LOVE WEDNESDAY: BOOK REVIEW

 THE CHANGE By Angela White 
GENRE: Romance, Sci Fi 
PUBLISHED: July 3, 2011
WORDS: 97,130
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781476423784

500 Years in the dystopian future, nine of every ten babies conceived are female. Men have been enslaved for their own protection and the only way to get a mate is to enter the Network Games and fight for one. The Catch? It's a live battle to the death and the competition is fierce.

This is a tale of a young woman quest to save the love of her life who was snatched away and broken. She will have to fight to win for a chance at happiness in a game rigged to make her lose. 

RATING: 7/10 

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MAX ARENA By Jamie Doyle

Genre: Adventure, Sci Fi 

Published: June 21, 2020

Words: 143,790

Language: English

Born of mixed blood, Max Dyson has lived a life of destiny, knowing that one day, an alien warlord would seek him out for vengeance. That day has come, but instead of just his survival in the balance, the conflict has subject all of humanity to potential destruction. To save the world, Max must defeat a series of extraordinary alien opponents in a series of duels, but first he must prepare. Friends of unlikely origin and stature gravitate to Max and together they bind to form an alliance that proves stronger than any fear that can assail them. With the threat of alien invasion forcing the world into a deeper and deeper downward spiral into chaos, this group of friends must hold their course to restore faith to the world to show that even now, in the darkest times of human history, hope can still prevail. Blending his alien prowess with his human emotion, Max hones himself into the warrior he must become to secure victory. However, Max's greatest achievement is not physical. It is his ability to bring people and entire nations together when everyone needs each other most. At the end, only Max can save us, but along the way, the world rediscovers how to fight back. Alone we lose. Together we win. 

A lovely book, nice progression, strong but clichéd plot and a heart pumping adventure. A great way to start your week. 

Rating: 7/10

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 MAYNE ATTRACTION : In The Spotlight By Ann Mauren
GENRE: Romance 
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2010
WORDS: 122,130
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9780984520114

Ellery Mayne is shocked to learn that she’s being shadowed by an elite security team and surprised by the love of one of her protectors, former CIA agent Ash Ryan. But their secret romance and his loyalty to his colleagues get pushed to the limit when the team's mysterious employer appears to claim more than just her heart.

A tale of a young woman who finds herself being followed by a group of bodyguards. She tries to blindside them and test their limits only to fall in love with one of her guards. 

RATING: 7/10 

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 THE RECLUSIVE EARL by Ruth Ann Nordin
GENRE: Romance 
PUBLISHED: May 7, 2017
WORDS: 61,910
LANGUAGE: American English
ISBN: 9781311528636

Titled gentlemen are supposed to be perfect. Whether it be good looks, charm, or eloquent speech, everyone expects an earl to be refined in every way. And if the earl isn’t, he risks being shamed by the Ton. No one knows this better than Landon Tait, the Earl of Farewell, who’s been on the receiving end of the Ton’s gossip since he first made his appearance in London. 

After the last Season, he vowed to stay as far from London as possible. But when his brother lands into serious trouble, he has no choice but to come to his aid. He tells himself he’ll make it quick. Just one evening, and his brother will be free from trouble. Then he can return to his country estate to enjoy his life of solitude.

Miss Opal Beaufort is attending a ball when she overhears the snickers about a certain gentleman who was born with a lisp. Several ladies sneak to a private room to listen to him, and something in Opal snaps. She can’t stand the idea of someone being made the laughingstock of the Ton. But as soon as she intervenes on his behalf, a scandal ensues, and she finds herself unwittingly betrothed to him. 

Now, Landon isn’t only forced to stay in London to face the ridicule of the Ton, but he also must deal with a beautiful wife who might find him as imperfect as he fears.

RATING: 7/10 

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ARENA ONE by Morgan Rice 

Genre: Fiction, Apocalyptic

Published: Feb. 2, 2012

Words: 84,480

Language: English

Deep in the wilderness, high up in the Catskill Mountains, 17 year old Brooke Moore manages to survive, hiding out with her younger sister, Bree. They are careful to avoid the gangs of slaverunners who patrol the countryside. But one day, Brooke is not as careful as she can be, and Bree is captured. The slaverunners take her away, heading to the city, and to what will be a certain death.

Brooke, a Marine’s daughter, was raised to be tough, to never back down from a fight. When her sister is taken, Brooke mobilizes, uses everything at her disposal to chase down the slaverunners and get her sister back. Along the way she runs into Ben, 17, another survivor like her, whose brother was taken. Together, they team up on their rescue mission.

