Showing posts with label 3 stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3 stars. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Book review of Grimm End

Grimm End by S T Cameron

Book price : $3.99 
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This book mostly had to do with shapeshifters, zombies, and magic users. It seems to be about this girl who comes to the town because of a crime her brother did, but there is no connection to the rest of the story, other then the cause of her death. There is mild swearing, and this girl named Sara accused of everything bad that's happen to her family as it was because of Supernatural things were the cause of it. Just about everyone is not who they seem, like the cougar.   
I would recommend the book to people that like mystery/fantasy genre, shapeshifters, Zombies, Magic, Adventures and/or werewolves 
read from 7/11-20/14
Date when when I got the book : February 6, 2013
Length of book: 356 pages
Where book can be found: Amazon  
About the author : I tell stories and have adventures.
When I was a little boy, I would tell stories and have adventures in the backyard pretending I was in a circus in front of an audience of my family and neighbors. In elementary school, more stories and adventures were played out on the stage in front of my class and, sometimes, the entire school.
In High School and College, I donned my glasses and disguised my super writer self in my computer nerd persona and while I still told stories and had adventures, they were never made publicly known.
Many years later, I decided that it was time to remove my disguise and let my stories out in the world again. My first adventure, Grimm End, was published in 2012 with four more Grimm End novels planned for 2014 through 2015. CJ Kask, the 106 year old explorer from Grimm End, also appears as an eleven-year-old adventurer in Young Explorers and the Inca Wraith, the first book of the Young Explorers series which was published in 2013. In addition, a sprawling swords and sorcery fantasy novel series and a number of computer thrillers will appear over the next several years.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Book review of Siege of Providence

Siege of Providence by Michael Kaiser
Book price $2.99
3.5 Stars out of 5 Stars
This is a great read for people who are hardcore vampire lovers. As I'm not one of those people, I didn't enjoy it that much, however there was a twist that is quite interesting. there are apparently some people that view the vampires as gods. this is the type of  book for anyone who likes vampire horror/fantasy genre books
Read from June 28 to July 01, 2014
Date when Author sent me the Book 6/11/14
Length of book 63 pages
Where book can be found : Amazon 
About the author : 
Michael Kaiser is the Executive Director of 

Mike's stories & Scripts. This is his second book published under his company.

Book review of legon awakening

Legon Awakening: Book One in the Legon Series By Nicholas Taylor 

Book price: Free
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This was a somewhat interesting read, it was an Eragon type book where the main character is a butcher's son, and has an epileptic sister, Legon also has an awesome friend, and a resourceful mentor. So anyways, this book follows the the hero's journey cliche very well, which is a cliche I like in books.The things I didn't like is that there is one part that describes a guy about to rape a girl, and then it retells it from the view of the girl, lucky something stopped that from happening, and they also went to a brothel to save some sex slave. There were some grammar errors, but they were somewhat funny, as there was a person who was eaten, then was totally ok in the next sentence that mentioned them. In the Legon universe dragons are magic users that have ascended, there are evil magical beans called Iumenta that are the elves greatest enemy, and an evil queen rules the known land.  

I would recommend the book to people that like the eragon book series, dragons, elves, magic, and/or fantasy adventure
Read from April 14 to June 19, 2014
Date when I got the book : February 27, 2013
Length of book 410 pages
Where book can be found : Amazon, Smashwords
About the author : Hi, I’m Nicholas Taylor, I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, possibly the greatest place on earth. I went to Dakota Ridge High and was in band– that’s right I was a band nerd and no, I don’t have any cool “one time at band camp” stories, so don’t ask.

I started writing in October of 2007. I was driving around with a friend and said “hey, I wonder if I can write a book.” So I thought I’d try and write outline and see what happens. Well, I finished the outline and I couldn’t just stop there. I needed to write chapter one and then that would be it. Do you see where this is going? Anyway, after chapter one was done, I had to finish the first book. But I wanted to get input as I went in order to write a better story. I decided to do a podcast of the first three chapters to see what people thought. After the first podcast, I decided that I wanted to continue to do it and more over, I wanted to get a larger listener base. It’s all been a wonderful journey from there.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Book review of The Story of a Lonely Man

The Story of a Lonely Man by  Tom Hooker
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This is a some what interesting book about a man that lives as a hermit in the Blue Mountains of Oregon. He has a dog that's hilarious. The rest is what I don't like, he's profane, and is hiding from a surgery that can cure his headaches or turn him into a cabbage.    
I would recommend the book to people that like books about hermits
Read from 3/10-13/14
Date when I checked out the book from my school library: 3/10/14
Length of book : 82 pages
About the author : 
Tom Hooker is the author of The Story of a Lonely Man, and three other books that can be found right here on amazon

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Book review of Wool

Wool - Part One by Hugh Howey

Book price free
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This was a boring short Dystopian story. It's about this cop who was wearing a Oxygen suit, as he goes to a place without Oxygen. It breaks, and he dies. The story itself was somewhat confusing, and didn't flow that well for me.   
I would recommend the book to people that like short, confusing Dystopian stories 
read from 3/23-24/14
Date when  I got the book : 2/4/13
Length of book :49 pages

