Book Review: Space Punks by Anna Mocikat

     David wakes up in a high security prison with no memories of how he got there or his life before. During a chance encounter with new prisoner, Aztec, shows not only an opportunity for a prison break from one of the highest security prisons in the solar system, but a chance to join a band of space pirates. While being given a trial run he encounters things that most of the general population has long sense believed to be be gone, but this crew feels like home to him and he is intent not to mess it up. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. If you have been here for a minute you know that I love love love anything written by Anna. I have been reading her books for the last 3 (almost 4) years and have never not loved everything she has written. While I love Behind Blue Eyes, Shadow City, and Cyber Squad I am so excited for this new series. I have great hopes for it and this wonderful, amazing author. 

    We start with a prison break and move from one exciting encounter to another. Even when the pages are not filled with action and near-escapes we have amazing character dialog, sexual tension, and training scenes. David doesn't have his memory, but this puppy is obviously skilled and I am so hoping that he will go against the redhead. 

    Never fear if you are fans of Mocikat's writing. There are little drops to her other books scattered throughout. While they give nothing away for these other series they will put a smile on your face as you think of the characters within. That being said, Aztec is sexy, amazing, and funny. Then there is Dr. Bonesaw who is probably my favorite character. I mean who doesn't love someone who is sexy, yet could dismember someone in their sleep and them live to scream about it? Every character in this book is great and it is so hard to choose just one to dote on. While Niemand takes a while to grow on you Hel, and her wonderful name are instant loves. But, we can't forget Nightingale and his oozing sex appeal or Captain Jack. All around every character is a yes, please. 

    There are cyborgs, aliens, space travel, and all the action one could hope for. And lets not forget our naughty scenes. There isn't a thing I would change about this book and I absolutely can't wait to see where our newest favorite band of space pirates takes us as the story unfolds. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or I ABSOLUTELY suggest purchasing it on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

Shadow City (Shadow City Book 1)

Dark City (Shadow City Book 2)

Behind Blue Eyes (Behind Blue Eyes Book 1)

Fallen Angel (Behind Blue Eyes Book 2)

War Games (Behind Blue Eyes Book 3)

Last Stand (Behind Blue Eyes Book 4)

Nephilim Volume 1 (Nephilim Prequal Book 1)

Nephilim Volume 2 (Nephilim Prequal Book 2)

Nephilim Volume 3 (Nephilim Prequal Book 3)

Level 1 (Cyber Squad Book 1)

Level 2 (Cyber Squad Book 2)

Level 3 (Cyber Squad Book 3)

Book Review: Gollitok by Andrew Najberg

     Hammel has been sent by the FBI to investigate Gollitok island with a crew that he has mostly never met before. Their goal is to determine what is going on on the abandoned prison island and make sure there are no rebel forces. However, most of the team has some ties to this island having either been there themselves or had family there. As the investigation progresses they are met with challenge after challenge, including things that shouldn't be humanly possible. Can the crew make it out with their investigation complete or will they even escape with their lives? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. The book starts off a bit slow and it took me a minute to get into it, but I promise you it is worth it. This is the second book I have read by this author and he has a twisted sense of style that I kind of love. It is dark, brooding, with a strong paranormal presence. And I don't mean ghost, demons, and the like. He takes it a step farther with things you don't normally think about, unless you are one of the scientists in order games. 

    This is a post-apocalyptic book where everyone either works for the government or is struggling just to eat every month. Not much of a choice, really. Still, even those that have fallen in line aren't necessarily in the government's good graces. Even the actions of their families can pave the way for dangers. 

    If you're a fan of the older style gaming of the journals that say things about they've developed some kind of new creature and someone has been poking it with a stick for the last 48 hours and they really hope it doesn't get loose, followed by it getting loose, you will like this book. While that isn't exactly what happens here it fits pretty well.

    I really liked the jellyfish and birds aspect of this book. Something that you wouldn't think much about and then doom. The characters are interesting enough in the book, but I was more interested in all the things that could kill them. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $5.99 by clicking here. 

    I take that back. It WILL be available on the above things as of November, 24, 2023. Completely forgot this was an ARC. I'm sorry. Still, a great book and I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I did once you get to read it. 

