Secret Scouts and the Lost Leonardo is the upcoming book from authors Mr. and Mrs. Kind. This writing duo examines what would happen when four kids find a secret collection of sketches by Leonardo da Vinci and have to determine what they should do with it. Continue reading “Secret Scouts and the Lost Leonardo Preview from @kleffnotes”
Let Down Your Hair is both a prequel and a sequel in my mind to the Urban Fairytales series from Erik Schubach. As a way to relax the women of the series we have grown to love over the course of four previous books spend nights eating junk food and going through the journals of previous women with powers like their own. For their reading on this particular night Nicole, a character introduced in the previous book, insists they read the journal of Rapunzel. Continue reading “Let Down Your Hair Book Review (@erikschubach )from @kleffnotes”
Rose: Briar’s Thorn is the fourth Urban Fairytales book from Erik Schubach. Beginning roughly where the third book ended the previously introduced Rose is able to share her story as the primary narrator. After meeting the other Avatars, each of whom have their own book in the series, Rose is shocked to learn that her curse does not kill them. Of the series this story is the most emotional as Rose has been isolated for so long and in this book she is finally able to connect with humanity and even someone from her past. Continue reading “Rose: Briar’s Thorn Book Review (@erikschubach )from @kleffnotes”
Magic or Die, the first book in the Inner Demons series from J.P. Jackson, introduces readers to James Martin. In this magic filled world James is a powerful psyche as well as a teacher. After refusing to work at the Center for Magical Research and Development he is pulled back in to teach five people with intensive magical powers to control their abilities. What he doesn’t know is that these people are far stronger than anything he was ever prepared for and the institution holding them has far more planned than he ever expected. Continue reading “Inner Demons One: Magic or Die Book Review from @kleffnotes”
Paul Ecke shares intimate details of his life from roughly the age of four into the present day in his book, Boy Dreamer: An Artist’s Memoir of Identity, Awakening, and Beating the Odds. Ecke’s journey has not been an easy one and throughout his life he has had to contend with a number of difficult battles including life in a foster home, abusive relationships, and a cancer diagnosis. While the material is very deep Ecke works to provide moments of happiness and hope throughout to show the balance of life. Continue reading “Boy Dreamer Book Review from @kleffnotes”
Lucy James and Sherlock Holmes are back in the latest installment of the the mystery series about the famous detective and his recently revealed daughter The Return of the Ripper. While both characters should be focusing on the upcoming wedding of Lucy to the love of her life, police detective Jack Kelly, their are a number of mysteries standing in their way. This novel includes not one mystery, but a multitude, but Anna Elliott and Charles Veley are able to weave these all together in a way that feels natural and perfectly Sherlockian.
Dream Walker focuses on a student archaeologist named Peter, who after being fired from his job at his tribe’s Indian casino, is able to delve more extensively into his research. Before he begins searching the Rocky Point area, which is currently slated to be developed for a major corporation, his grandfather provides him with a special amulet and informs him that he is a dream walker. During his work Peter finds himself thrust into this world of dream walking and discovers connections between the past and his present. Continue reading “Dream Walker Book Review from @kleffnotes”
If you had the choice would you want to choose exactly what your child would be like when they grew up? In Biohack, the first in the Gender Wars Thriller series from J.D. Lasica, Birthrights Unlimited insists that they can give you your perfect baby as long as you are willing to pay. While this is what the biohacking company advertises there are some secret dealings happening below the surface and they happen to be connected to Kaden, a analytics specialist who runs covert ops on the side. Biohack will keep you ensnared in the story until the very end of this thrilling science fiction read. Continue reading “Biohack Book Review from @kleffnotes”
Rhe Brewster returns in the fourth novel in the mystery series set in the fictional town of Pequod, Maine, Death in a Mudflat. While attending a wedding with her beau Sam, a body suddenly surfaces in the mudflat nearby. With a number of officers and other members of law enforcement on the scene the investigation gets into full swing very quickly. This body isn’t just a random murder, but is tied into something far more nefarious at play in the small town. Continue reading “Death in a Mudflat Book Review from @kleffnotes”
Gerard Graham creates a futuristic world in which society is broken down into a variety of sponsored religions. We are introduced to a variety of people who are all connected through their connection to the Hotel Euthanasia. The primary character within this story though is Rab, who goes through a tremendous ideological journey within the plot of Checking Out of the Hotel Euthanasia. Continue reading “Checking Out of the Hotel Euthanasia Book Review from @kleffnotes”
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