are becoming dependent of it, and knowing that the author himself was a heavy drinker, adds many points to this book.

Right off the bat we are faced with facts, presented in a solid, well-researched manner in a well organized book, that makes it easy to read. Loved the Seneca quote in the begining as he is yes, one of the most accurate philosophers that ever lived and a great stoic, the choice of words and the theme shows that the writer is serious about self-control, as stoics are. Very nice.

The writer does present the facts, to engage the target reader right away and force it into thinking long and hard about drinking and its consequences by showing the disastrous effects, both economical and personal, in their lives and in society, but also at the same time giving incentives to the target reader to be honest about the topic and letting know that people will be supportive about it, help and understand them, something that is crucial.

A VERY cool thing about this excellently researched little book is that the author lets us know facts that we thought we knew about alcohol and drinks, such as the measurements of a drink as per alcohol percentage, and how these little hidden facts completely change the dynamics of the talk around alcohol consumption.

Did you know that you can spend more than 1K USD buy buying really cheap bear within a year? Cheap beer! Imagine standard quality beer. Facts like these are all over this book, which makes it even more interesting if you are like me that has some heavy drinking friends

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Book Score: 9.1/10 Get your copy on Amazon- US // UK // AU – // Audiobook!

We like this book, we like this book a LOT! And here’s why:

1. The narrative is conversational and FULL of humor, dark humor and sarcasm! LOVE IT.
2. The description of the Fangs, the Weres, and the Reboots, –Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies – is a new take on things, THAT’s for sure.
3. SCI-FI! We got interstellar travel, tech and more tech!
4. The setting.

OK, before I explain the fourth aspect, I want to tell you that you will be nothing but impressed on these two authors and the AMAZING job they did in this book, and here’s why I’m saying this:

In LESS than TWO pages, they put us, the readers, in line with the ENTIRE hierarchical, technological and societal structure of things, effortlessly. Like, you GET IT from the first try and start to understand from how things are going in here that this book promises LOTS of surprises. THAT’S HOW YOU DO IT!  Top stuff right here, no doubt.

So, the setting. We have a society that is advanced in tech and in time, is capable of advanced travel and has conquered several solar systems within the galaxy, and this society has the top of the food chain as Humans, called Norms, then Vampires, then Werewolves or Furs and other creatures, and then, on the bottom of the chain: Zombies.

So, a little detail about this book that is super cool. The authors didn’t try, or care to explain “how things happened” in the beginning of the book. They just set the whole plot of Fangs, Furs and Reboots as something normal, and we readers capture that early without need of explanations, but there are a lot of interesting possibilities about the past and how things came to be that the writers throw now and then, which makes us try to discover more and more by reading the book and whishing for a series explaining those “wars and events” that shaped the world on how it is, like between the “Norms” and the undead. THIS IS SO COOL!

What’s the level of humor this book is at? Well, let us just say that Zombies here are also called as “corpsicles“. Ok, not good enough for a joke? How about this : “Being Undead is totally rad unless you’re one of us. Vampires are strong and fast and persuasive. Werewolves are giant hairy woodchippers on legs” or… “What in the name of all things dark and pointy is this bastard?” and ” Most of them were tourists, often wearing outfits that would have made a stripper blush“.

The exaggeration and sarcasm is off the CHARTS!!!!!! OMG!!! The authors DID take their time in making these jokes, either that, or both are sarcasm grand-masters! HAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAHH, lovely! Reading this book is such a pleasing experience, this book is so fun in itself, oh yes. This book feels like Tumblr.

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Book score: 9.0/10 Get your book on Amazon // Barnes&Noble// Target //Booksamillion

This book starts off with heavy scenes. I mean… HEAVY. No mercy for the main character, Jon, as he is forced to see his family being killed in front of his eyes, by a Chinese gang leader, inside his house after his parents returned home from a work assignment gone right, or wrong. After the cruel scenes, the trauma and the “helping escort” out to safety, there was only one path for Jon as an 8 year old: Vengeance. – And 20$ bills –

Jackiem Joyner doesn’t hold back in the descriptions of the graphic scenes of this action-packed book, be it in the fight scenes or in emotionally charged situations. The bloody and gruesome images that he is “forced” to write in order to send his message across and/or give a more substantial, impactful atmosphere to the book , specially when it comes to the human-trafficking, the killing and kidnaping of young girls, is one of the things that will mark every reader of this book. This book will make a difference in the world.

