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. 

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