Book Review: Neon Dreams by Anna Mocikat (Neon Nights Book 2)

     Robots are completely safe for humanity. It has been programmed into each and every one. There has never been a reported robot murder. Until now. A man has been murdered by his own sexbot harem. Eviscerated to the point it is hard to tell how much of what remains is human. It is up to Siro and Spader to find who, or what, is responsible and fast. The victim's father is a retired board member and no one can know. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. As always I love Anna's books and this one did not disappoint. This book picks up a year after the events in book one. While you could, in theory, read this book without having read book one you are going to be missing a lot of background information if that is the route you choose. Personally I would suggest just starting with book one. And reading the BBE series while you are at it as there is a bit of cross-over. Both are set in the same area and have many of the same characters (ie Siro and Spader). 

    The book is well-written and engaging. We get to see as Siro filters through possible scenarios and the author only lets you know as much information at a given time as she is ready for you to know. I enjoyed the death scene. I am trying very hard to be vague here. Scene in lock-up with the robots. If you've read most (or all) of the author's books it isn't hard to guess what is really transpiring, but for newer readers there is every possibility it could be believed that this was the end for a character. 

    While I wasn't overly surprised by who was behind the murder I enjoyed the process of getting to that resolution and the author did a great job of trying to throw you off along the way. I think the "If you can't tell does it matter?" went a good way towards helping Siro with his own dilemmas surrounding getting cybernetic parts as that was always something he prided himself on not having before it was no longer an option.  

    As always, the main goal of the story was completed but there was still plenty of ability for the series to continue at the end of the book. I will absolutely be reading the next in this series when it comes out. 

    This book is available on Kindle Unlimited or buy it on Amazon for $3.99 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 Angels (Behind Blue Eyes Book 2)

War Games (Behind Blue Eyes Book 3)

The Last Stand (Behind Blue Eyes Book 4)

Level One (Cyber Squad Book 1)

Level Two (Cyber Squad Book 2) 

Level Three (Cyber Squad Book 3)

Nephilim Volume 1 (A Behind Blue Eyes Origin Volume 1)

Nephilim Volume 2 (A Behind Blue Eyes Origin Volume 2)

Nephilim Volume 3 (A Behind Blue Eyes Origin Volume 3)

Space Punks (Space Punks Book 1)

Nightingale's Song (Space Punks Book 2)

Neon Nights (Neon Nights Book 1)

Book Review: Forsaken Kingdom by J. R. Rasmussen (The Last Prince Book 1)

     Believing it is the only way to save his people Wardin leaves the last remaining magical academy in the realm and turns himself into his deranged uncle. Although his uncle had killed his father, he spared him choosing instead to wipe the boy's memory. After years of thinking himself a tutor to the King his memory slowly begins to return. With it begins with one of the King's men committing suicide and an attempt upon Wardin's life. Soon, he is running for his life and trusting in people that say are friends, but could just as easily kill him for the reward. 

    This book is a great fantasy book that has magic, betrayal, and battles over who is the rightful ruler of a country. Based on the above I am sure you can see who the factions are, but if not it is against Wardin and his Uncle. Wardin must battle through a spell that took his memories, the loss and renewal of magic, being constantly hunted by all manner of people and creatures, and having to convince his people that he never intentionally rolled over and betrayed them to his uncle. 

    This is book one in a series and it took me a while to get into. It is a slow start, but once it picks up it is almost continuous action of some type. This seems like it will be a series that is definitely not a stand-alone. You must start with this book because it provides all of the background before the real war between the factions begins. There is every possibility I will read more in this series because once you get into it the story is very interesting. 

    I enjoyed the dynamic between the siblings and Wardin. I feel that there is every possibility of a potential romance between the female and Wardin in the future, but it was not a focus of this book. More like the idea for laying the groundwork of the ability in the future. They would make a cute couple, at least. This book does follow the trope of magical versus non-magical warring sides. 

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