Book Review: Reset by Janet Elizabeth Henderson

     Ryan spent over seven months in a coma. Now, with lots of physical therapy he feels ready to get back to work. His team have supported him every step of the way, but are concerned he isn't telling them everything. When he is taken on the street his team will stop at nothing to saving him. Ryan, however, awakens in a cavern to find a woman shackled to the wall. She seems to know him, but she isn't ringing any bells. In order to escape the pair must work together to overcome near impossible odds. 

    I received a physical copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

    Thrillers and romances are easily my top favorite genres, so a book that combined the two was a real treat. Although Ryan's team deals in security and retrieval there is just enough leeway to make readers wonder if they will reach him before it is too late. Not that Ryan plays a helpless character in this book. In fact, if he hadn't done everything he did there wouldn't have been a chance. 

    I personally couldn't imagine being in Sarah's place. Falling for a man over months via text. Meeting up with him, having a wonderful time, then inviting him back to her place never to hear from him again? I've never had a one night stand, although more power to those that have and enjoy it. Still, the abandonment feeling in this case...just ouch. Even if there was a good reason. 

    Meanwhile, poor Ryan is missing chunks of his life along with random people. These encounters he may never get back. Then there are the complications he is suffering from, which I wont go into more details on. You'll have to read about that for yourself! Still, he is determined to get back to the team he considers family. 

    Things go from bad to worse for these two when they wake up in a cavern only to find other bodies, rats, and cameras. Can the pair escape together before they starve (or worse) or will this cavern claim more lives? 

    An exciting book that leaves you wondering about the end until the last page. This is not the first book in the series and it does give both hints and spoilers about how the characters within the other books end up. So, if you don't like knowing if the guy gets the girl and what their future holds you'll want to read the books in order. Personally, while this is sometimes an issue I loved this book so much I would absolutely read every other book in this series without complaint. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $4.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: The Silver Ninja Narco Hotel by Wilmar Luna

     After being removed from her position with the police force Cindy withdrew into herself. She refused to use her alter-ego, the silver ninja, but her former boss wants an encroaching drug cartel out no matter the cost. Can she save her city from this threat or will she lose herself in the process? 

    I received a physical copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

    I want to start by saying I'm so sorry for how long it took me to do the review. My goal is always six months and while I am normally able to stay within or exceed this timeline I am dreadfully behind. At the time I accepted this book I also accepted over one-hundred others. Many of those I have finished, while others I am still working on, unfortunately. In addition to that during these last ten months my grandfather died, causing me to go on a reading hiatus. I bought a house, moved into said house, lost access to my computer (still barely have access to it), and am now pregnant and am very sick all the time having lost over twenty pounds in the last month and a half. It's not an excuse, I just wanted to be transparent in why I am so behind on reviews. On to the important stuff...the review. 

    The writing left nothing to be desired and the pain character, while racist, wasn't the biggest problem in the book. There is plenty of action and while the main character has super-human abilities it is done in a way that it is believable. Technological advancements at their best. My biggest drawback with this book was my being unaware that this was not book one. I felt like I spent most of the book playing catch up or wandering around lost without information that would have proved useful. This book cannot be read as a stand-alone. 

    If I had started at the beginning of this story instead of here I would have had no complaints about this book at all as it was an exciting read when I understood what was going on. As it stands this will be my last silver ninja book since the experience of finding my way through the backstory took some of the fun away for me. 

    The characters within the book are great and all are believable as actual human beings. This book plays out as a plausible sci-fi action well within realistic standards, so long as that suit could be made. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $4.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: The Da Vinci Diamond by Jerry Guarino

    Da Vinci was an amazing inventor and painter. However, that is not all he had to offer. He was also in possession of one of the world's largest diamonds. After his death it went to the Italian museum where it was later stolen and lost to time. Now, in modern day California the diamond is in possession of a private collector who is sending it to a museum  to be enjoyed. When the diamond is stolen once more other interested parties step forward to acquire the priceless gem. Who will end up with this artifact? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

    We follow multiple characters in this book, so you can never be sure who will end up with the diamond or if any of them will. We follow two sisters, the diamonds owner, police, and an assassin while they travel across the united states and into other countries. 

    I can't say that I love the author's portrayal of men in this book. Almost every single man is very easily swayed to cheat on his wife with someone younger and more attractive. Sometimes not even that, just different than their person. This was my biggest drawback while reading this. If people kept it in their pants almost none of this book would have happened. I don't know if the author is justifying their own feelings of wanting to step out or if they think that most everyone doesn't get the concept of monogamy, but for me it was a major detractor while reading. 

    Other than this, figuring out who stole the diamond, who the assassin plays into everything, and where the diamond will end up was fun. The book was mostly well written aside from the above and as long as there aren't more tropes like that I'd happily read more by the author. 

    I felt like the police actually did a good job in this book, unlike how they are often portrayed in books. The amount of times I have questioned everything about the police in the book I am reading now for instance. But, you'll hear more about that one later!

    This book is available on Amazon for $3.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Gold! By Thomas Greenbank

     Two brothers inherited a gold mine from their father-literally. Intent on following in his footsteps they graduate with a mining degree and begin their dream. Although there are some female problems the brothers eventually work through them and go into business as planned. While there are profits to be had it is slow going and they are unable to buy the newer machines they would like. The younger brother, Malcolm, crafts a plan to create a "hand of God" nugget to be insured and stolen or sold to a private collector to give them the kickstart they need. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

    I genuinely hated Malcolm in this book. He was abusive, greedy, self-serving and so much more which you will find out within these pages. He deserved much more than the fate he met, I will say that much at least. 

    This book switches perspectives between multiple people within the Kincaid family as the story unfolds. Each offers more insight into the events going on at that time. Although the start of the book is about a chunk of gold that is not the main point of the story. Everything about this book is about the Kincaid family gold mining operations and how that plays out through two generations. Technically three if you count the bit of backstory we got of the boys father. 

    It took me forever to get into this book because of how much I hated one of the characters. Hating someone you love to hate is one thing, but when they're hated so much you no longer care about what happens in the story around them it makes things difficult. This book excels in characters you will hate. 

    That being said, the book was well written and I enjoyed those characters getting their just desserts. Side note. This book says it is book one in the Kincaid saga, although personally I don't see where the book could go from where it ended. I feel like things were completely resolved and I don't have any standing questions. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $16.99 as a paperback. I am not sure if it is anywhere as an eBook. If you would like the paperback you can get it here.