DDBook Reviews

                                                                click on the image to go to amazon The Chocolate Prophesy – E.L. Ward falls comfortably into the genre of Epic Fantasy. The story starts with Jek the unimportant lighthouse keeper and his wife Audrey –though she looks more like and Aaliyah- who are both kidnapped by The Old Man on the very day that the Inquisition and the Inspector also come for their respective duties. They go on a harrowing journey to find the Indigo Knights who must help save the world. They have to run from the Despotopian assassins and make allies out of some of the most unlikely enemies. Visit the Wading Island and converse with Dragons. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Idriulthoronton Archipelago, Parissah and Horus Templar follow their own journeys that will l...

                                                                       click on the image to go to amazon or go to  Smashwords “If living in the pass taught me anything this last year, it’s to expect the unexpected.”   In this, the second part of the Wild and Ruin Trilogy by Jennifer Edelson, situated in New Mexico, we pick up the story where Ruby is on the brink of her final months of school before graduation.   She lands a spot at an archaeological dig close to La Luna.   Here she meets the mesmerizing Lee, who is the lead at the dig and brings a great deal of mysticism with him.   Ruby and Ezra are together, and she has decided not to leave La Luna after graduation so they can look after the Gate at the Pueblo ruin together. Despite the warning she ...

When I decided on my next book to review, I did not expect to see that it has been made into a TV series.  Imagine my further surprise when I watched the trailer and read the comments.  Some people actually judged it on a few minutes of trailer.  Some of the comments were that it was a Twilight for adults and that there was no plot in the books etc. Clearly, there is something wrong with me as I loved the series and literally counted the days until I could read the final book of  A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness. click on the image to go to amazon The story of Mathew and Diana is a romance, yes, but the books and story are so much more than just a romance.  Deborah has made such an effort to intertwine historical fact and popular myths into a riveting and spellbinding adventure.  The characters have to fight to find their place in the world, through time travel and magic as well as diplomacy and science.  The plot is intricately ...

IMAGINE A SILVER-HAIRED ELF, MYSTERIOUS IN NATURE AND DRESSED IN BLACK LIKE THE SHADOWS WHERE HE FEELS AT HOME... Now, add to this a young barmaid whose whole world is turned upside down during an attack on her village.  Forced to flee into the woods into the hands of the Elves living there.  With the appearance of a mysterious mark on her right arm her life changes dramatically.  In Cursed, Claire, Aeron, and Farron embark on their quest to find out what the mark means and why it appeared on Claire's arm.  Claire only wants to find her mother and Farron does allow her some leeway to search for her.  It does not take  Claire to get into trouble and as she thinks she is escaping from a prison she stumbles into a life-threatening situation.  She has to use her newly discovered magic to survive and is saved by Farron and taken to a Haven to heal. In Awakened, we pick up where Farron and Claire are on their way to Farron's mot...