 This book is is an action packed thriller that will leave you craving for more. It also showcase a badass protagonist whose endless energy and determination makes this book an exciting read

Rating: 8/10

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WORTH THE RISK By Emily Josephine

Genre: Romance 

Published: June 15, 2020

Words: 68,050

Language: English

ISBN: 9780463035542

A small-town, simple living girl, terrified of being in the limelight, the most famous celebrity on the planet, convinced that she’s his soul mate and an untimely lawsuit that forces them to make choices that will either make or break their lives 

This novel is a lovely read, clichéd but packaged in a very clear, clean and wholesome manner. It looks like a story made for the hallmark channel. The characters are well defined and there is no unnecessary beating around the bush. Best to be read curled up on a sofa in front of a fireplace. 

Rating: 7/10

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An Armless Girl and a Pirate By Marzipan Maddox
Genre: Comedy, Inspirational
Published: March 9, 2019
Words: 100,990
Language: English
ISBN: 9780463431375

This is a story that follows two disabled girls as they graduate from school. They are caste into the job they will work until they die by the totalitarian state they live under. The girls venture into the unknown wilderness of the workforce and discover the significance and meaning of thoughts and feelings in a world that reminds them those things as entirely insignificant if not dangerous.


This is a satirical work that entertains the notion of developing a philosophy in a society where one is expected not to think. It is almost entirely a dialogue written in a style similar to Plato. Lighthearted, sardonic, and cynical, the wise mentor casually consoles of the woes of daily life as felt by a girl whose fragile mind is shattered by the revelations of adulthood.

Rating: 7/10 

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 GRAVEWALKERS: DYING TIME By Richard T. Schrader
PUBLISHED: Dec. 11, 2014
WORDS: 107,300
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781310773563

The archeological discovery of a hibernating man in a sarcophagus unleashes a plague that transforms people into infectious ghouls. Forty months later, World War Zombie is over and the infected have won. The Dying Time has now begun. With all organized resistance fallen, the final would-be survivors armed with their rules, a box of food, and their small cache of weapons come to discover that their fortified bunkers aren't enough. The food runs out, fresh water is hard to acquire, and the infected have come to stay. King Louie defies the odds and takes a stand against the ghoulish legions. Three hundred years in the future, the zombies still rule the world as they hunt and kill natural humans on sight. Mankind survives in orbital space aboard their ultra-secure technological habitats. Even with their superior science and hard won experience, mysterious accidents and inexplicable disasters continue to thwart all attempts to restore a permanent foothold on their quarantined planet. Captain Critias of the Marshal Service's Virgil Ludus and his combat android Carmen are on the front lines in humanity's struggle to survive. Critias is on the trail of the secretive watchers that he believes are the source of so many unsolved calamities. Hidden in the impenetrable reforested wilds of Earth's ruins are ancient immortal ghouls that still retain their former human intelligence that they use to defend their world against humans that have become the unwelcome interlopers. When a prodigy physicist opens a portal into the distant past, Critias and Carmen travel back in time to join King Louie's community of survivor heroes in the hope that they will find the mysterious man from the sarcophagus and learn the secret that will let mankind finally reclaim the Earth from the immortal ghouls.

A post apocalyptic novel that tells the stories of survivors and their constant battle to stay alive in a wicked dead world. 

RATING: 7/10 

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 HIDDEN GEM By India Lee
GENRE: Romance, Young Adult 
PUBLISHED: June 23, 2011
WORDS: 63,140
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781458196330

Lavishly disguised pop singer, Queen Bee, is known abroad for her high-fashion wardrobe and killer vocals. In the states, she's just Gemma Hunter – shy suburban teenager in her strange new role of high school junior. Luckily, Gemma is taken under the wing of the fiery and popular Madison, who leads her into the high school life of the charmed. Her world as Gemma quickly becomes everything she ever wanted in a normal life - that is until international teen heartthrob, Tyler Chase, announces his celebrity crush on Queen Bee. Suddenly, Gemma's alter ego becomes a household name as the handsome singer’s loyal “Tyler Chasers" create a frenzy to discover her true identity. And just when Gemma thinks she can hide from the celebrity drama in her high school life, Lucas - her next door neighbor as well as Madison's boyfriend - develops an interest in her that goes far beyond platonic, and Gemma soon learns that rumors aren’t strictly for or the stars.

A teen romance novel about a secretly popular girl falling in love with the boy next door who happens to have a girlfriend. 

RATING: 7/10 

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 REDACTION: Extinction Level Event By Linda Andrews
GENRE: Sci Fi, Horror 
Published: Oct. 31, 2011
Words: 148,820
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465881656

Six months after an Influenza Pandemic swept across the globe, the world is starting to emerge from quarantine. But Pestilence Free Day is short-lived. For an unseen enemy has just been unleashed. Five people. Seven days. A brilliant scientist with an apocalyptic forecast. A soldier that needs an enemy to fight. A college student venturing into a changed world. An insurance salesman who exploits every opportunity. A juvenile delinquent desperate to leave his past behind. 

