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Scribbles of the Mind

Scribbles of the Mind by Elie N. Azar

A collection of sentimental poems about love, loss, suffering, identity etc.

Genre: Poetry

Review of The Case of the Canterfell Codicil

The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by PJ Fitzsimmons

Anty Boisjoly, a self-styled problem solver, is invited by his friend Evelyn ‘Fiddles’ Canterfell to look into the sudden death of his uncle, Sebastian Canterfell.

Genre: Cosy Mystery; Humorous Fiction

Entanglement Book Review

Entanglement by Alina Leonova

In a world where technological innovation is racing to outrun a devastating plague, Cay and Limea live a happy and contented life. Or they did until Cay starts suspecting that Limea may have been replaced by a clone. Meanwhile in the Nest, Vietra and others are being trained by a mysterious being called Master, but to what end, nobody knows.

Genre: Science Fiction; Dystopia

Imagining Violet

Imagining Violet by Mary E. Hughes

Violet Courtenaye, a sixteen-year-old teenager from Scotland, moves to Germany to learn music in the late nineteenth century. Loosely based on the life of the author’s grandmother.

Genre: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction

Her Name Was Abby by Peter Martuneac

Abby is a lone teenager fighting for survival in a zombie apocalypse. As civilisation crumbles and revolution looms large, Abby must not only figure out how to survive but, more importantly, how to hold onto her humanity.

Genre: Dystopic Fiction; Post-Apocalyptic Fiction; Survivalist Fiction

Review: Dharma: A Rekha Rao Mystery by Vee Kumari

Dharma: A Rekha Rao Mystery by Vee Kumari

A distinguished professor of archaeology is found brutally murdered. The weapon? An ancient idol of Goddess Durga. Rekha Rao, an Indian-American professor of art history and the victim’s colleague, is brought in by the police to uncover the significance of the weapon. But Rao is not content with just helping the police; she is determined to find the killer herself.

Genre: Mystery; Crime

Shooting the Moon and Other Stories by Demetrius Sherman

A collection of four short stories from the bizarre to the fantastical.

Genre: Fantasy; Bizarro Fiction; Flash Fiction

Murder on the Night Shift by Kathy Cohen

Television reporter Ellie Schimmel is stuck working graveyard shifts at her local news station. But when a young woman is murdered late at night, Ellie is the first reporter on the scene.

Genre: Cosy Mystery

The Anmorian Legends: Wrath of the Exiled by D N Pillay

Rezaaran Valhara is the last War-Mage of the Vokarii and the only thing standing between Lord Silvermire and his dream—the subjugation Anmor and its four realms. But Valhara is battling demons of his own. Does he have what it takes to defeat Silvermire and save Anmor? Or will he succumb to the forces of darkness?

Genre: Fantasy Adventure

The Thirst: Review by Rambling Ramesh

The Thirst by Daniel Newwyn

In glamorous Osaka, a branch manager battles work and alcohol addiction.

Genre: Short Story; Literary Fiction; Cultural Fiction

Shadytown by Mike Sherer

Ten-year-old Sean’s life is turned upside when he receives a ‘visit’ from his long dead grandmother—evil is lurking in Shadytown, and Sean maybe the only one who can save the town from destruction.

Genre: Horror; Fantasy Adventure; Middle Grade Fiction

One Monsoon in Mumbai by Anitha Perinchery

Seema Rawat, an undercover intelligence agent, is tasked with laying a honey trap for Adhith Verma, son of the powerful but corrupt finance minister of India. A straightforward mission that gets complicated thanks to a couple of odd ducks—the agent’s controlling auntie and the target’s less than tactful best friend.

Genre: Romance; Comedy; Suspense

EARTH: Age of NeOlwd by Rajavelu

Convinced the sun is a danger to their lives, the people of Tenebro have been living in darkness for centuries. Trouble arises when Maverick Ciekawy begins questioning their age-old beliefs, setting-up a clash between him and Jurisbard Huubrihaught, the all-powerful leader of Tenebro.

Genre: Dystopian; Sci-Fi

Paint it Black by Rangi Krishnan

Emily, a comatose twenty-three-year-old, wakes up only to find herself in a strange and unfamiliar place.

Genre: Fantasy

Nena by Ann Boelter

Nena, a warrior princess from the feared Teclan tribe, is abducted and held hostage by an invading Viking force led by Jarl, its charismatic and ambitious chief.

Genre: Romance; Historical Fiction

Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days by Drew Melbourne

Percival Gynt, a reluctant hero with a secret, must stop the universe-destroying Engine of Armageddon from falling into evil hands.

Genre: Sci-Fi; Fantasy Adventure