Review of The Zar’aranos Deception by Jeffrey Debris

Every once in a while I read a book that changes my perspective on a genre.

The Fall of Netherea (the first novel in The Shaedon Resurgence trilogy), for example, made me like Sci-Fi for the first time.

(you can find my review on it right HERE)

And so, when the second book in this series came out in December, I had to read it!

Here is my review of The Zar’aranos Deception by Jeffrey Debris. (note: these books are in English)

The Zar’aranos Deception, the second book in the The Shaedon Resurgence trilogy, takes place four years after the events in the first novel.

The Intergalactic Alliance has worked on stabilizing the Xoron home world’s molten core but they have only managed to marginally improve the planet’s dire conditions.

Meanwhile, the threat of an invasion from the Zar’aranos Empire looms. The increase of ships along the border with Alliance space is a grim indication that a conflict is not far off.

A covert mission is launched to gauge how deeply the Shaedon have infiltrated the Empire.

After The Fall of Netherea, I could not wait to read the second book in this series.

How would the story continue? What will happen with my beloved characters? Would part two be just as good?

My worries were unnecessary, The Zar’aranos Deception is even better than the first novel!

The three main storylines are great to follow and you will learn more about the individual characters as well as some of their relationships with each other.

I loved reading more about the background and morals of some races like the Kevar. (definitly one of my favorites!)

In the meantime, the tension grows as the war evolves and the story accelerates towards the inevitable clash between good and evil.

The Zar’aranos Deception reads just as pleasant as the first book. The characters all have their very own personality which makes you love or hate them. (sometimes even both)

The universe, the planets and the ships you visit throughout the story are animated and vivid, like they could be real without a doubt.

The story has developed itself in a way that you just know there will be a great finale with a very uncertain outcome…

I am still not a fan of Sci-fi, but this universe certainly has stolen my heart.

Needless to say that I am now impatiently waiting for the final book!

You can get this book for Kindle on Amazon and you can find Jeffrey’s site right HERE

 

 

 

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Book Review: The fall of Netherea (The Shaedon Resurgence Book 1)

This is a Must Read!

 

When Netherea is struck by a cataclysm that destabilizes its core, its inhabitants immediately start to evacuate their entire population from the planet.

Räz Numera and his colleague Langruff, both from the Ninth Circle of Windmasters, are sent down to assist with the evacuation and investigate the cause of the disaster.

Shortly after the cataclysm strikes, the elemental balance is affected galaxy-wide.

The reason behind this disaster is terrifying and has everything to do with an evil race that was supposed to be extinct…

 

The divers and colorful characters paint an exciting story.

Technology is combined with magic, which brings fantasy elements to a Sci-Fi book.

A couple of characters, like the young Earth master student Grummus, immediately stole my heart.

The writer brings the worlds and creatures alive and the subtle humor makes the darkness a bit less dark.

The Shaedon Resurgence 1 – The Fall of Netherea is unique and I love it!

I can’t wait until I can read the next book in this series! 🙂

 

You can find this book on Amazon, check HERE!

Review: The False Awakening by Callum McLaughlin

This book by Callum was a nice surprise to read.

I am normally more into fantasy novels or poetry, but the story captured me from the very beginning.

 

 

The story follows teenager Abi Watson, who wakes in a hospital bed with no memory of the incident that put her there. She must strive to uncover the truth from the depths of her own mind while dealing with the various complex relationships with the people around her.

There are a couple of things in particular that attracts me to this book.

First of all, I love the writing style. It reads easy and swiftly. When you start to read, the story grabs you almost immediately and keeps you in its grasp for the remaining of the book.

It has a great tension in it and sparks your curiosity throughout the chapters.

The second thing I really like is that this book contains a subject very close to my heart: PTSD. I admire a story that holds issues that are normally kept hidden. This way, people can learn a bit while enjoying an awesome story at the same time.

As for the story itself, it’s exiting, filled with questions and has depth as well.

