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Review: A Cat Out of Egypt by C. L. Francisco

A Cat Out Of EgyptC. L. Francisco’s, A Cat Out of Egypt, is an imaginative and thoughtful tale about Jesus’ years in Egypt. The narrator is Miw, also called ‘Daughter of Fire’ by her people. And she’s a cat. This novel is the prequel to The Gospel According to Yeshua’s Cat (reviewed here by SPR).

Miw is an Egyptian cat from the temple Bubastis. After she learns that corrupt priests are plotting her death she leaves the temple with a priestess of Bast, named Tikos, and they escape to a Jewish village. Here they meet Yeshua and his family. Miw actually fights and […]

2014-10-29T07:40:22+02:00October 29th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Ambril’s Tale: Riding the Cursed Shoots by Wendy D. Walter

ambrils taleWendy D. Walter’s Ambril’s Tale: Riding the Cursed Shoots (Book Two) is a delightful story for readers of all ages. The author’s wry sense of humor, distinctive characters, and charming story weave a spell over the reader creating such a wonderful experience that many won’t want to put the book down until they turn the last page.

Ambril Derwyn has survived her encounter with the evil Moroz, but she can’t tell her best friends, Ygg and Sully, everything that happened or they will never let her use her magical powers again. Her family heirlooms catch the attention of demons and […]

2014-10-28T11:19:42+02:00October 28th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Walking Up A Slide by Daley James Francis

Walking up a SlideDumped years ago by his college sweetheart Lila, and slightly lazy in his job going nowhere as a local hotel waiter in the same town he grew up in, Jason Chapman embarks on a quest chasing The One That Got Away when Lila sends him a wedding invite.

With no “plus one” to take along, he must spring into action with only his parents and slightly raucous and laddish best mates to assist him into firstly finding a date for the looming wedding so he doesn’t look desperate in order to impress and woo Lila out of her intended marital […]

2019-01-22T17:58:53+02:00October 25th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: The Red by Aiden Riley

The Red by Aiden RileyIn the north of England, in the year 2020, scientific breakthroughs by companies such as ‘L Max’ lead to a new dawn of agriculture, where food would show great changes and never spoil when properly treated by their products. Whether this was the reason that the people and animals of Earth quickly turned to what the survivors would refer to as “infected” – monstrous corpse-people who lose control of their bodies for the craving of flesh – would never be certain. Nor would be the fates of those left untainted. We join one small group of survivors make their way […]

2019-01-21T09:38:34+02:00October 22nd, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: On The Money by Tariq Saleim

On The MoneyOn The Money by Tariq Saleim is a thoughtful story with an interesting theme: The power and balance of money. What is it that makes those from affluent backgrounds take so much for granted, while others work so hard and get nowhere in life? What happens when you have more money than you could possibly need?

Asad starts his day in the slums of Lahore, Pakistan, and inadvertently stops a kidnapping, but is attacked and left for dead. The two young women he saved, Samia and Natasha, decide to take him in. Lucky for Asad, Salman, Samia’s father is a […]

2014-10-21T11:32:03+02:00October 21st, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Blood Line by John J. Davis

Blood Line by John J. DavisBlood Line is the debut novel of the Granger Spy thriller series by John J. Davis, following the enigmatic Ron Granger and his unusually talented family – thoughtful and unstoppable wife, Valerie, curious and intuitive daughter, Leecy – after what seems to be a simple home invasion turns out to be something far more serious than suspected. As the interests of the DOD and the global arms trade all find themselves resting on the (mostly) unsuspecting Grangers, the truths of Ron’s background, and a twin career as family businessman and CIA agent come to light, making for an explosive family […]

2014-11-17T04:24:16+02:00October 17th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: The Ituni Experience by Forbes Skinner

ituniHave you ever met someone who has almost accidentally cut off his leg with a chainsaw, set himself on fire trying to light a cigarette, who was thrown from a tractor, and lived to tell about it? Meet Forbes Skinner, author of The Ituni Experience: The Trials of a Chainsaw Logger. In his memoir, Skinner comes across as a very determined, stubborn, intelligent, naïve, and unlucky man. Many readers may be unfamiliar with Skinner’s country, Guyana, and about chainsaw loggers. They won’t be for long. One of the most fascinating aspects of The Ituni Experience is the inside look […]

2014-10-16T10:21:48+02:00October 16th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: |

Review: Legacy of Leadership – Zenon C.R. Hansen by Steve Myers

Zenon CR Hansen

Zenon Hansen was an all-American enterpreneur with motivational skills who became the president of Mack Trucks, one of the biggest trucking companies in America. Starting off as an Eagle Scout, he won a badge that led him to give his life to the Boy Scout movement. Pitched by writer Steve Myers as an inspirational read for young adults who need a guide to take action into adulthood, this book is a detailed biography of an obviously very personal hero for the author.

Filled with photos and factoids on Hansen, as an historical document of 20th century America in the throes […]

2019-02-11T09:24:23+02:00October 14th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |
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