Book Review: The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey

Posted by tjhapney on January 24, 2015
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ShellDescription/Blurb:

The ocean is dying. The sea is growing warmer and is gradually rising. Seashells have become so rare that collecting them is now a national obsession. Flawless specimens sell like priceless works of art. Families hunt the tideline in the dark of night with flashlights. Crowds gather on beaches at the lowest of tides, hoping to get lucky.

Supreme among these collectors is Ness Wilde, CEO of Ocean Oil. Ness owns many of the best beaches, and he keeps them to himself. It’s his fault the world turned out this way. And I aim to destroy him.

My name is Maya Walsh. You might be familiar with my shelling column in the Times. I was working on a series of pieces about Mr. Wilde, when out of the blue, he called. He says he wants to talk. But I don’t think he’s going to like what I have to say.

Review 4 of 5 Stars

With regard to the writing, this may be one of my favorite Hugh Howey books yet. The writing flowed effortlessly across the page. Having said that this may be my favorite Hugh Howey book yet based on the writing, you may wonder why I’m only giving it four stars. That really comes down to things that were left up in the air, like the FBI interest in Mr. Ness. I’m still not sure what happened with all of that, but the writing was fantastic. I enjoyed the story and laughed at the sometimes awkward romantic circumstances that Mr. Howey put them into, but overall it was a good read. I really enjoyed the environmental part of the story so to speak and all of the interesting information about the different kinds of shells. I’ve been collecting shells all of my life (amateur only) and never imagined that I could become so interested in what had once inhabited those shells.

If you are a Wool or Sand fan this may not be your bailiwick, but if you are willing to read something outside of your comfort zone then you may find this to be a story that warms your heart as it did mine. There were a lot of things about this story that interested me. I like that the author wrote so much closer to home this time. Wool and Sand are both set far enough in the future that it takes a while to realize they aren’t based somewhere else. Although this story is set in the future, the surroundings in this story were more familiar and easier to overlook. I live in Florida and spend a lot of time at the beach and other such assorted things that made the story feel more contemporary.

This story did suffer from some of the normal pitfalls of romances. A romance is a formula of sorts:  boy meets girl; boy loses girl; boy either gets girl back or girl finds much more interesting person out of nowhere and ends up madly in love either way. Romances are kind of naturally unrealistic. That’s why I think they are so popular. A romance is a chance to practice escapism. Even though most of us know that life doesn’t generally work like it does in romance novels, there are those rare occasions and sometimes it is nice to daydream about it happening to us. I read science fiction for the same reason, daydreaming. I’m not likely to be sent to space on a ship tomorrow, but I’ve been daydreaming about it since I was a little girl. Very likely, the only way I’ll ever get to space is through a book. Romances are just a different kind of escapism and I think the author did a good job with it.

There are many of Mr. Howey’s fans who may not appreciate The Shell Collector or who do not support authors writing outside of their usual genre. I’m sorry for them. This was a beautiful story and it left me with a good feeling at the end. Once again, maybe not for those readers that only enjoy science fiction, but if you’d like a little daydreaming it may be just fine.

 

Book Review: Pearseus: Schism (Book 1) by Nicholas C. Rossis

Posted by tjhapney on January 22, 2015
Posted in: Book Review, Fantasy, Science Fiction. Tagged: , , , , , , . 9 Comments

schismDescription/Blurb:

“Humanity starts over. Again.”
 Described as “Game of Thrones meets Dune,” Pearseus is a dark epic fantasy series with a sci-fi twist that takes ancient Greek history and myths and transports them to space. Pearseus: Schism is a short novelette that lays the back story to the best-selling series.
 It’s New Year’s Eve, the year of 2099, but the distinguished guests aboard the Pearseus won’t get to countdown seconds; soon they’ll be counting bodies and survivors after the spaceship’s crash landing on another planet. 
 The good news? The planet is seemingly hospitable both in resources and in terms of the natives’ attitude towards earthlings. 
The bad news? They might have come on this planet bare of possessions, but what they haven’t been able to shed are the shortcomings of their human nature. Will that be the sole threat to a unified future, or is the new land and its first inhabitants not as innocent as they look?

