I found a book that’s a little more expensive, but if you think it’s interesting, it’s worth a shot right?
Though this isn’t something I would usually pick out, it definitely sounded unique. With a rating of 4.6 stars across 14 reviews on goodreads, it’s worth at least checking out.
342 pages Published November 1st 2016 by English Scribbles
It’s description claims that: “When gods and magic clash, salvation depends on a lowly librarian.
“Aren is a librarian serving the great House of Tiede. His days are spent lost in the scrolls and legends of times past, and as an outcast he couldn’t dream of a better life. When a dying messenger thrusts a bloodied, secret message on him, Aren is forced down a treacherous path to discover its meaning.
“Now, to prove his worth he must protect his sister against mystical forces, save the Lord Tiede’s life, unmask a murderer leaving grisly sacrifices around the city, and thwart a fanatical group of mages hellbent on destroying the gods.
“Does a naïve, bumbling librarian have what it takes to save everyone and everything he loves?”
Rebekah Dodson is a prolific author of over 30 romance, fantasy, and science fiction novels. Her works include the series Postcards from Paris, #1 bestselling Curse of Lanval series, Life After Us series, and several stand alone novels and short stories. She has been writing her whole life, with her first published work of historical fiction with 4H Clubs of America at the age of 12, and poetry at the age of 16 with the National Poetry Society. With an extensive academic background including education, history, psychology and English, she currently works as a college professor by day and a writer by night.
Though I liked the cover for this book and the description sounded right up my alley, this book fell a little flat for me when compared to other horror comics. Though I’ve read a bunch of comics from Aftershock Comics before, I might have had my hopes a little high for the gore in this story. It is interesting, but it just wasn’t my new favourite story, and it was a little confusing with the flashbacks, or whatever they were. That being said, it wasn’t the worst, and I did like reading it.
3/5 Stars 120 pages Published December 11th 2018 by Aftershock Comics
It starts off with a man and a woman going through a mall with a baby. Someone shoots the baby point blank, and the woman holding it dies too. Turns out six people were murdered that day, just two days before Christmas. This is when we’re introduced to Special FBI Agents Shaw and McGregor, who are headed to their job, reading tweets about the murders the whole way.
Through their investigation of the murders, they’re lead to a warehouse where people go in, and they don’t come back out. The swat team outside kills themselves out of fear of the place, and before they can stop the special agents, they head on in. This is the beginning of the strangest day of their lives. Sort of a Silent Hill vibe, they are knocked unconscious by an unknown factor. Waking up, they realize that they have no pulse. They start hearing things, and then wonder if they’re both hallucinating when they find a man that just is blowing his head off over and over and over again. Have they been transported to Hell? Judging by the title, I would say yes.
With all that out of the way, let me say that what I didn’t like about this, was the kind of disconnected flashbacks that they were having while in this warehouse. I was confused by them, wondering how they got out and went to a diner or back to the station when everyone else couldn’t get out. And then I realized they were memories. I also was hoping for more gore than there was in this book, but that’s my bad. I liked the characters, but I didn’t really get to know them in this volume. The world they live in is like our own, but clearly there’s a hell on earth somehow.
Will I be reading the next volume? I’m not sure. I don’t have a favourite character, and I wasn’t super into the story, but I did think it was spooky and intriguing. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but who’s to say it won’t be yours? Check it out if you think you’d like it.
The other day I bought just a ton of energy drinks from the dollar store because they were a dollar. Did I ration them properly? No. Now I’m out of energy drinks again. That’s life I guess.
Anyways, I’m back with another free book for you all! This one is a little more my style than some of the other ones, and I can’t wait to review it. Published in April of 2018, this book holds a rating of 4.5 stars across 7 reviews on Goodreads. That being said, it could really go either way because of how many reviews it has.
302 pages Published April 27th 2018 by Eck-Schoe Productions and Publications
It’s description claims that: “Faithful to all. Focused on his duties. Fearful of everyone’s expectations.
“The Storm of 2020 wiped out most of humanity. Of the hundreds remaining, Matthew Cane lives a privileged life. His friends support him. His beautiful, caring girlfriend would do anything for him. And his brilliant, president father treats him like a prince. Yet beneath Matt’s confident exterior, fear consumes him—fear of following in his father’s footsteps and fear of everyone learning his secret. He is no genius, unlike his father, the other 43 Renaissance men and women (RMs) in their little community, and his revered grandfather—one of the brightest people who ever lived and founder of Project RM.
“When Matt’s dead mother speaks to him in a dream, he begins to learn the truth. Whether his fears were founded or not, the importance of his new path dwarfs them. To save our species, he and his friends must subvert their elders, risk their lives, and complete his mother’s mission.”
Lately I’ve been watching so much Kitchen Nightmares and The F Word, anyone else just in that kind of mood? I would love a Gordon Ramsay comic book, I think that would be hilarious.
351 pages Published June 21st 2019
Looking for a new book for a low price? Then “Get the Cold Storm” by John Etterlee may be the next thing you want to check out. Published in June of 2019, this holds a rating of 4.2 stars across 2 reviews on Goodreads.
