Book Reviews
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Book Review: Why Odin Drinks
by: Bjørn Larssen Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Odin and his brothers Vili and Vé suddenly woke up at the beginning of the world. It’s hard making a world when the only three people in existence don’t know anything more than their own names. How does one make a world? Odin feels he is the least qualified of the three to know. It’s not his fault all the imagination genes went to his brothers. However, he does have a smart sense of how things should work. Really, that’s the only important skill needed for a God. In fact, he should be the All-Father that knows everything…
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Book Review: Beckoning of the Gate
by: Benjamin J. Ryan Recommend (lightly) Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Santha Lathagin is a simple girl from a small village. She tends to her goats and wishes for all the whispers behind her back to go away. One day she stumbles upon a key, and her simple life becomes much more complicated. Santha must leave her village and adventure into the unknown for a quest she doesn’t fully understand. Will she make it past the dangers haunting her, or will she fail and doom the world along with her? Beckoning of the Gate by Benjamin J Ryan is a tale of faeries and adventure. As…
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Book Review: Soul Taken
by: Patricia Briggs Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books SPOILER ALERT: Please be aware that this is book 13 of this series. If you have not read the previous books, this review might spoil events in those books. Mercy Thompson never seems to get a break. New problems arrive one after another, and this time is no exception. Wulfe has gone missing, an old murderer known as the Harvester has showed up in the area again, and public opinion of the pack is not so great. Mercy, Adam, and the pack must find a crazy vampire and figure out how to keep the people of…
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Book Review: Dragons of Deceit
by: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Destina Rosethorn is the daughter of a Solomanic knight. All she wishes to do is to uphold his legacy, make him proud. Her love for her father is so strong that when she loses him and his legacy, she decides that she will do the impossible. She will find a way to go back in time to save him. Nothing will change her mind. Nothing will stand in her way. Traveling through time is always risky, and what happens if you change more than intended? Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman’s newest addition to…
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Book Review: The Dissension Process
by Markus James Not Recommend Where to find: Amazon Jamie has superpowers. They came to her completely unexpectedly, but once she discovered them, her life changed. Now, she looks for others who also have powers in the hopes of absorbing them and using them herself. It’s the only thing keeping her in the here and now instead of wallowing in the sadness of her losses. Unfortunately for Jamie, she finds herself delving deeper and deeper into dangerous situations. If she isn’t careful, she will put herself and the few people she has left in danger. The Dissension Process by Markus James is a bit of a mixed bag with some…
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Book Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess
by Sue Lynn Tan Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books IndieBound Xingyin is the daughter of the moon goddess. She is proud to be her mother’s daughter but no one is allowed to know. On the brink of discovery, Xingyin is forced to leave her home and is stranded in the Celestial Kingdom. Not only must she find a way to survive on her own, she has no way of knowing if she will ever get her deepest wish, to be reunited with her mother once again. Daughter of the Moon Goddess is Sue Lynn Tan’s debut novel, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. This…
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Book Review: Teneo
by N. Duane Recommend for (12-15 yr olds) Where to find: Krest Publishers In another world called Teneo, there is a girl named Mu’n. Danger is surrounding her, and she isn’t sure how she will survive. Not only that, but for some reason, a boy named Novian has found some sort of mental link with her. On Novian’s side, he has just started to learn about being an elf and the world elves live in. Changes are all around him, and he can’t even seem to keep his mind in his own body! Both of them will have to keep their wits about them if they want to survive the…
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Book Review: The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles Indigo Books Mina finds herself on the boat carrying this year’s bride for the Sea God. She was following her brother, Joon, who loves the bride, Shim Cheong. Once the moment arrives when Sim Cheong is about to given to the sea, Mina steps in and takes her place instead. She finds herself in the Spirit Realm where the Sea God is found to be in an eternal enchanted sleep. Will she find a way to awaken him, or will she become a spirit herself, forever trapped beneath the sea? Axie Oh’s The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea…
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Book Review: Piker’s Retribution
by Amanda N. Newman Recommend (for those who liked book 1) Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles *Spoiler Alert: Please be aware that this is the second book in this series. If you haven’t read the previous novel, this review might spoil events in that book. If you want to see my review of the first novel, click here. Tyra is a Piker. That makes her a supporter of the Dingoes. Her adoptive father was also a Piker before he was killed by a Republic Solider. Even eight years later, she can’t get over the pain of his loss. She refuses to accept anything related to the Republic no matter…
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Book Review: Legends and Lattes
by Travis Baldree Highly Recommend Where to find: Amazon Barnes & Nobles IndieBound Travis Baldree’s debut novel, Legends and Lattes is absolutely delightful. In fact, it is one of the best light-hearted books I’ve read in a long time. When I first saw the cover of the novel, I was already intrigued. I loved the happy light cover with a cute coffee shop background with the two characters in the middle. Then, I was even more intrigued after reading the title. Everything about my first impression of this novel drew me in, so I knew I just had to read it. I was not disappointed in the least. To be…