Review 4 of 5 Stars

I know I usually put some kind of disclaimer about whether I received the book from the author, publisher, etc. and I haven’t done that in the past month. I signed up for the free trial of KU and have been reading whatever I pleased of the books available. I do have more submitted books to read, but thought I’d enjoy checking out my trial subscription for a month. Anyway, any books recently that do not indicate where I got them came from the subscription. I’ve been pounding away pretty steadily at the list of books I picked to read from it before the 25th of the month.

Anyone who reads this blog sees comments by Nicholas Rossis fairly often. I first discovered Mr. Rossis’ writing from Rise of the Prince, Book 2 of the Pearseus series.  As Book 2 did a good job of describing what had gone on before, I went ahead and read Book 3 after that. Given the aforementioned KU trial, I finally got around to reading Book 1. It was interesting to read the prequel to the other stories. I truly enjoyed reading the story itself instead of just the explanations given in the later books, though those explanations were plenty to allow me to know what important events had taken place in the past. However, reading the explanations in later books is kind of like reading a history book. You know what happened and you know it was important, but you didn’t get to see it yourself.

So, Schism begins on the ship Pearseus during a New Year’s Eve party, but none of the guests expect the turn that their evening will take. One man, listening to the voices in his head, changes all their lives and leaves the survivors struggling to pick up the pieces on the planet where they crash. Power is a seductive drug and those who seek it will stop at nothing to get what they want, but could there be something else leading the crashed colonists to seek control over their fellow passengers? That’s what you will have to discover on your own if you haven’t yet read this series. There are fantasy elements to this science fiction story, but it was all wrapped up nicely together and I didn’t have any problem moving in that direction with the author.

Schism filled in the pieces for me as far as getting to see it myself. I really enjoy Mr. Rossis’ stories and have now reviewed several of them. The Pearseus series is an excellent story about mankind starting over on a new planet, ill prepared as the characters are. Mankind has many issues in the manner we deal with one another and this book shows many of the ways that we treat one another, why we don’t fight for ourselves when we should, etc.

Anyway, having read the ending of the story previously, there really weren’t any surprises for me here. I was just filling in the back story. I really enjoyed the novella. It’s not all that long (under 100 pages), but it gives a more detailed explanation of the basic information for the beginning of the story if you started reading later in the series like I did. If you haven’t read the series then this is obviously the right place to start. I think this is an interesting series and that Mr. Rossis did a good job with it. The books that follow it are even better. I hope you get a chance to read the series.

Book Review: Mindjack Trilogy Digital Box Set by Susan Kaye Quinn

Posted by tjhapney on January 17, 2015
Posted in: Book Review, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Science Fiction. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 2 Comments

mindjackDescription/Blurb:

Open Minds

When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.

Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can’t read thoughts or be read by others. Zeros are outcasts who can’t be trusted, leaving her no chance with Raf, a regular mindreader and the best friend she secretly loves. When she accidentally controls Raf’s mind and nearly kills him, Kira tries to hide her frightening new ability from her family and an increasingly suspicious Raf. But lies tangle around her, and she’s dragged deep into a hidden underworld of mindjackers, where having to mind control everyone she loves is just the beginning of the deadly choices before her.

Closed Hearts

When you control minds, only your heart can be used against you.

Free Souls

When your mind is a weapon, freedom comes at a price.

Review 5 of 5 Stars

Originally I told everyone that I would be reviewing Open Minds, Book 1 of the Mindjack Trilogy. So what really happened was that I read the first book and was completely disgruntled about not knowing what happened next. Therefore, I’ll be reviewing the digital box set of the trilogy today. I guess that’s probably a good indication of how this review will go. My having to read these three books is completely Peter Cawdron’s fault for sending me a copy of the Telepath Chronicles, a collection of short stories by some talented authors that included The Locksmith by Susan Kaye Quinn. So I would have to say that the anthology did its job as well in helping me discover new writers to add to my list. On with the review.

