Entertaining and well-researched, A. Piper Burgi’s The Exploress and the Pillars of Eternity is a fine example of historical fiction. Set in the early nineteenth century, at a time when Egypt was just beginning to allow Europeans access to their country and its archaeological treasures,...

The Blue Wand-Deliverance, set in London England, is an adventure and fantasy story about a quest of two friends, James and Joey, who are both 14 years old. James and Joey love to have adventures, and when they both get the chance to stay the...

The setting is Compton, California, in 1987 and Edith Hicks and her identical twin sister Edna are about to graduate from high school. Edith has full scholarships to several colleges lined up but Edna does not. Their mother and stepfather, Dave, care about the girls...

The DCI Jones Casebook: Ellis Flynn (Volume 2) by Kerry J. Donovan is a very neat and interesting thriller that will grab readers' attention till the very end. Fourteen-year-old Hollie Jardine is abducted on her way back from school one day. The case is given...

Authors Erik Daniel Shein and Theresa A. Gates continue to delight readers with Sanctuary, Book II of The Monsterjunkies, An American Odyssey series. A year has passed since the Monsterjunkies welcomed several trusted souls to their estate. Crow is now 15 years old and enjoying...

The Many Lives of Ruby Iyer by Laxmi Hariharan is a YA dystopian novel set in the city of Mumbai. Soon after a terrifying encounter with a subway pervert propels her out of the hustle and grind of her everyday life, Ruby Iyer, the titular...

There are so many tales and novels out there about meta-humans. I have read or watched most of them. The best of these tales are awesome, but since I read so many such tales I often find myself disappointed. Yet, I keep buying them as...

The Whizbang Machine: Tunney's Curse Book 2 is a young adult paranormal mystery novel written by Danielle A. Vann. When Elizabeth awoke, it was from feverish dreams into a hellish reality that slowly made its way into her comprehension. She remembered that she and Grandpa...

The Verbal Bully is a title from The Brown Bear and Oofie series for young readers. Both written and illustrated by Masami S.C., the tale of The Verbal Bully deals with the harshness of a bully’s words. As Brown Bear celebrates the beautiful day outside,...

When you read Darkness Descends (The Twisted Climb) you will find J.C. Kavanagh brings up a topic many have often wondered about; can dreams be connected? This is the author's second book featuring Connor, Jayden, Max, and Richard as they explore this world made of...

What would you do if an uncle you never met, or at least you don’t remember meeting him, suddenly died and left you an incredible mansion full of fascinating and mysterious objects, hidden staircases and an abundance of rooms to explore? For eleven-year-old Danzellan Wildwood...

The Cries of the Butterfly: A Love Story by Rajeev Roy is an emotionally charged and exceptionally beautiful story of love and indulgence in that love. There was a time when Wolf Butcher was a happy man. He had everything that he could ever wish...

Two Los Angeles gangs are targeted by a serial killer, but the police are stumped by the cause of death in the chilling horror novel, The Poe Consequence by Keith Steinbaum. Despite his twin brother Kevin's skepticism, Warren Palmer visits a psychic about a job....

Moving from New York to the Midwest with her parents for seven months is the last thing 15-year-old Melissa Jensen wants. She's going to miss her school and the Midwest sounds somewhat unexciting. To her surprise, she comes to like it and finds it hard...

The Curse of Cortés by Guy Morris is a mystery/thriller that is aptly subtitled “An abandoned billion-dollar plunder. A forgotten sacred pilgrimage. A cursed family legacy.” The story follows Sophia as she comes across relics that she does not recognize and a log book with...

In J. R. Wirth's The Institute, seventeen-year-old Melissa Jenkins wakes up from a terrifying, recurring nightmare. In her dream, Melissa encounters the same individual each time but cannot identify who he is. Melissa decided to volunteer at the Serenity Institute, where she began assisting Scarecrow,...

The Story of Earl Nightingale and His Strangest Secret is a work of non-fiction in the biography and memoir subgenres. The work focuses on the life story of the titular character Earl Nightingale and was composed largely by his daughter, Pamela Nightingale, with additional authorship...

The World of Agartha: Cathedral of Time is a young adult fantasy novel by Stephen Thorpe. The book follows Makayla Brown as her investigation into local folklore leads her into a whole new world that exists aside from the one she knows. When she finds...

The Apocalypto Kid Goes to College by Grant Harper Reid is an intriguing autobiography about one man’s quest to get a college education. Upon graduation from high school, Grant attends Lincoln University. However, after only three disappointing days at Lincoln, Grant returns home to Teaneck,...

Hop on for a fantastical adventure with Michael Alan Fischer's The Puckford 7: Ice Hockey Adventure. In the snowy little town of Puckford Falls, every child dreams of winning the Puckford Cup Trophy. The Puckford 7, consisting of brothers Steve, Jamie, and Bobby Starr and...