Books by this author: 

The Mobius Door

Book Review: Remember Us by Courtney Elliott

     After losing his mother in his teens Ky finds solace and a deeper friendship with his best friend and his sister, Dakota. When Ky is kicked out of the house by his alcoholic father Sean and Dakota's parents take him in, treating him like an extension of the family. When he goes to school they help with his finances and when Dakota comes to the same school they reconnect once more. Feelings that had barely been given a chance before soon blossom into so much more. However, Ky begins to lose himself to alcohol much like his father, pushing away the one person who meant everything to him until he is left with nothing. Can he find his way out of this mess he created? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book is a tear jerker that jumps from the present to the past. We follow Ky as he looses his mother, blaming himself. His journey through finishing high school and beginnings college. Then to all of his encounters with Dakota as he spirals into an ever darker frame of mind. 

    As someone who came from a household where one parent is an alcoholic that actively said they weren't wanted it's hard, however, I can't justify his actions in following that path. You were given literal blueprints on what not to do with examples of just how bad it can be throughout your entire childhood and chose to go down that rabbit hole anyways. It doesn't give me a lot of sympathy for the main character, to be honest. While I am proud of him for seeking help and everything accomplished I spent a lot of this book rolling my eyes because he is responsible for every bad thing that happened after being kicked out of his dad's house. 

    Dakota is my favorite character in this book, although I don't know that I could have been the same type of person she was. She never failed to be there and give chances, even when they weren't deserved, until she couldn't do it anymore. I am glad her decisions forced him to getting the help he needed to turn his life around. 

    All in all this book was good, and if you are able to have more sympathy than I was able to muster for the main character you will likely love the book. There are plenty of sweet, romantic, and gooey moments in this book that are so adorable. I wish the best for the characters in their lives moving forward. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $3.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Toward Renaissance by Wes Hubert (Asteroid Chronicles Book 3)

     After being sent deep into enemy territory to repair some spy tech Rasht must rely on those they are at war with to find his way home. After being taken in his computer skills are used by a company before he eventually is sent into the asteroids to eventually, possibly, be able to go back home to America. While he has always been one to mostly fade into the background he is now being hunted by both those that want to kill him and those that want to use his skills. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I want to start by saying I have not read anything else by this author nor in this series. So I went into this book blind. I didn't know anything about any of the characters or about the Renaissance project before page one. While this book is able to be read as a standalone I feel like I am missing some of the back story with the building of the craft and how the world got into the shape it is in. 

    That being said, there wasn't so much information missing that I was fumbling through the story blind. From what I can assume Rasht wasn't in the previous books and this one was centered around him and his journey, so I didn't feel too left out.     

    We follow Rasht as he lands in enemy territory and must trust those he has worked against since joining the military to save him from the Canadian wilderness. He sees how the Canadians live and how it differs from Americans. While he isn't initially good with change we see him grow as his story progresses until he eventually is thinking more of others than himself. No complaints with this story, although I don't know that I would want to go back and read books one and two now that I have read three. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $4.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Feud of the Pineys by Tony DiGerolamo (The Pineys Book 4)

     The Galloways have been feuding with the Usteads as long as there have been demons running wild in Jersey. No one really remembers the reason, but both sides hate each other. Gary Ustead especially hates Hemmingway for something that happened when they were children. When a page is lost of a Galloway book Gary makes a deal and the luck goes sour. Can they right this before something much worse than a change in luck occurs? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I have read the first three books in this series and will likely be completing the rest at some point in time or another. I have enjoyed all of the books so far, no matter how weird they may get sometimes. This book is no different, although I would like to think that Hemmingway is actually starting to mature. Even though he is in his fifties it isn't too late to grow up and be an adult. 

    While you technically could read this book as a standalone it will spoil things from the other books, so just be aware of that if you decide to read them out of order. The entire series is on Kindle Unlimited, though. 

    I will say that this book had a lot less demons in it than the other books thus far. It isn't without them, of course. I don't think there will be a Pineys book that is missing that factor, but there are a lot less. I think there was only 4 in this book. But, we focused more on the human interaction (and hopefully some lasting character growth). Not that I am complaining. Something had to jump start that man. 