There are three books in this series, Open Minds, Closed Hearts and Free Souls. I guess these would officially be young adult books as the main character is 16 when the story starts, but they were really well written and I enjoyed every moment of the collection. No one ever really considered Deanna Troi scary with her telepathic abilities on Star Trek, but Ms. Quinn has asked us to consider another side of telepathy. If most of the people in the world were telepaths and a minority of those were able to control the others in various ways, what would that lead to? How frightening would it be to have someone else control your mind? These are some of the questions that Ms. Quinn took on and she did a fantastic job. These are well-crafted, living, breathing characters with flaws, heartaches, fears and stupid mistakes in a world that seems all too real. The storytelling captured me right away. The quality is excellent. In all three books I only noticed two places where the words had been transposed and at no point was I drawn out of the story by its mechanics. The writing was tight and intriguing.

Kira Moore’s story begins as a teenager struggling with the lack of telepathy in a world of telepaths. Her greatest desire is to be a doctor, but no one would trust a zero to care for them. We first meet Kira in school with her true and dear friend Raf, who stands by her side even though she’s a zero and doesn’t understand why he continues to be her friend. He is her staunchest ally as she goes from being a zero to a changeling mindreader, but before long she realizes her new abilities are not like those of the others around her. I’ve kind of got that emotional, I want to tell you all about the story thing going since I only recently finished reading it, but I’m going to cut the summary here to keep from giving any spoilers that will ruin the excitement. This is not your usual young adult story. This is a complexly plotted and well thought out set of books that takes you on an adventure that will not only make you question how you look at those who are different from yourself, but may make you take a look at how you judge people. Kira goes through all kinds of adventures not of her own making before making her way back to her home and family and some of those experiences are truly horrible. This set of books is full of adventure and twists. I definitely wouldn’t want my child to be in the situations that Kira faces.

Ms. Quinn did a great job of telling this story and I hope that some of you might enjoy it as well. I’m afraid if I keep gushing about it that I’ll end up telling you something important about the bad guys so I’m going to wrap it up here and hope you get to enjoy the books for yourself. I’d suggest just buying the trilogy so you don’t end up getting it twice. I can’t imagine reading the first book and not wanting to know how it turns out. Here’s hoping everyone has a wonderful weekend.

 

Book Review: Molly Fyde and the Fight for Peace (The Bern Saga Book 4)

Posted by tjhapney on January 15, 2015
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Molly_peaceDescription / Blurb:

In the conclusion to the Bern Saga, Molly and her friends are reunited while two wars erupt. An entire universe hangs on the actions of Parsona’s crew, and not all of them will survive.

 

 

Review 4 of 5 Stars

This last book in the Bern series was interesting. The series wrapped up well with Molly and her friends overcoming insurmountable odds to save the day. It reminds me of the old Saturday matinee adventures, but I digress. I really enjoyed the back story on the wadi, but felt some of the other flashbacks broke the story up in a way that wasn’t necessarily conducive to a smooth reading experience. There was some interesting information, but some character backgrounds were more interesting than others. I loved the little reveal at the end regarding the Bern Seer. I enjoyed watching the bad guys get what was coming to them, etc. Altogether it was a fun sci-fi action adventure series and I enjoyed it. The characters throughout the series were well done and easy to relate to. I especially loved Cat, Molly’s parent’s friend from long ago. In fact, I generally like what Hugh Howey does with characters for the most part. He creates characters with flaws. Sometimes those flaws are significant, but that doesn’t necessarily keep you from feeling for them. Walter is a good example of this for the Bern series. He’s a character you would love to hate for the many things he does, but he’s so socially challenged that you almost can’t help feeling sorry for him and pulling for him to do the right thing. If you enjoy a good action adventure chase across the universe, then you may very well enjoy these book. That’s going to wrap it up on this series. So many books to read and so little time recently…

Book Review: Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions (The Bern Saga Book 3) by Hugh Howey

Posted by tjhapney on January 9, 2015
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Molly_bloodDescription/Blurb:

Picking up where Molly Fyde and the Land of Light left off, the third book in the Bern Saga finds Molly and her crew separated and the entire galaxy in jeopardy. Whether or not it can be saved will depend on their determination to reunite. And a quest for fuel on Molly’s homeworld uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving thousands of murders. It’s the same case her parents got sidetracked on so many years ago. Will Molly have better luck in solving it?