We loved the original plot idea, a kid-assassin on a mission to avenge his family, and apparently all the other characters, including our well written cops that partake in much of the action and make a great contribution to this story, are as surprised as readers will be with the whole concept of a child assassin, although, we readers have a much easier time adjusting towards this whole concept.

The reactions of Jon, both as he fights and how he perceives things are typical to an 8 year old and it makes the story so much believable, love it! Throughout most of the book, you feel like you are reading about a kid, and the narrator is really the kid that our MC is presented to be.

The narrative isn’t “stylish”at all, there’s no… “flash” or “glam” to it, but THAT helps you keep focused and intensely anxious about what’s going to happen next, given that this is a thriller with action. We love how the chapters progress in this book, it’s something very cool, they start, what needs to be told is told and they end, making the story move along. No ramble. No unnecessary clutter. No filler. THAT’s how you do it, and that’s how you keep readers TOTALLY engaged with your book. VERY NICE!

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Cover Score:  9.0/10 Book Score: 8.7/10 Get your book at Author’s site // Amazon

Starting off a book with a quote by a legendary gangster will surely make your book interesting, specially when the quote is funny, and then, to top THAT, and to ensure that the expectations of the readers are high enough, follow it by a quote by Oscar Wilde on sex and power. Yes!

Well put mysteries and slowly rising tension, make this book interesting from the start and the book starts off great with Melissa Yi setting the tone to many possibilities, and none of them good, as two boys put themselves in a risky situation on what it seems like an orphanage, and we start asking ourselves what are the boys into and how are they relevant to the story as we are taken back to the present, to our main characters and the start of their little adventure on what it turns out to be a historical place for bootlegging and rumrunning called the Rumrunner’s Rest, but this place has much more mysteries and lessons for them than they might imagine.

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Cover Score: 8.8/10 Book Score: 8.0/10 Get your book on Barnes&Noble // Apple Books // Kobo // Amazon

Have you ever looked at your dog and thought: “Wow, so zen” ? Well, I’m sure that if you take a moment to replay all your memories about your favorite furry and barky pet, – and overlook all the chewing, barking and leaping around with what seems like an endless supply of energy– you will see that in fact, dogs ARE zen. Here’s why I’m saying this, and you as a dog owner will surely relate: Most times, when your dog was anxious, it was either because you, the owner, were anxious, or, they were afraid of something. After those two situations, most probably, your dog showed no worries whatsoever, am I right?

In this amazingly well written book, Enlightened Dog Training, you will find how your own body language affects the behavior of your dog and how changing it will help you get the results that you want from your pet, and how to “speak” to your dog. Yes, Jesse Sternberg will teach you how to speak to your dog. After you read and start practicing the teachings of Jesse , you will be able to do that, just like he does, and have the results that he has had, or much better results than that the average dog owner has in its daily life, for sure, and if you need any proof, there are case studies of people just like you and me, that tried and got their results almost instantly!

If you are thinking: “This is crazy, communicate with my dog with my body? That’s impossible”, well, I would invite you to re-consider this, because, in the “animal world” body language makes most of the communication process within individuals, and regardless if we are aware of it or not, our bodies are ALWAYS sending signals of what we are thinking, feeling and trying to say.

Jesse Sternberg
“It’s easier for a human to learn the Secret Language of Dogs than it is for dogs to learn English (or any other language). “

This book is very interesting, very interesting indeed because it talks both about we humans, in the sense of being ourselves and how we see things, and, how our dogs see things, and how they communicate. Dogs have a “secret language” and although we, as pet owners may know our pet’s moods, whims and wants most of the time, there is always something that we miss now and then, and the author Jesse Sternberg, explains the signals dogs send with certain behaviors and how to interpret them.

