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Marilia, the Warlord by Morgan Cole (Book review #902)
Marilia, the warlord, is the first book of The Chrysathamere. The story begins with Marilia, who is a young girl living in a brothel. Something terrible happens and causes her to flee with her brother Annuweth and head, searching for a friend of her father, who is the Emperor of Navessea.
Read MoreTruth of the Shadows by Slade Templeton (Book review #901)
Truth of the shadows is a dark paranormal story about Joseph. He is a Psychiatrist working at Cottage Grove Hospital. His normal routine is to deal with his troubled patients, but strange things begin to happen at the facility. As time goes by, he also begins to struggle with his own past memories. Old Native American stories, strange signs, and twisted dark notions of events create a thrilling journey for Joseph to understand the truth.
Read More900 REVIEW- THANK YOU
My goodness, Review Tales has reached the milestone of 900 reviews! Thank you to all authors, contributors, and especially all my site followers for making that possible.
I can truly say that all 900 reviews have been my way of bragging to the world about the immense work and talent submitted by all you writers. Then too, I can’t tell everyone how much I appreciated writers contributing essays and stories to Review Tales, as occasional spice between book reviews. It all has been more than a pleasure to me, and the time has flown almost too quickly.
So it’s HOORAY for 900! Tomorrow morning it’s scheduling and reviewing Numbers 901 through 1,000. One thousand sounds like a good number to think about. I thank you all again gratefully.
Jeyran Main
Special thanks to ROD A. WALTERS
The Reluctant Wizard by A. A. Warne (Book Review#900)
The reluctant wizard is a sci-fi fantasy story about Eli. His family is constantly threatened by the warlocks hence, he decides to go to the wizarding world and study magic. Terra Magicae is not an ordinary lace and as the wizards promise to protect his mother and baby brother, Eli enters the Academy and has to leave all behind.
Read MoreThe Concrete Vineyard by Cam Lang (Book Review #899)
The concrete vineyard is a murder mystery story with elements of urban planning, thrills, twists, and turns that unexpectedly engage the reader from the world they are in. It all began with the suspicious death of an old retired man named Edward Mitchell. He is such a peaceful man, a retired history professor that couldn’t have had any enemies, and so the mystery unravels when Detective Bryan Dee begins to put the pieces together.
Read MoreThe Blackbird’s Song by Katie Marshall (Book Review #898)
The blackbird’s song is a sad story about Brian, who turns into a destructive person and a murderer due to his abusive trauma experience after his mother’s death. His father, the abuser, affects this boy in such a way that he grows to have multiple personalities. One of Brian’s victims is Lizzie, a sixteen-year-old. She manages to survive the assault and instead suffers from PTSD and paranoia. Her anxiety is high as she keeps thinking her killer will return. And so the adventure begins with the reader learning more about mental illness and how twisted thoughts can get.
Read MoreGhouls and Alchemy by Amy B. Nixon (Book Review #897)
Ghouls and Alchemy is an Amethyst hunter story. It is a genetic engineering science fiction story about Nathan Holloway, a US Marine but transformed into an Amethyst Hunter.
Read MoreELDURRY: THE POWER-CHAIN by Michael Nyek (Book Review #896)
Eldurry is a long fantastical tale written about Ardan Ibyk, who is a special boy. The people of Eldurry possess certain holes in their bodies that glow. When Ardan is young, he goes under a procedure to take away his spots. This ultimately causes him to get harmed; however, he survives. Although his parents hide him from the public when he turns 12, he and his mother are brutally attacked by the same people who tried to hurt him, and his mother passes away. Ardan’s journey then truly begins as he is once again saved, but this time things are different.
Read MoreThe Night and the Land By Matt Spencer (Book Review #895)
The night and the land is an urban fantasy story about Sally Wildfire and Rob Coscan. The story is set in the small town of Brattleboro, Vermont. It is haunted and dangerous. Sally is on the run and happens to meet Rob, a drifter with powers and madness he is unaware of. The dynamic of them both created a compelling and thought-provoking story.
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