 

Review 3 of 5 Stars

I read lots of interesting stories over the holidays. The first order of business was to finish up the Molly Fyde series, which I did. The Blood of Billions is the third book in Hugh Howey’s Bern Saga. I have enjoyed reading this series and am glad that I decided to read some of Hugh Howey’s earlier work. Mr. Howey is one of my favorite newer authors and I have a lot of fun reading his books. In fact, I took a trip through some other of his stories that I’ll review here later in the month. Molly Fyde is once again in peril. This book leaves things unresolved so I’m glad I had the fourth book ready to go before reading it. Our characters are once again in peril and there is a lot going on. I have to say that this was not my favorite book of the series. I didn’t like that so many things were unresolved going into the fourth book, but since I’ve already read the fourth book I can say that things were wrapped up pretty well in the end. Walter is a problem character in each of the books and this one is no exception. Unfortunately, having Walter on your team is kind of like have a 5-year-old computer prodigy with no social skills or moral compass. He’s computer smart, but socially he doesn’t function very well. The book is split between the ‘real’ world and the ‘hyperspace’ world in this book. I very much enjoyed getting to know some new characters, but it seemed the pacing was a little off in this volume. None of this book’s issues kept me from reading the next one and overall I thought the series was really good and I enjoyed it. Sorry for the short review, but by Book 3 it is hard to come up with new things to say about the continuing story. I’ll post the review for Book 4 in the next few days and then there are many more to follow.

For those of you interested in what is coming up next, I’m writing/scheduling the reviews from my holiday reading now. In the next couple of weeks I’ll be reviewing Book 4 of the Bern Saga by Hugh Howey, Open Minds (Book 1 of the Mindjack Trilogy) by Susan Kaye Quinn, Promises of London (short story) by Hugh Howey, Schism (Book 1 of the Pearseus series since I started at Book 2) by Nicholas C. Rossis, This Night So Dark (The Starbound Trilogy) by Amie Kaufman, The Alien Chronicles – various authors and The Shell Collector by Hugh Howey. That’s all for today. It’s cold here and I plan to curl up with a book until the sun returns.

Book Review: Molly Fyde and the Land of Light (The Bern Saga Book 2) by Hugh Howey

Posted by tjhapney on December 20, 2014
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Molly_LightDescription/Book Blurb:

What began for Molly as a simple journey to retrieve her father’s old spaceship, has turned into an epic adventure with far-reaching consequences. For years, she dreamed of reconnecting with her past. Now she’s going to meet it in a way she never expected: Head-on.

Her father is alive. Her mother’s memories are trapped inside his old ship. She’s on the run from her very own Navy, and now has been tasked with the impossible:
Rescue her parents. Save the galaxy. End a war.

Before she can begin, however, Molly must first help a friend in need. One of her crew members is in trouble, a life hanging by a slender thread. There’s only one place to turn: the home world of Humanity’s sworn enemy, the very race Molly and Cole have been trained to meet in battle and have been conditioned to fear and loathe.

Planet Drenard. The next stop for the starship Parsona.

Review 4 of 5 Stars

This installment in the Bern series takes Molly and her crew to Drenard, the home of the enemy humans have been fighting for years. Once again this story is pretty much a non-stop action adventure sci-fi ride. The main characters in these stories are somewhat young, but that hasn’t detracted from my enjoyment of the series at all. It would probably be enjoyable to teen sci-fi fans, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t meant for the rest of us to read. I hate it when people complain that the characters in a story are too young and that because of that it must be a young adult book. Some pretty heavy stuff happens in these books including fairly graphic violence and the characters’ reactions to those happenings, which doesn’t generally happen in young adult books to my knowledge.

Molly is a young woman who has had a lot thrust upon her. She’s been kicked out of the Flight Academy and is now traveling through the galaxy in the hopes of rescuing her parents. Molly follows her heart when it comes to making and protecting her friends, which often leads her into dangerous circumstances. Despite this Molly perseveres and tries to do what she feels is right even when it doesn’t seem to be in her best interest. Molly, Cole, Walter, Edison and Anlyn are the main characters in this installment of the series and they have to overcome fear and hatred to continue on their mission.