Mindfulness. This book also teaches mindfulness for us and how to control our behaviors, both to better communicate with our dogs, but also how to be better people, and to reach a higher, plainer level of consciousness. It’s almost as if you were becoming a stoic, hahahahaha, all put in such simple tones of narrative that make the reading process so easy and fun, it’s incredible!

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Book Score: 9.4/10 Buy your book on Simon&Schuster //Amazon // Barnes&Noble

This book has one of the MOST BEAUTIFUL COVERS we’ve EVER SEEN! OMG!!! This cover is breath-taking. Like, you don’t even have to read the book to start feeling it, just LOOK AT THE COVER! There is so much being said in it that you can take in the essence of the book, the combination of elements, the crown of thorns adorned with sunflowers, the Band-Aid, the vapor tears, the way the eyes are closed… it’s gorgeous! Maaaaaaaaaan…. this is something else. Like, truly something else. Just the cover, love the artwork, love it, love it, love it! We need more books with artworks like this, for real. Both the cover and illustrations, which are fantastic, are made by Roux™ .

“To Fight Fire with Sun” … a very interesting title indeed that provokes many thoughts, many ideas and leaves us curious to know why the choice of words, why the game of words… fighting fire with the Sun… hmm….. Davia Andrews, what do you had in mind when choosing this title? hahahahahahaha, nice. Very nice.

The dedication is very emotional and takes us aback once we realize that the book is dedicated to a friend that Davia Andrews lost, a very close friend and, her words profound with grief and hope, and we are put in the tone of which this book was written, because this is a revelation, about the things that the writer never said before, which makes this book extra special, so…

There is a clear and honest knowledge and understanding of what it means to live and the toll life demands from the living, and that we must deal with that the best way we can, which is something beautiful and pure. This also hints that we are going to enter a very wild, rough and special ride that is this book, To Fight Fire with Sun.

Love, gratitude, admiration, friendship, care… these are the feelings we are enveloped with as we, without even realizing, start to feel, as we connect with the words of the author, D. A. Andrews, and this even before we get into the first poem. THAT’S how strong the sincere words of this poetess are and how emotional this book is. Its atmosphere is heavy with charged positive feelings as she shares the acknowledgements and thanks. Beautiful

Book Score: 9.2/10 Get your copy at Amazon // Amplify BookStore

First impressions: Emily Zieroth made a fantastic job when it comes to the illustration for this children’s book. The artwork is clean and visually easy to intake, or in plain English: it looks nice and it’s simple.

Winston The Well-Dressed Wombat – formerly titled “Wiggers – The Well Dressed Wombat” – is a short and cute children’s book written in verse that tells the story about….. Winston, a fine dressed wombat, smiles, but the book is not about dressing up per se, but about character, values and generosity.

In the simple and effective rhymes of Jenna Greene, the little ones can easily get the story while being entertained by the very clear-cut and colorful illustrations on every other page, and they will get each little poem, that are no more than 5 verses long, and be delighted with the stories they tell.

I like Winston, he is a nice, stylish and kind wombat. He is a role model for kids, and if this becomes a hit, we will see a great deal of improvement in society, because this is the type of book our kids should be reading every day, and this is the type of books parents should be reading to theirs kids.

Ok. Let’s talk a little more about the amazing illustration by Emily Zieroth. The images are clearly made by an experienced and professional artist. Clearly, and I love how the color pallet and style is kept consistent as the story progresses. Another detail that we loved is how Emily kept the attention drawn to certain areas by making a light, semi-solid colorful background, as if a glow, around the place that she wants you to focus on. VERY nice detail.

The combination of the simply told story along with the solid, and colourful, eye-catching illustrations, made this book very enjoyable to read, and the content of it is very educational and fun. I can imagine myself as a kid wanting to be like Winston, the loving wombat that dresses well, heehehhe, truly inspiring.
This is a very nice pick for kids and I totally recommend this one, very well made.

