DDBook Reviews

As we live in an actual sci-fi event, we need to escape to worlds where anything is possible. So we have lots of time to catch up on reading. This list of reads can help you pass the time and maybe learn a thing or two. Click on the images to go to amazon Fiction: The first book of the Genevieve Lenard series is free on Amazon, and believe me, once you start this series, you cannot help but read the rest.  Genevieve is a high functioning Autistic who works for a very high-end security company in Strasbourg. She is a world-renowned expert in body language and can see the true intent behind people's words and actions.  During this first case, her life is taken over by an Interpol investigator, hacker, art thief, and muscle.  Her life will never be controlled and regulated again.  The series is full of action, suspense and humour.  A definite must-read. B J Bourg has a couple of crime series available.  I like London Carter, who is a sniper...

click the image to go to amazon Jessa has one dream - to be a prima ballerina.  She also has one secret... a big one.  She is a colour alchemist.  In New Colony, Color Alchemists are taken from their families very young and trained in the Royal Palace as Guardians of Color.  Their Magic keeps the Kingdom safe and prosperous. Jessa is swept into a violent and secretive world where she questions all that she was taught at school and struggles to control her magic.  She befriends Prince Lucas who has a secret or two of his own.  His mother is ill and the healing magic is not working, so he sets out to discover what is going on.  He does not trust his father the King and together he and Jessa embark on a treacherous and dangerous mission to save the Kingdom and those they love. For those who loved Matched and the Lunar Chronicles, this is a must-read.  I could not put it down and finished the complete series in a weekend.  There a...

Welcome to Magnolia Parish Sheriff's Office. In the heart of Lousiana Bayou country, this small Parish Sheriff's office has a group of dedicated snipers on staff.  London Carter is the leader of this select group and is a dedicated police officer who has the task of taking a life if there is no other option left. In this, the first in the series we are introduced to London Carter and his teammates.  They are confronted with a sniper who is killing off the captains in the Sheriff's office.  London has to figure out who the sniper is and in the process, he uncovers a coverup of an incident twenty years previously. The case rocks the police force of Magnolia Parish and will leave the snipers with a sense of loss and betrayal. This is a good series and had me binge reading again.  The stories are riveting and well written and something different from the run off the mill police procedurals.  It makes a good break from the norm and focuses on a part of p...

“Sespian opened his mouth, paused, closed it, then shook his head ruefully. "It's very easy to be drawn into what you're saying, and I catch myself wanting to nod and agree. Maybe I should take notes on your technique."                                                                     click on the image to go to amazon                                                                    click  here  to go to smashwords I was looking for a good fantasy and stumbled onto the Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker.  This is one of those series that you just want to read unt...

 “I call forth vengeance. She’ll come with thunder and lightning at her right, and blood and fangs at her left. She’ll come for you.”    Click  here  to go to smashwords I have a weakness for a good captivating vampire book.  That means Twilight was devoured, A Discovery of witches gobbled up and The Captive series ingested and digested. I have read a lot this year and was wondering what my next review should be about.  I have to be "inside," my writing thought process. This means I have to have a good quote that would catch the eye.  I was thinking over all the books and then came upon Catching Echoes in my Bookbub recommended list.   To be honest, the cover did affect my choice, but once I started reading I just knew I would need to read the following two novels in the trilogy.  I was a good way into Tangled Echoes when I knew I found the quote that unlocked this review. Wisteria Fairchild is a very pow...

                                                                       Lord Denhallow was shallow and selfish until a tragic event left him brutally scarred. This has caused him to withdraw from society. He befriends a young woman through a letter he stole from her aunt and ends up marrying her to save her from a loveless marriage.  Then the Curbains find out what he has done and he discovers that he has a family who loves and adores him and his new wife. The Valiant love series is a wonderful read. Every book is a mystery to open and explore and has a fresh story to offer. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good clean book with passion and a look into the vulnerability of the character. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this ...

click on the image to go to amazon After reading Jo Nesbo and Inger Wolf, I have developed a taste for Danish novels. There just is an absolute difference between American, British and Danish crime novels. Through the eyes of cynical and troubled policemen, you see a different side of the country and what the life of fighting crime does to a person. The Danish authors are straightforward and do not sugarcoat anything.  They call it as they see it and write brutal honest stories. In this Jesper Stein Novel, we meet Axel Steen, a troubled investigator whose supervisor sorely wants him gone and knows that he closes cases.  Steen is divorced with a five-year-old daughter whom he loves very much.  He lives in Norrebro, a mixed district that is rife with violence.  During violent riots, Steen is called out to a murder that took place amidst heavy police presence. Steen has to solve the crime and prove the police were not involved. He has to do all this...