Their adventure leads them into dangerous territory and even more dangerous circumstances to try to win their freedom. The characters are easy to identify with and I found it easy to get caught up in the story. Reading science fiction has been my love since I was a teen (over 30 years now). In that time I’ve developed a love of hard sci-fi, military sci-fi and dystopian sci-fi, as well as action adventure sci-fi. This book is definitely none of the first three, but fits nicely into the action adventure category. If you are looking to have someone include long theoretical formulas in the book, then this probably isn’t the book for you. If you enjoy stories that dart around the universe meeting new characters and going new places while the characters run for their lives and try to figure out the clues that will lead to their survival, then I think you would enjoy this story.

There were a few spelling errors and incorrect word usage, but not so much as to be a real problem. This is one of Hugh Howey’s earlier works and I suspect that as Mr. Howey’s career moves forward he isn’t spending much time going back to edit his first books. I more than understand this. I published a romance that I wrote 20 years ago primarily as a test of how to market an e-book. Several people have commented that they didn’t like the way it ended and that they wanted more,  but I don’t have any interest in rewriting that book as I’m now 60,000 words into my new sci-fi book and am looking forward, not back. Oops, guess I’m wandering off topic. Nevertheless, I am about to finish the third book in this series and have thoroughly enjoyed reading these books thus far. There are some far-fetched things from time to time, but who am I to say what will happen in the universe as time passes. Perhaps Hugh Howey really knows the Bern Seer.

 

 

Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue (The Bern Saga Book 1) by Hugh Howey

Posted by tjhapney on December 18, 2014
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Molly_ParsonaDescription/Blurb:

It wasn’t easy for Molly being the only girl in Flight Academy, but getting expelled was even worse. Abandoned by her family when she was young and now tossed from the only home she’s ever known, her future looks bleak.

But then Molly hears that her father’s old starship has turned up halfway across the galaxy. Setting off to retrieve the old craft, she hopes it will hold clues to his disappearance. Accompanying her as a chaperone is Cole, her old flight partner from the Academy.

Molly can’t believe it. She’s now the proud owner of her own starship. Her Spring Break is going to be spent traveling across the galaxy with a cute boy. Could things possibly get any better?

Little does Molly know, they are about to get much, much worse . . .

Review 4 of 5 Stars

I’ve read all of the other Hugh Howey books at this point so I thought I’d try his earlier series about Molly Fyde. It wasn’t hard to tell that this book was an earlier work. I’m actually on the third one in the series now, but I found Molly’s character development to be interesting. Along the way you see many traits in Molly that later appear in other characters by Hugh Howey. Molly is a strong, independent young woman and she is a fun companion to travel along with on this action adventure ride.

The story and romance between Molly and Cole, her friend from the Academy, might seem to some as if it belongs in a young adult book, but I found the story to be well-written. This story was no more a young adult book than Ender’s Game was in my opinion. It just went a different direction. I wasn’t looking for a romance novel so the light romance between these two as they are growing up didn’t bother me at all. I enjoyed the book very much and immediately began the second one.

Molly begins this tale at the Flight Academy, but before long she and Cole are ready to set off on an adventure of their own, before having an even bigger adventure thrust upon them. Walter is another interesting character, but I’ll leave him for you to discover on your own. The story was fun, engaging, and kept my interest. I found the different planets and their populations to be interesting as well and Molly’s back story with her parents promises to lead to new adventures in her future. All in all I enjoyed the story and the characters.

As I stated near the beginning of this review, I’m already on the third book. That’s about as good of a recommendation as I can give. If you are interested in reading some of Hugh Howey’s earlier stuff then jump right on in for a science fiction action adventure. The series has kept my attention this far and I am enjoying traipsing about in this new universe with Molly Fyde and her companions. This first book in the Bern Saga was entertaining reading and the hours easily slipped by while I followed Molly and her friends on their adventures. I hope you enjoy it.

The Robot Chronicles (The Future Chronicles Book 1)-David Gatewood (Editor)

Posted by tjhapney on December 10, 2014
Posted in: Book Review, Science Fiction, Short Story. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 5 Comments

robotDescription/Blurb:

Robots. Androids. Artificial Intelligence. Scientists predict that the “singularity” — the moment when mankind designs the first greater-than-human intelligence — is nearly within our grasp. Believe it or not, truly sentient machines may be a reality within as little as 20 years.

Will these “post-human” intelligences be our friends? Our servants? Our rivals? What will we learn from them? What will they learn from us? Will we allow them to lead their own lives? Will they have basic human rights? Will we?