Pros:

• Excellent illustrations that are not only simple, but also precise and very colorful and are able to tell a story just by themselves
• Excellent little poems that tell the story with easy rhymes
• Easy to read book
• Easy to get the point of the whole story
• Great moral ideals and incentives
• The poems weren’t long, at all, yet, each told the story needed

Cons:

• None.

Cover Score: 9.2/10 Illustrations Score: 9.8/10 Book Score: 9.0/10 Get your book on Author’s Site // Amazon // Barnes and Noble // Smashwords

“To all the women out there who have been told you’re not good enough. Fuck what they tell you! “

Yes, these are the wonderful, yes, wonderful words of dedication from the author to her readers and we think that dedications like this should be standard. This is POWERFUL!

For those who follow our reviews, thank you very much, you probably know that we love when authors go full berserk, and you might be imagining our smiles when we were reviewing this book. You’d totally right if you did, because we are excited to be reviewing this, hahahhaahhahah, and we are super excited for another reason… “The Nymphetamine Girls” is THE FIRST Erotica book being reviewed on our blog! OHHHHH YEAH, and we, apparently couldn’t have picked a better book to start with because the author, Vanessa Morris, goes FULL BLAST naughty on the first scene.

Yes, two sentences in and there are fingers caressing thighs and panties, nipples on the loose on public, sweet talk between two girl friends, Natalia and Lisette, that seem to want to fuck each other as much as they want to be fucked, so… Well, yeah! This is erotica, so… bring it on!

I love how the girls tease each other in public, in the view of everyone, testing each other, and their targets with blatant promiscuity, and how they get a kick out of it for doing it, they are truly slutty rich and spoiled girls that care to know or respect boundaries just for the pleasure kick that defiance and carnal gratification provides. *smiles*

Then we have a sense of the motivations of the girls: “Fame”, they want to be famous and powerful through their brand, while using their skills on social media. Why? For fun. I mean, they already have the money and the luxurious lifestyle, the drugs, the alcohol and the constant nudies, so they just want the fun and the excitement of being “watched” and approved by strangers.

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Cover Score: 9.1/10 Book Score: 9.0/10 Get this AMAZING read on: Amazon // Barnes&Noble // Target // Bookamillion

Ok! The mysterious nature of this book is impressive and the hold of the narrative on the first chapter even more so. By the second, the questions grow and keep growing as we are just given a whiff of what may possibly be happening, which makes this book gripping from the start!

We have some kind of very advanced governmental agency, the MCU2, with some serious tech and action power, trying to keep somebody safe, Dr. Veda, but right from the start we are bombarded with disappearances and even drugging, loss of data and we, the readers and the MCU2 know nothing of substance! This is how you start a book! Super cool by Dean Comyn.

The narrative is swift and the words run through the pages while you are being flooded with new info, and getting to know who is who and what is what, very slowly and steadily getting a clearer idea of what is in stake. That mysterious, and apparently humble scientist could be involved in something way bigger than first impressions give and there are people that want him, for reasons yet unknown, but surely not benign. Is he part of the whole plot? Is he a victim? Who is behind all of this and above all, where is Dr. Veda that seemed to disappear from thin air?

The MCU2 is a new  intelligence and crime investigation agency, MCU2 ,commanded by Wayne, Detective Chief Inspector John C. Wayne , that is faced with the choices of doing this by himself and his team or start pulling strings and risk reputation, legitimacy, and possibly the whole operation, because they are not yet…. “as operational” , and as “established” as other intelligence governmental units, which poses a problem in operations, although they have lots of authority and resources. So, a missing scientist, a hack on the systems of London’s surveillance systems, the mysterious Estonian beauty and girlfriend of the scientist are the clues that they have to work with.

If you like to read about special ops and intelligence agencies, I will tell you to not leave this one out of your list because there is so much detail about the inner-workings of the operations, the conflicts between agencies, the possible complications that bureaucracy might lead if DCI Wayne asks for help from MI5 or other agencies and how they are also somehow in the shadows of everything behind this, very close, and waiting to strike. You can actually feel the tension and the weight of making decisions on DCI Wayne as the book progresses, and we get to understand why he withholds so much from Burns, and even some of the big names on the team he assembled. It’s very nice.