    I do look forward to what will be happening with Hemmingway's mother in the next as I'm sure that is where the series is leading us. We shall see. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

My Cousin, The Piney (Book 1)

Witch Piney are You? (Book 2)

Third Grade Piney (Book 3)

Book Review: Vengeance by Marc Micciola (Age of Shadow Saga Book 2)

     Einar is intent to keep his and his new wife, Karina's, people safe from Black Light and Kemryr. The Master of Darkness is intent on ridding the world of the scourge known as humans, but he isn't quite the same man Otti remembers. Will he lose everything in his path to cleanse the world of Father's creation? Can Einar and Karina save their people before Kemryr turns his attention to every other race to pay for his incarceration? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I want to start by saying this is book two in a series and can absolutely not be read as a stand-alone. You have to start with book one, but they are both on Kindle Unlimited, so as long as you have that it won't be a problem. I have read book one and if you'd like to know about it first the link for my review to it will be below. 

    In my review of book one I mentioned that I wasn't sure how I felt about Einar agreeing to marry Karina after spending the entire book expressing how in love he was with the half dwarf woman. This was addressed in this book, before it was moved on from. I'm satisfied enough with that result and they seem happy with their life, so more power to them. 

    We also ended with Kemryr's escape in book one. Now that he is loose we see him intent on his goal to get rid of humanity and that he has lost a few screws in his time in captivity. He has went from the great protector to unhinged and mentally unstable. I get being in a place with nothing at all but darkness and your thoughts for centuries, but lashing out at loved ones isn't exactly the smartest move. We will see how that goes for him because personally I don't see it ending well.. 

    Still, Kemryr will stop at nothing to see his goal achieved which was bad news for the humans. We follow Einar and Karina across the country as they try to protect their people, accruing many losses along the way. I feel like the book ended in a good place. While not everything is resolved the main points in this book are addressed in a nice segway for the next book. I will tell you that the next book is not out as of now. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

Ascension Book One

Book Review: Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha Tuli

     Lor has been a prisoner in the worst prison under the Aurora King for most of her life. She and her two siblings are the longest living residents of this hell with no real reason to be there. After a fight over soap Lor is sent out to the pit where she is without food and water while being subjected to the elements and beasts of the wild under she is brought to the Sun King's palace. Here she is primped and fed, but told she must compete with nine other girls who have prepared for this their entire lives. The prize is the Sun King himself and becoming queen. However, not everything is as meets the eye. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This is a fantasy young adult book, that I wouldn't recommend for younger kids. There is quite a bit of sex in this book, including orgy's and oral. No complaints on my end, just a heads up for the younger lot. 

    While you may be thinking of The Selection this book has more magic, more lies, and more possibilities. Don't get me wrong, I loved the Selection, but at the end of book one I didn't feel the need to continue, although I'm not against reading more of it. This book I would absolutely read more on, given the chance. 

    The author loves to play with your emotions with this book. Who to root for? Who to love? Who to hate? Personally I have a soft spot for the villain characters and I want to know what is going to happen with him, even if he wasn't in the last little bit. I have high hopes for both this author and series in the future. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $11.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: The Last Spiritwalker by Liv Strom

     Ev will go to any lengths to protect her daughter and escape her abusive husband. So, when she is offered the opportunity to earn a large amount of money in a short time she jumps at it. Only to learn that she must hurt others to fuel crystals for a man's magic. After agreeing to go with him and become his apprentice she learns more about magic and those she now associates with, but will she lose her daughter and life along the way? 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Magic, a better life, and shifters...I am down. This book has a bit of romance, a big helping of fear, a healthy dose of magic, and a sprinkling of difficult decisions. Keep the world as it is or release all those with magic in their veins for better or worse? With these choices how could you not want to read? 

    I loved this book and not just because it had my favorite type of shifter in it. It showed both sides of those with magic. The good and the bad. Then the main character has to decide for herself and the world if they are best in their constraints or let free as they once were. A difficult choice, but I feel she made the right decision. I can't say I am sorry for what happened to her husband. 

    In her shoes I don't know what choices I would have made. She escaped one abusive situation to be directly in another with no way out. Then when she finally does get out she has no way to make it on her own while her daughter just wants to go home. Never realizing what truly was going on at home. I'm glad that she didn't, but that made it hard to understand why they needed to go. 

