A phenomenal collection of medical patient accounts of encounters with the mysterious during severe illness and life-threatening injury from the voice of the physician who took care of them. Both touching and thought-provoking, this book invites you to reconsider what happens when we die, and in doing so, challenges you to ponder that perhaps we…… Continue reading Near Death in the ICU by Laura Bellg, MD – A Book Review
I’m finally getting a bit of reading mojo back and, along with it, comes a heck of a lot of indecision … namely I have six books sat on my kindle and zero clue which to plump for next. I’m reading a Harry Potter book, so am in no rush to decide, but curious what…… Continue reading Books I can’t Wait for … and My Indecision
Blurb: You can’t see them. But they can see you. This forest isn’t charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina’s is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams…… Continue reading The Watchers by A. M. Shine – A Book Review
Blurb: Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the Rift for non-compliance. When Tashué’s son refused to register as tainted, the laws had to…… Continue reading Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle Matar – A Book Review
Blurb: Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. Yet Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live. When Guile discovers he has a son, born…… Continue reading The Black Prism by Brent Weeks – A Book Review
Blurb: Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different as the Han culture might have been to other great ancient civilizations, the inhabitants of…… Continue reading 24 Hours in Ancient China by Yijie Zhuang – A Book Review
Blurb: A twenty-story-tall metallic figure appears in the middle of Regent’s Park. The caretakers at London Zoo notice it first at around 4am. The figure, or robot, bears a great resemblance to the UN robot known as Themis . . . Who made Themis? It’s been ten years since Themis – a giant alien metal…… Continue reading Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel – A Book Review
Blurb: A murder takes place in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjörður, where an avalanche has cut off all communication and the unrelenting snow threatens rookie police officer Ari Thór Arason first investigation… Author: Ragnar Jónasson Genre: Thriller Series: Dark Iceland #1 Pages: 321 Publisher: Orenda Books Release Date: 20/04/2015 My Chosen Format: Kindle My…… Continue reading Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson – A Book Review
Blurb: Koli has been cast from his village and into the strange and deadly forest beyond. But he heard a story, once. A story about lost London, and the mysterious tech of the old times that was there. And if Koli can find it, there may be a way for him to redeem himself -…… Continue reading The Trials of Koli by M. R. Carey – A Book Review
Blurb: Fetch Philips has nothing left to believe in. Which is why he’s surprised when the people of Sunder City start to believe in him… Rumour has it that Fetch is the only one who can bring magic back into the world. So when a man is murdered in a way that can only be explained…… Continue reading Dead Man In A Ditch By Luke Arnold – A Book Review
Swords & Spectres 