We have a very detailed, thought-out and planned book, as the amount of little things around the story is huge, the tiny decisions, implications, thought-patterns, it all seems as if the writer wants the reader to focus intently on the book and imagine every single color and moment of action of the characters. Impressive.

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Book Score: 8.8/10 Get your copy of this amazing book on Author’s Site // Abebooks // Amazon

A book that starts off in full swing, tension, contradiction, the sense of accomplishing a mission and doing what is right despite the instructed from our main character. Nice! Great openings mean that the writer knows what he/she is doing, and Russell Govan clearly knows his craft.

First impressions are crucial and in this point of view, Russell Govan captures our attention flawlessly and keeps it with the promise of rough action, that doesn’t take long to come with graphic details on a very well laid narrative, that will impresses the reader right away. Nothing far-fetched, nothing out of this world, but that’s exactly why we liked it so much, it feels real and although the narrative is fast, it gives you enough details with enough specificity, yet, enough simplicity for you to draw the images on your head. It’s AWESOME!

A thing that is very interesting and new to read, is that the narrator, our main character, is so conscious about his own flaws and short-comings that he expresses them naturally, which makes us much more invested in the book. It’s a very nice touch by Russell Govan when he made the book relate to the reader by making the main character more human and humane, a veeery nice touch by very original in the way he approached it. Another thing about the narrator/MC is that he is VERY attentive to the details of other people, body cues, language cues, intonations, he is just soooo sharp. It’s super cool. If you have high standards, this book will suit you, because nothing escapes this man.

So! What IS this awesome book about? Glad you asked. “The Best Laid Plans” is about a special agent that is infiltrated on a possible terrorist group on England in order to feed information and try to stop them with the help of the national security agencies. This same agent has to keep his cover at all times as a gay ex-military and deal with the missions he is handed in order to gain the trust of the leader of the group, Ryan Watson, and figure out what he is really intending to do next. The problem arises when on a mission, he get’s side-tracked because there is an incident happening and he decides to help out a woman that was being assaulted by two men, a decision that may just compromised the whole operation because this terrorist group is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Book Score: 8.7/10 Get your copy on Amazon US – UK – CA // Follow Russell on Twitter

Here we have a book with an interesting premise: A 65 year old man, goes on a crazy journey from Pierre, US , to the freaking NORTH POLE! With a bike! No, no, not a motorcycle, a BICYCLE! And here’s the best part of it: this isn’t fiction. It’s a travelogue.

YES! That is right, this book is about the journey of Gary W. Wietgrefe written by he himself, as he bicycled his way from the USA to the North Pole, on a 10 year old bicycle, in 40 FREAKING DAYS! He wrote it all, he catalogued it all and now, in this book he lets us know the adventures, in humorous detail, that he had while pushing his way to one of the poles of the Earth, enduring the harshness of weather, without distractions, no music, no earphones, no laptop, just he himself, his supplies – with his lovely wife as back support team-  and nature and it’s grace and dangers on the way, along some dangerous and speeding drivers. How AMAZING IS that?

This is something that 25 year-old daredevils would never think about doing, and if they did, it would be waaay too extreme for them, but here we have a 65 year old man, doing it like a boss, without safety nets, without guarantees, back-ups, guns or anything like it, facing a 5000 Kilometre journey, against the wilderness and risking his life at every spin of the wheel! Welcome to “ Destination: North Pole – 5000 Km by Bicycle ” by Gary W. Wietgrefe, this is its review.

From the introduction, we get a clear idea of the narrative of the author, finding it pleasing and enticing enough to make the readers wonder and imagine things for themselves, although there are pictures on the book, and give the reader the sense of adventure that one would get in a fantasy book, so, by the end of it, we are pretty relaxed and confident that this will be a good read and a valuable one indeed.

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Book Score: 9.4/10

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