This novel follows the story of five diverse people who after surviving a global pandemic are thrown in a chaos of unprecedented proportion that will test their will to survive. A slow burn post apocalyptic novel. 

RATING: 7.5/10 

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 BARBIE GIRL by Heidi Acosta 
GENRE: Romance 
PUBLISHED: Nov 3, 2012
LANGUAGE: English

Barbie is the bad girl at school. She does not have any friends, names like, slut, druggie, skank don't even faze her anymore. Sure they hurt, but she knows how to numb that pain. Besides she has big plans to take her little brother and run as soon as she graduates. That is until she is told that she is failing math and will not graduate if she does not pass. Her small hope at a normal life for her and her brother dwindling she will need to get a tutor and the best option is Dylan. The boy she has known since elementary school, but has not spoken to in years. Even if he agrees to tutor her she has no way to pay him. Any money she does get her mom manages to blow on drugs or booze.

So she makes a deal that Dylan cannot refuse. She will get Dylan the girl of his dreams in return for a passing grade. At first it's just a deal that is made but suddenly both Barbie and Dylan are fighting off whirlwind feelings... and there is more to be exposed than just feelings.

Dylan has been in love with Katie from the moment he seen her. If only she knew that he existed. He could not pass up the opportunity to finally get her to notice him. Barbie’s unpredictable behaviors will ether destroy the little social life he has or boost him in to popularity. But is that what he really wants? Barbie has him questioning his feelings? But how can you fight something that you crave? Can Dylan see past what he believes Barbie to be? Can Barbie risk losing more than just her heart? A heartwarming tale of romance, friendship and the meaning of true love.

RATING: 7/10 

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 BREAKAWAY By Catherine Gayle
GENRE: Romance 
PUBLISHED: Dec. 11, 2013
WORDS: 90,750
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9780989674454

Portland Storm captain Eric “Zee” Zellinger knows how to get the job done, but leading his once elite team to victory is fast becoming a losing battle. He can’t lose focus now—not with his career on the line. But when his best friend’s little sister makes him an offer he can’t refuse, Eric could lose the drive the team relies on from their captain.

When the sister of his best friend comes to him with a proposal to help her, a young man must decide if capable of honoring the terms of the proposal or if he will lose himself in the process and hurt her further or he turns her down and become forever heartbroken. 

RATING: 7/10 

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INSPIRATION TUESDAY: BOOK REVIEW

 LOST SOULS by Rony L.
GENRE: Inspirational, Social Issues 
PUBLISHED: Feb. 8, 2021
WORDS: 48,570
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781005407261

A college student who is abused and tormented to the point of suicide. A mother pleads for forgiveness from her dead daughter. A 'golden boy' whose mother taught him to love but the world taught to hate. A brother struggling to forget his tragic past. Four lives collide with each other without any reason, but some strange force connects each of them. How can a girl battling depression and cancer free them from their demons?

A story about the courage of the human heart in times of great despair and how certain people we come in contact with have the power to affect our lives in such a way, that it completely alters our reality, so that we are able to free ourselves from the demons that haunt us. A truly inspiring story about everyday social issues. 

RATING: 7/10

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RISE OF THE GLADIATOR Book 1 by Cheree Alsop

GENRE: Sci Fi

PUBLISHED: Sep. 8, 2020

WORDS: 74,180

LANGUAGE: English

ISBN: 9781005905859

When Captain Nova Ardis acquires the services of a dangerous, tattooed gladiator, she knows she’s taking a risk—but she would do anything for family.

Kove has survived most of his life in the gladiator arena and now, on the eve of winning his freedom, he is sold once again. At least being the captain’s bodyguard shouldn’t be too hard compared to the bloody life he’s lived, or so he thinks.

This story depicts the journey of a starship captain as she aim to rescue her brother from a forbidden planet with the help of a former champion gladiator. They will have to dodge danger at every turn, while dealing with their growing attraction. The story is written from the two main characters POW.

An enjoyable read.

RATING: 7/10

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FIRST CONTACT (In Her Name, Book 1) By Michael R. Hicks
GENRE: Fantasy, Sci Fi
PUBLISHED: May 31, 2010
WORDS: 155,290
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9780984492725

Young Midshipman Ichiro Sato joined the Terran Navy to escape a tyrannical father and find freedom among the stars. He had no idea when he boarded the survey starship Aurora for his first assignment that he and his crew would make humanity’s first contact with a sentient alien species. Little did he know that this fateful encounter would trigger a catastrophic galactic war.