Where book can be found - Amazon
About the author : Hugh Howey is the author of the award-winning Molly Fyde Saga and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling WOOL series. The WOOL OMNIBUS won Kindle Book Review's 2012 Indie Book of the Year Award -- it has been as high as #1 in the Kindle store -- and 17 countries have picked up the work for translation. Look for WOOL in hardback in 2013 from Random House UK and keep your fingers crossed that Ridley Scott and Steve Zaillian will do something exciting with the film rights!
Hugh lives in Jupiter, FL with his wife Amber and their dog Bella. When he isn't writing, he's reading or taking a photograph.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Book review of Sword Bearer

Sword Bearer (Return of the Dragons) by Teddy Jacobs

Book price :
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This was a somewhat interesting read for me. It has to do with Anders who was learning magic, then something odd happens, and then he has to get away from the dark lord's minions while Anders is haunted in his dreams by the dark lord. Some parts are confusing, like there was this one person who could help him with a problem, or send him to someone who could help him better. After he tell the person his problem, he gets sent away without knowing the way to the better person that could help him. He also has a faerie sword, it held back information back, as Anders didn't ask her and some one died because of it. 
I would recommend the book to people that like books about magic
read from 2/23 to 3/22/14
Date when  I got the book: 1/30/13
Length of book : 238
Where book can be found : Amazon
About the author : Teddy Jacobs writes novels full of action and adventure from his home in New England. He's happy to have the opportunity to connect with readers all over the world through Amazon. Contact him at theodore AT teddyjacobs DOT com. Visit his website at www.teddyjacobs.com

Friday, March 7, 2014

Book review of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies by 

3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This was an interesting read about being stranded on a deserted island. It was exactly what I've heard about it, that it's about a bunch of boys on a deserted island that fall to anarchy. It's all down hill from the start from the way everyone treats each other. One of the oddest parts was when Simon met the Lord of the Flies. I gave this 3 stars because of the mild cursing.
I would recommend the book to  people who like books about island survival

Read from February 19 to March 06, 2014
Date when  I checked out  the book :2-18-14
Length of book : 202 pages
About the author : Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his 1954 novel Lord of the Flies. He was awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 and was knighted by the Queen of England in 1988.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Book review of Magic's Guardian

Magic's Guardian by 

 
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
It was a interesting read about these medieval travelers that find the land of the elves. I gave this book 3 stars for some swearing and taking about people on a ship giving them Erotic feelings. So I stopped  reading it, just encase it began to describe porn.    
I would recommend the book to people who really like  elf books
Date I started reading 1/3/14
Date I finished reading 2/16/14
Date when I got the book 2/1/13
Length of book 310
Where book can be found- Amazon 
About the author : Barbara was born in Colorado where she now resides with her two white Collies, Jackson and Storm. She began writing at a very young age in an attempt to make sense of the world she lived in. Never planning to publish, she now has 2 books in print and e-book, Magic's Guardian, and the sequel, Magic's Dragon. She has always had a love of magic and magical creatures and incorporates them in her writing. "Nothing is impossible. See the magic in the world around you and it will be there."

Monday, December 30, 2013

Book Review of The 13th Prophet

The 13th Prophet by T. Lucas Earle
Book price $0.99 
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This was a mildly funny book about a clothing crisis. This is all because in this dystopian society, they determine your personally. I would have liked it better if there wasn't any foul language. 
I would recommend the book to people who like dystopian books
read 12/27/13
Date when I got the book : 10/6/13
Length of book : 23 pages
Where book can be found: Amazon
Other Books I have reviewed from the Author

Book Review of Monkey Talk by T. Lucas Earle

About the author: 
T. Lucas Earle is a writer, filmmaker, and amateur statistician  He lives in LA, a comfortable 60 meters above sea level, where only three out of every 100,000 people are murdered. 
T. Lucas has a degree from Emerson College, which makes for a terrific placemat. He spends his days reading terrible scripts - a job for which he receives  nominal remuneration. Like many slightly brain-damaged children of hypoxic former left-wing political cult members of the 1970s , he will review almost anything. I once caught him writing a review for a Hamilton Beach toaster oven  instruction manual.
When T. Lucas is not reading and groaning quietly to himself, he writes and groans much louder.  He has written several short stories, a screenplay or two, and is working up the courage to write a note to the fetching young lady who works at the Starbucks on Glendale Ave. He's been published in Electric Spec, The Colored Lens, and on Amazon, where you can find his short stories. 

T. Lucas also writes numerous blogs filled with hidden SOS messages, in the hopes that one day someone will find him and rescue him from the Internet. 