Science and society will be forced to address these questions sooner than you think. But science fiction is addressing these questions today. In THE ROBOT CHRONICLES, thirteen of today’s top sci-fi writers explore the approaching collision of humanity and technology.

Review 4 of 5 Stars

I’ve been on a bit of a short story kick. I’ve always enjoyed reading them as well as writing them and The Robot Chronicles hit the spot for me. I enjoyed many of the stories in this anthology. Many were simply brilliant, while some were of a little lesser interest to me. I always have a hard time rating a book of stories by various authors because it seems like it isn’t quite fair to rate the fantastic stories in the same breath as those that are more ho-hum. I have given this collection four out of five stars and am going to highlight some of the stories that I found to be the most interesting.

PePr, Inc. (Ann Christy)

I found this story to be particularly interesting with a nice twist to keep things entertaining. This story is based in a time when many humans have been paired with androids romantically. They look like people, they act like people, but do not have the same rights as humans and are sometimes mistreated or abused by their owners without recourse. I found this a particularly interesting story as it seems to be a trait of humankind to try to control and make lesser those things that we do not understand. Since the beginning of recorded history, and I would assume beforehand, humans have enslaved one another for various reasons in an attempt to dominate this world and the others who inhabit it. Robots and products from various AI research are already considered to be goods, sometimes protected by patents against infringement, but aside from fictional robotic laws we have not really begun to consider that these created intelligences may deserve to be treated fairly and in the end may not be property at all. I’ll leave the rest to you if you pick up the collection, but I found this story thought-provoking and really enjoyed it.

Humanity (Samuel Peralta)

Once again I was caught by this story that delves into what it means to be alive. I hope that when AI advances that someone feeds them some stories such as this to show we do think about what may become of our creations and are not only unsure of how they will react to us and if they will be capable of emotion, but also how we will ‘feel’ about them. This story showed the personal struggle of one man battling with his conscience over the legal meaning of life in this story. I can only hope that when the time comes for this struggle to be truly considered that it ends so well.

System Failure (Deirdre Gould)

This was a fantastic way to end the book. I enjoyed this story so much. Bezel is a great character and I very much enjoyed seeing the world through the robot’s eyes. The storytelling was vivid and rich. Karen starts participating in the story a little further along. In the beginning she is more a subject for Bezel to tend to, but she turns out to be the perfect counterpoint to the very industrious Bezel. Anyone who hopes for the best from AI will probably enjoy this story.

There are plenty of other good stories in this collection, but the few above really caught my eye and/or warmed my heart. I hope you enjoy this collection speculating about what the future may hold for humans and robots as much as I did.

Review: The Substitute (Heroes and Villains: Character Shorts Book 1) by P. Craig

Posted by tjhapney on December 9, 2014
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subDescription/Blurb:

Professor Truman is a substitute teacher. Follow the events of a normal day in her life… and discover why there’s absolutely nothing normal — in any sense of the word — about her life.

The Substitute is the first of the “Heroes and Villains: Character Shorts” from author P. Craig.

Review 5 of 5 Stars

I picked this up off the Kindle Unlimited list and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The story is only about 20 pages in length, but I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more from this author. As the story is only 20 pages, you’ll have to forgive me for not giving too much away. Also, ignore the tags on this post or you may get a spoiler you don’t want before reading the story.

The Substitute begins in 1955 with a school teacher in Melbourne, Australia, who seems to be a little less than enthused about her job. From there things really start getting weird. This was a page-turner and I guess the easiest way to describe this story is as a horror/mystery/thriller story (for lack of a better explanation). I’m a wimp when it comes to horror and it wasn’t so scary that I couldn’t read it, which is one of the reasons I’m kind of at a loss about how to categorize it, but I wouldn’t suggest giving the story to a young child. It’s definitely not that kind of story.

This was an intriguing story that kept me guessing until the final few pages and I really enjoyed it. P. Craig did a great job writing this and I look forward to reading more from this author in the future. Make a point to check this out especially if you have the unlimited service.

More to come. Next up, I’ll be reviewing the The Robot Chronicles (The Future Chronicles Book 1). It has some great stories that I can’t wait to share with you.