Reviews for books I gave five stars to.
For years Harry had to deal with a death mark over his head from the White Council. He was regarded with suspicion by everyone, but especially Morgan, the veteran Warden that monitored him. So when Morgan turns up asking for help to clear his name, Harry isn’t exactly eager to jump to help. But his … More Review: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
john, Caleb, and the rest of the gang are now racing to stop SPECTR Agent Graham Forsyth who has an army of demons and is planning something even bigger. On top of that, John is dealing with the fallout of his best friend’s betrayal and learning that his other friend Tiffany, was actually a mole … More Review: Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk
This book was mind blowing and eye opening. First, I didn’t know anything about Lori Vallow or Chad Daybell before reading this book. Which is surprising considering how high profile their case was/is and that it was relatively recently that this happened, but they were arrested during the height of COVID when I wasn’t really … More Review: When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times by Leah Sottile
Caleb has been taken into custody by Graham Forsyth of SPECTR’s Research Division. While Caleb knows he could easily escape, he plays along to see what Forsyth really wants with him. In the meantime, John is dealing with his feelings on Caleb being taken, Gray’s upcoming exorcism and death, and the possibility that SPECTR isn’t … More Review: Destroyer of Worlds by Jordan L. Hawk
This is the revised and extended version of this book that was previously self-published by the author in 2022. My review for the original self-published book can be found here. After a wedding cake disaster, Tegan finds herself being helped by a hulking and handsome wolven named Atlas. She is instantly charmed by him and finds … More ARC Review: Muscles & Monsters by Ashley Bennett
This volume contains chapters 207-233 of the webtoon comic. This volume picks up right where the previous volume left off. Persephone has rescued Hades and the underworld staff from being under the control of Kronos. Now she and Hades are trying to rebuild the Underworld and plan out their future together, but of course they … More Review: Lore Olympus Volume Nine by Rachel Smythe
“Cults don’t start with mass suicide or pledges to storm the Capitol. They start with small things: a shared belief, an inspiring leader, a feeling of belonging. They start with language—words like awakening, truth, resistance, patriotism. And before long, that language becomes identity, and identity becomes dogma. The most dangerous ideas aren’t shouted—they’re whispered in … More ARC Review: The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Learn to Love Them by Daniella Mestyanek Young and Amy Reed
Red is a loyal hunter and is dedicated her life to stopping the spread of Nawa (monsters) with her witch Grand Mother. But no matter how many monsters she stops the mysterious illness called Rot, keeps spreading and devastating the land. When Red stumbles upon an injured wolf-girl named Sil, everything changes and she begins … More ARC Review: Red and the Wolves by Cherry Zong
The Radium Girls discusses the lives, careers, trials, and death of the women who worked in factories painting watches, clocks, and other military dials with radium so they will illuminate. They were repeatedly told that radium wasn’t harmful, and taught to make their paint brushes into a point using their mouths. So when the women … More Review: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
This book was written in 1935, and is still so relevant today. War is a Racket is a scathing 43 minutes (or 50 pages) book about the lies politicians tell American taxpayers to justify going to war. Butler explains the corruption of war in very easy to follow language and finishes up by presenting three … More Review: War is a Racket by General Smedley Butler
“For good or ill, there is now a cult for everyone.” When you hear the word ‘cult’ your brain instantly imagines a specific type of group (an extreme religious one most likely), but that doesn’t cover the broadness of what a cult can be. Cultish takes a look at the language surrounding cults and what … More Review: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell
Nash Oakley left everything behind when he joined the military the disappeared into a secret black ops program to become an assassin for the country. His only regret was leaving behind his best friend’s little sister, Georgiana Linden. He never sought her out after leaving the military because he expected her life to continue on … More ARC Review: Burn the World Down by Anna Hackett
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