It’s description claims that: “On a winter camping trip in the mountains of Montana, an ex-Army Ranger must save his family from a gang of ruthless killers by reuniting with his combat-hardened buddies for one final fight.
“Former Special Ops Sergeant, Roger O’Neil, thought it would be a simple winter retreat with his loved ones in the vast Montana wilderness. He thought wrong.
“Little did he know that there was something much more sinister in store for them when he finds a lone drifter hiding out in the woods behind his mountain cabin.
“Deciding to help the strange man sends his life into a tailspin and puts a target directly on his family’s back when they become hunted by the Aryan Brotherhood. With their lives threatened by an unforeseen criminal conspiracy, Roger decides to call on the only ones he knows can help them–a group of gun-toting former special operators who’d love nothing more than an excuse to wage war.
“It’s a race for time to defend the defenseless and save his family from the clutches of a gang of sadistic killers. Will they succeed? Or will they become victims of an extensive criminal underworld?”
For Amanda Grey, stopping the all-encompassing Apocalypse fated to plunge our entire existence into never-ending darkness … just kind of sucked. Sure, she had managed to capture every demon set loose on New York City. And yes, she ended up thwarting an evil angel’s plans to destroy humanity. But she also lost her sister, her apartment, and—oh yeah—Amanda Grey totally died and got her soul banished to hell as a result.
Luckily, she’s not the type to take that kind of thing lying down.
AND THEN THERE WERE DRAGONS thrusts Amanda Grey into a whole new world of weird as she ventures out into the fiery wastelands, decrepit cities, and Olive Gardens of the afterlife in search of her sister and her own redemption. As the penultimate entry in the Shades of Hell Series, Amanda will be coming face-to-face with the truth behind the demon Shades, as well as a destiny she sure as hell didn’t ask for.
On another note, I found another free book for you all! This is another werewolf book, but with a twist. It’s description claims that: “Silver, book one of the Silver Series, is a coming of age story about a teenage werewolf whose father is murdered.
“He has to come to terms with his new life, new school, and new friends while trying to prevent more killings. Attempting to make peace with the territory’s pack and finding out that the girl next door might be more than she lets on make his situation even more perilous.”
With a rating of 3.8 stars across 122 reviews on Goodreads, it was published in 2011. This book is free now, and available for you to check out!
If you’d like a copy for yourself, you can grab one here.
Here’s a link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to keep up with them.
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Published in August of 2018, this beautifully covered book holds a rating of 4.5 stars across 30 reviews on Goodreads. What really drew me to this, was the idea that not only did aliens come to Earth, but they vanished almost without a trace.
492 pages Published August 22nd 2018
It’s synopsis claims that: “Twenty-five years ago the Vardeshi came to Earth. Then they vanished without a trace.
“Graduate student Avery Alcott always knew they would return. When they do, she’s the only one who can speak their language. She’s quickly recruited to join the crew of an 11-man starship on a one-year mission into the depths of space. Avery leaps at the chance to leave behind everything she’s ever known. Wearing a Vardeshi uniform, adapting to their culture, following their orders, she’s as close to being one of them as she’ll ever be.
“But there’s more to interstellar diplomacy than knowing the right words to say. And shedding her identity turns out to be harder than she expected. When her ship, its crew, and the fragile human-Vardeshi alliance are threatened, Avery’s humanity—the very thing putting her at risk—just might be the one thing that can save her.”
This is a book that I can’t wait to check out when I get the chance. It seems like just something I would like, and I’m sure lots of you would enjoy too.
As someone who occasionally has sleeping problems where I stay up for days, this book really called to me. The description was extremely intriguing, claiming that Quinn, a young teenage girl, hasn’t slept a full night in about twenty three days. She’s plagued by shadowy creatures when she does finally sleep, and it started about eighteen months ago when her dad walked out on her and her mother.
4/5 Stars 321 pages Published April 23rd 2013 by Month9Books
The shadows aren’t just scary looking, but they tell her bad things. Taunting her, telling her she’s not good enough, and that her ex boyfriend never liked her. The story is told through the third person viewpoint, and alternates views every other chapter, between Quinn and another teenage boy named Aaron. He doesn’t have the happiest backstory either, after losing his mother and little sister in a car accident that he was present for, he almost lost his life as well. His father is a grief stricken alcoholic, and his little brother does whatever he wants. He’s not ready to be a parent, but he has to be for the sake of his family.
Though this seems like just another teen romance book from the drama that encapsulates the characters, it’s so much more than that. Yes, it has the makings of the those kind of books, but this story has angels, demons, the afterlife, and even death in it. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and their “powers”, if you could call them that, and I had a very easy time picturing them reacting with the world they’re in. This was a book that I got and forgot about, and I wish I would have read it sooner because it’s really an interesting tale.
If you’d like to check out this book for yourself, you can do so here.
Here’s a link to the author’s Twitter, if you’d like to keep up with them.
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