Wind Catcher, written by the fabulous Jeff Altabef and his daughter Erynn, is a coming of age tale that takes on fantasy and supernatural aspects as well to make a wonderful new series. The first in Altabef’s YA Chosen series, Wind Catcher definitely caught my attention and held it hostage until the very end.
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Review: Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin
Tabula Rasa by Kristen Lippert-Martin is certainly a page turner. It enthrals readers and makes it hard to take a pause from the novel. It is definitely heart pounding and will hook readers from the very beginning to the end. It truly did feel like an action movie, and there were no dawdling moments in Tabula Rasa at all.
Continue readingReview: The South China Sea by Bill Hayton
From rising sea levels due to climate change to acts of terror from various groups such as ISIS and jihadist radicals to global viral pandemics, China’s quest for hegemonic jurisdiction over the South China Sea might not be high up on some lists in regards to global trepidations. Bill Hayton’s The South China Sea—The Struggle for Power in Asia could not have arrived at a more crucial time. Hayton calls to attention the issues regarding China’s rising power in Asia and what it means for the international order of the globalised society we live in.
Continue readingReview: The Queen’s Exiles
Barbara Kyle creates a bold and creative page-turner of love and loyalty in deceitful Tudor eras in her latest novel The Queen’s Exiles. The book portrays the governmentally charged atmosphere of Europe as controlling royals vie for supremacy.
Continue readingReview: Amity by Micol Ostow
As an enormous fan of horror, I have a fascination with all things Amityville and this novel was a seamless fit to feed my obsession. It was eerie minus being exaggeratedly done. I appreciated how spine-chilling this was and how the writer ended it.
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