Book Review of Monkey Talk by T. Lucas Earle

 Monkey Talk by T. Lucas Earle
Book price : $0.99
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
This is about a dirty mouth talking monkey who complains about the evolution of man kind.
I would recommend the book to people who like books with talking monkeys
read on 12/27/13
Date when  I got the book 10/2/13
Length of book :15 pages
Where book can be found: Amazon
About the author: 
T. Lucas Earle is a writer, filmmaker, and amateur statistician  He lives in LA, a comfortable 60 meters above sea level, where only three out of every 100,000 people are murdered. 
T. Lucas has a degree from Emerson College, which makes for a terrific placemat. He spends his days reading terrible scripts - a job for which he receives  nominal remuneration. Like many slightly brain-damaged children of hypoxic former left-wing political cult members of the 1970s , he will review almost anything. I once caught him writing a review for a Hamilton Beach toaster oven  instruction manual.
When T. Lucas is not reading and groaning quietly to himself, he writes and groans much louder.  He has written several short stories, a screenplay or two, and is working up the courage to write a note to the fetching young lady who works at the Starbucks on Glendale Ave. He's been published in Electric Spec, The Colored Lens, and on Amazon, where you can find his short stories. 
T. Lucas also writes numerous blogs filled with hidden SOS messages, in the hopes that one day someone will find him and rescue him from the Internet. 

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Book Review of Wasteland of Anger and Hatred

Wasteland of Anger and Hatred by  Florentine Lily$.99
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
I only got this book because the author asked if I would review it. Other then crude language, I don't like books that focus on hatred. From the beginning it was all pomes about self misery from breaking up.
I would recommend the book to people who like books about wallowing in self misery
read on 11/17/13
Date when Author asked for the review 9/11/13
20 pages
Where book can be found Amazon
About the author :
 I  write. I read. I edit. I re-write. I edit some more. I...am Florentine
 Lily. I am not [yet] an award winning writer. Although I have won some
 awards (Honor Roll and such), my genius as a writer has yet to be
 recognized. I am a dedicated individual in love with writing and hope to
 share my experience with the world. I currently have two e-Books: Wasteland
of Anger and Hatred, available on Amazon; and You: A Collection of Poems,
available on Amazon, Kobo and Barnes & Noble

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Book Review of The Adventures of a dog, and a good dog too

The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too by by 

free at 
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
I did not like this book because it was boring. Reading it felt like walking through mud. I enjoy reading books about dogs, but this is a book I'd only finish reading this if I had a physical copy while on a deserted island.
I would recommend the book to people who like boring dog books
read this 10/20-27/13
Date when I got the book 11/2/12
About the author : Alfred Elwes (1819–1888) was a nineteenth-century British author of  literatureacademicphilologist, and  occasional  translator  of FrenchItalian and Portuguese literature into English. He is perhaps best remembered for his translation of the medieval Arthurian romance Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende; a Tale of the Times of King Arthur.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Book Review of Amulet Dragonblade

Amulet Dragonblade by Nancy Lee Parish
$0.99
3 Stars out of 5 Stars
If it wasn't for the mild swearing, and a woman's robe falling off in the moonlight, I might have liked this e-book. On the other hand some things that were interesting about Amulet was that one part made me think of what the wicked witch of the west said to Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz.  Talking dogs and dragons that come from amulets, what else is there to love. This book has over 150 chapters in it. They were so short that when it changed the point of view, it became confusing. People are gullible to a point where the deaths of their friends could have been prevented if they were smarter.  
I would recommend the book to people that enjoy books with dragons in them
Date I started reading : 7/1/13
Date I finished reading : 8/11/13
Date when I got the book : February 2, 2013

Length of book : 502 pages 
Where book can be found : Amazon
About the author :
Nancy began her writing career a bit differently than most. The first fifty two chapters of Amulet (DragonBlade Series) were written in a tent. Some were written in the front seat of a pick-up truck in the short spurts of the two hour battery life of her laptop.
Following some financial setbacks beyond their control, and the sudden death of her children's father, Nancy, her husband, and two special needs adult children found themselves without a place to live - for nearly nine months. It was not all doom and gloom, however. One of the fond memories of that time was being adopted by a family of geese. There were three families of geese in the area, and one of these families decided it was their obligation to protect Nancy and her family. The Canada Goose family would not allow any other geese near them, and would chase any bread-seekers away.
Nancy now lives nearly three thousand miles away from there - in a house - with her family. Writing Amulet was definitely a pivotal point that changed their lives, and in many ways the story reflects their own journey.
Nancy is the author of The DragonBlade Series, a different kind of Fantasy/Adventure. She is currently working on Book Three of the DragonBlade Series, as well as having several other projects in the works.
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Rufus in Teralupis
5 of 5 stars
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Lost Face
0 of 5 stars
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The Lightning Thief
5 of 5 stars
This is one cool book by Rick Riordan. Came upon it when I saw the movie trailer back in 09. This demi-god, Percy has to fight Greek mythology monsters, and is betrayed by a person he trusted. follows the myth of Percy Jackson with some...
tagged: myth and adventure
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
5 of 5 stars
This is the 1st book of a great series, Harry was about 11 when things changed for the better for him, he left his abusive family with the help of a half-giant to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry. Then makes lifelong friends, a...
tagged: magic and adventure
The Golem's Eye
4 of 5 stars
tagged: adventure and magic
Grip of the Shadow Plague
5 of 5 stars
tagged: adventure, animal, myth, and magic
Eragon
5 of 5 stars
tagged: adventure and magic

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