    Then there is the truth of her name with a tie to my one of my favorite authors. I look forward to more from this author. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $5.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: I Know You by Russell Govan

     Eilidh is broken up with by her boyfriend directly after gaining admittance to university. In the ensuing argument she is knocked unconscious and wakes up in 1984 in a refugee camp as a nurse. She witnessed a young girl's last moments, taking her button with her when she returns home after sitting with a man by the nickname Dubya. Once home she convinces herself it was all a dream until she wakes up meeting the same boy from the camp years before in his home town. The next time she comes home she meets an old man in the onset of Alzheimer's with a tattoo of that day long since faded. She has two choices: stay with Walter for however long they have together or live her life in the present. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book was adorable from start to finish, but just a warning it will pull on your feels and make you cry sometimes if you are an easy crier. From the death of the little girl to a difficult choice between her family and the man she loves. 

    Every bit of this book is amazing and I would whole-heartedly read another by this author no questions asked. While her choices are difficult there is travelling back in time to seemingly random points in order to meet and better understand the amazing man found. This book take born in the wrong time frame to a whole other level and gives the main character the chance to fix this or stay in her own era. 

    I also love that she wasn't the only one in her family to face this decision and we are able to see a bit about the impact on those left behind because of this. It gives the character a full picture before her decision is made. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $9.95 by clicking here. 

Book Review: Coyote by Ashley Brandt

     Eighteen year old coyote-shifter Raven was just promoted to pack warrior and is about to receive her first task. However, her long-time boyfriend just returned from his last task different only to be saved by a mysterious stranger. Deciding to end things with him she heads home, intent on talking to her dad before getting her orders. The next morning she finds her father dead and smells her ex, Johnathan. The task-master gives her an offer. She can take the task and go to the human shifter testing facility or she can become his mate and carry on the family line. Faced with impossible choices and death of her loved ones at every turn Raven's choices seem to be made for her. 

    I received a physical copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This book is full of twists and turns with just enough left up to the reader's imagination as to who was truly behind the deaths. While who she ended with was expected throughout the book, on my part, I would have liked more clarification that he wasn't the one responsible. 

    I haven't read a lot of coyote shifter books and even less that are set after regular humans have become aware of shifters. Unfortunately this book shows the negative possibility of war and shifter testing. While that would definitely be one possibility I like to think that if there are shifters (which we've received nothing stating it's not possible) that they would be mostly accepted by people. 

    Each of the love interests in this book had something to offer in both the romance aspect and to the cringe effect. All in all this book was hard to put down and I did really enjoy it. There is plenty of action within this story, and I don't just mean smut. I loved what happened with the children, for instance. They didn't deserve everything they went through. 

    This book is available on Amazon for $2.99 by clicking here. 

Book Review: The Mobius Door by Andrew Najberg

     In the small town of Millwood young Stuart decides to build a fort in the woods only to find a door that seemed to lead to nowhere. Upon opening it a darkness pours out, entering the young boy and unleashing something much more unpleasant. Unless the visitor can find the light that drew it to this plane and find a way to stop the black cloud that followed it not only will his escape have been for nothing this entire universe will be consumed by the darkness. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. While I'm not generally one to condone the death of children I didn't hate this book. I don't know many adults that would have acted as Stuart did with the door, so without that action none of this book would have been possible. 

    My biggest issue with the kid aspect of this book was a scene where one of the visitors from another realm tricked a young girl out of her entire childhood, making decisions within her false memories that she may or may not have went with herself during the course of her life. Other than that and the death of the kid I don't really have any complaints on this book. 

    You generally wanted to know if a couple of kids would be able to stop a black cloud that was devouring everything in it's path in time to save the world. The other option would be a nightmarish landscape of creatures who are a part of the darkness. For once, you do have something to fear in the dark as you read into these pages. 

    The book is well-written and the characters are believable as we jump between both adult and children's perspectives in different places in the town. Everything is wrapped up nicely by the end of the book with just enough of a cliffhanger to let the reader know that there could be more in the future with this story. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $8.99 by clicking here. 

Books by this author: 

Gollitok