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Book review: The Ghost with a Knife at Her Throat by Kevin Hincker

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Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR :  Kevin Hincker is a programmer and writer based in Los Angeles, where he develops award-winning mobile applications and web sites. His theatrical works have been produced in NY and LA, and he is recognized in the film industry for his screenplay writing and consultation. Mobile applications, web based properties, books, movies and music are allsimply software, and Hincker’s deeply felt creative passion is the source of his success in each of these domains. Publisher: Kevin Hincker (August 13, 2023 ) Page count: 276 Formats: ebook (Amazon exclusive), paperback  The Ghost with a Knife at Her Throat combines urban fantasy, murder mystery, family drama, and wild twists, and it somehow works. Surreal, tense, and occasionally laced with unexpected (and rather dark) humor, this novel has a fever-dream atmosphere. The last third of the story contains enough mayhem to hook readers looking for high-octane action.  Asher Gale w...

Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (Reviewed by Shazzie)

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 Book Review: Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson Buy  Her Majesty's Royal Coven here - U.S. | U.K.  | International Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling CLEAN and THIS BOOK IS GAY, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB: Hidden among us is a secret coven of witches. Know has Her Majesty’s Royal Coven,they protect crown and country from magical forces and otherworldly evil. But their greatest enemy will come from within… There are whisperings of a prophecy that will bring the coven to its knees, and four best friends are about to be caught at the centre. Life as a modern witch was neve...

Book review: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

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Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman review Book links : Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR :  Austin Grossman is the author of three novels: SOON I WILL BE INVINCIBLE, YOU, and CROOKED. Publisher :  Vintage; 1st edition (June 5, 2007)  Print length: 338 Formats: ebook, audiobook, paperback, hardback I had a lot of fun listening to this book. It's top-tier entertainment in which the villain is more likable and interesting than the heroes. Not uncommon in superhero fiction :) Meet Dr. Impossible - the evil genius currently rotting in a federal prison. Throughout his career, he has tried many methods to conquer the world through the use of various doomsday devices (nuclear, thermonuclear, nontechnological ) and mass mind control. He has even traveled to the past to change history and to the future to escape it. All in vain. Meanwhile, Fatale, a cyborg with memory loss, has joined the world's most famous super team, the Champions. It's her first day, and she's ea...