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The Enigma Factor is a compelling and mysterious Sci-Fi novel, co-authored by award-winning authors: Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey who between them have created a unique take on the world of tech. I received a copy of the audiobook for free, so I will be reviewing this work based on the audio quality and the way the book is communicated as well as the content of the story.
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Firstly, I would like to begin this review with deep gratitude to the authors of this book series for letting me into their world and inviting me to listen to their audiobook collection of Aces High, Jokers Wild Books 1-3. Also, thanks for their patience in waiting for me to release this review and their interview, as it has waited a couple of months while I move house and begin renovations, as I wanted to be able to give as much time as I could to do this series justice! Now that things have come to some semblance of normalcy, let’s get on with another book review for this series.
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‘Travelers’ was a full-length novel, book one of the ‘Nel Bentley Series’. I received this book on Kindle for free for an honest and unbiased review. We see that this book was self-published in 2016, the cover is attractive and shows an award the author won from the ‘Readers Favourite‘ and it won 5*, this is endorsed on their website, and they show the book with the sticker on the cover. The sticker is downloadable from their website to input into a website, but without their authorisation that individual would not be endorsed by ‘Readers Favourite’, which could affect an author’s reputation.
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This book is a short story, a novella showing a prologue to that of the first in the StarsEdge series, designed to allow the reader to sink their teeth into the meat of the series. I received this book for free, in return for an honest, unbiased review.
Continue reading “A Review of: Disciples – StarsEdge Series #0”
Alter Ego, by Kate Sheeran Swed, is an urban superhero novel, with the heroes and heroines described as Independent Operatives (IO), famous and popular with the people! The story follows the secretive life of Mary O’Sullivan, who has an alter ego, her struggles at keeping her identity a secret and keeping the public safe from enemy #1: Mange, who has a hot temper!
I was a little sad I started this on my Kindle, I would have liked to buy the paperback version. When I finished reading, I knew I would be buying the rest of the series, the next one being ‘Anti-Hero’. I connected with all the characters, their fight for good was believable, as when I read a superhero comic I think: “That wouldn’t happen”, and I found myself rooting for the romance side of ‘Alter Ego’, desperately willing it to move forward… which I will only know about in the next instalment!
***SPOILER ALERT*** – yes I know this whole article is a spoiler… but there’s one thing I LOVED – a twist! When you think the good guys are on top and are winning, the plot twists, making the villains and criminals looks like they’re saving the world rather than the IO’s. Kate Swed wrote each chapter from the viewpoint of that hero or villain, which was an interesting technique as most authors write in the third person for all the characters, rather than giving them each a chapter to hear their side of the story.
I do think that Kate Swed managed to find a new type of hero… I mean, we all know about a water hero, fire hero, strong hero and mind control hero or few, but there is a new hero in this story which I found mysterious and unpredictable: The Pearl Knife. She finds herself trying to live up to her parents’ leadership of the LIO, but she feels she hasn’t even mastered her abilities and her fears kept me gripping my Kindle, wondering whether she would suddenly lose control and hurt the people she loved!
A new collection of heroes, who are highly relatable and enemies with potentially good sides? This is a great read, and I would recommend it to adults 18+, full of action, fast-paced with a hint of romance for good measure!
Thank you, Kate, I’ll see you in the next book, and you can see her works here.
Hannah Baller RSLM 