A survey ship on a mission to discover habitable planets accidentally encounters a more technological advanced alien race. The result is a massacre that will set the tone for a battle that will not only determine the fate of the human race but also will determine the future of the alien race. A well written book with a vivid description of epic space battles.

RATING: 8/10

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WARRIOR  MAGE, Book 1 By Lindsay Buroker

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Published: April 24, 2015

Words: 103,280

Language: English

ISBN: 9781311556998

His mother was one of the most powerful wizards in the Nurian Empire until she abandoned her people to become a notorious pirate. That choice doomed the family she left behind to a life of disgrace.

Yanko White Fox doesn’t remember his mother, but as the only gifted child in the family, he is expected to erase the mark she left on them all.

This is a coming of age story about a young mage from a once great but disgraced family, seeking to enter a magical school but failing bringing further shame on the family. He however redeems himself by taking up a quest alongside his friend to save the empire. A great page turner.

Rating: 8/10

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THIS GAME HAS NO LOYALTY by L.J. Miller
GENRE: Urban
PUBLISHED: March 22, 2011
WORDS: 102,500
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781310647574

Junior is on the come up running his drug operation out of Baptiste Projects until one of the most feared criminals in the hood gets wind. With things changing around him left and right it doesn't take long before he gets a taste of disloyalty. With things stacked against him Junior flees Baptiste to regroup turning over the reigns temporarily to a trusted soldier.

This is the story of a young man who is at the top of the food chain, but have become complacent. He has now become the prey in animal kingdom that is the street. This is a tale of love, money, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and loyalty (or lack thereof). He must maneuver himself out of a complicated situation, save himself and outsmart the cops using his wit and help from friends who may or may not be loyal. A thrilling read.

RATING: 8/10

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SECRET MANEUVERS By Jessie Lane
GENRE: Romance, Suspense 
PUBLISHED:May 15, 2013
WORDS: 90,680
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9781301452095

Some mistakes from the past haunt us forever… unless fate steps in with a second chance.

One ‘Dear John’ letter haunted Bobby Baker’s every living moment. It was the letter he’d stupidly written to his high school sweetheart, Belle, right after he had left to join the Army. The letter in which he’d told her that he wasn’t so sure they were ready for forever yet. Before he could let her know that the letter, and his second thoughts, were nothing more than a mistake, she disappeared from the small Georgia town they had both been raised in.

Fifteen years after the letter, Belle unknowingly walked back into Bobby’s life when her job as an ATF Agent forced her to work with a group of men secretly headed by the CIA to help her track down whoever was involved in funneling black market weapons to a drug cartel in Mexico.

Bobby planned to use this mission to try to soothe Belle’s hurt feelings while proving to her that their love was meant to be forever. He would use every dirty trick he’d learned since he had joined the Army to maneuver her back into his life for the long haul. Belle was not making it easy, though, as she continued to keep him at arm’s length in the hopes that mistakes of her own would never come to light.

This novel is all about second chances, a chance to get back what you lost. It is funny, romantic, fast paced with some mature content. The book is mostly predictable but that is well neutralized by the writer's approach to the book.

RATING: 8/10

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THE TRILISK RUINS by Michael McCloskey
GENRE: Sci Fi, Adventure
PUBLISHED: Oct. 1, 2011
WORDS: 69,950
LANGUAGE: English
ISBN: 9780983843009

When a group of artifact smugglers recruits her, Telisa can't pass up the chance at getting her hands on objects that could advance her life's work. But she soon learns her expectations of excitement and riches come with serious drawbacks as she ends up fighting for her life on a mysterious alien planet.

This book explores the adventures of a scientist, who after refusing to work for the government joins a group of smugglers who deal in alien artifact. She will face many challenges while evading the government forces trying to get to it first. A fast paced novel

RATING: 7/10

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 NEVER SAY SPY, Book 1 By Diane Henders

Genre: Thriller, Action, Suspense 

Published: Oct. 12, 2011

Words: 100,970

Language: English

ISBN: 9780987818812

Despite her penchant for weapons and ripe language, Aydan Kelly’s resumé reads ‘bookkeeper’, not ‘badass’. She’s leaving the city to fulfill her dream of rural tranquillity when she gets carjacked by a man who shouldn’t exist.

This novel is about a Canadian bookkeeper in her 40's who gets mistaken for a spy, making for an unusual albeit interesting plot. There were a few farfetched scenes that were unnecessary, over the top and absolutely unbelievable. The constant use of swear words by the protagonist should have put me off, but she made it work in a snappy direct way. The way she fell into her role makes me pity her enemies. Because nobody’s tougher than a middle-aged woman who wants her dream back. 

Rating: 7/10

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