Although I did foresee the ending, it didn’t bother me at all because it left me with a sense of: ‘See? I was right!’. Very satisfying when that happens. 😉

So, if you like a good, intriguing story with tension that makes you want to read faster because you want to know what happens next, I can recommend this book for sure!

Thank you Callum, for a great read!

Lots of Love,

Patty

Callum’s blog: https://callummclaughlin.wordpress.com/

Callum’s books: https://callummclaughlin.wordpress.com/my-book/

Buy The False Awakening right HERE.

 

A review of ‘My Whisperings’ by Philip Fontana

My Whisperings, by Just Patty.

My whisperings is her second book of poetry in English since her first successful My Wings.

Much has changed since then. Patty is now an award winning novelist, having won the Hebban Fantasy Award for third best fantasy novel 2014 written in her native Dutch. The award is for her first in the trilogy, Dragan Duma – Zij Die Hoort. The second is Dragan Duma – Bondgenoten & Verraders. – – Third to come!

What is different here in My Whisperings from her first 100 plus poems in My Wings: My Dark Wings & My Light Wings?

My Whisperings is the evolving poet Patty with her 80 Poems and her, unusual for a poetry book, 20 untitled “Shorts,” and once again with photographic artwork made by and of herself. By “evolving” I speak factually having charted each and every poem as, in my opinion, “Dark,” “Light,” or “Grey.”
What I found was that Patty stayed true to her Dark poetic base, clocking in with more “Ds” for her Dark poetry. But I say “evolving” because I charted more “Ls” for Light poems and more “Gs” for Grey poems than in her previous poetry book. And in a number of cases, while the poems were for the most part Dark, they contained strong Light and Grey elements as well.

With My Whisperings I was hard put to pick favorites with the ups and downs of emotions; “fear, pain, loss, anxiety, hope, joy, love, strength, courage,” and so much more.

I love too many of these poems to do so. Perhaps that is because the poems are so strong of will, dedicated by Patty to “all those who are fighting a battle against Depression, PTSD, Self-Harm or any other visible or invisible condition.”

And so the titles are poetry themselves and convey the book’s strength. Can you hear the evolving poetry of Patty in Dark, Light, and Grey in these titles?
“This Time,” “Whisperings,” “Covered in darkness,” “Erotic Dancer,”  “Salvation,” “Angel of Death,” “Don’t make me into something I’m not,” “When you’re looking down, “Survive the night,” “Black Rose,” “Beautiful Deception,” “Let’s pretend,” “On the line,” “Love Me,” “Hush,” “Summer Love,” “I can’t break free,” “It’s not too late,” “The End,” “The Warrior.”

These are the “best of the best,” among all the great poems here, for this reader, who Patty has made a fan of her Dark poetry.

You must “read Patty” to find your own favorites in My Whisperings!

Philip Fontana, February 2015

 

 

Book review: Life Through Celestial Lenses by Sylvester Anderson

 

I am one of the lucky ones who read Syl’s book and I can say that I will read it again and again.

Syl’s poetry has an essence of love and light with a red line of religion.

His book is inspirational and motivational with words written with a caring heart.

Syl paints a very clear image throughout his poems that will draw you in and leaves you feeling stronger than before.

He uses his wisdom found through the years to make his readers feel better and gives them hope.

Besides that, Sylvester is a wonderful poet who knows how to use words to make his poems flow, easy to read and to connect to.

Although I am not religious myself, I still recommend this book because of the love, light, caring and friendship that just shines of the pages.

You can find Life Through Celestial Lenses   right HERE on Amazon

If you want to read more of Sylvester, check out his blog right HERE

 

Thank you for sharing your words with us Syl, my dear friend!

Lots of love

Patty

Review: Motivation by DaRealztalk 365 Days a Year by Frankie Williams

The subtitle of this book says ‘be inspired to inspire’ and that is a great description of this motivational book.

It’s filled with awesome quotes to motivate, inspire and encourage you.

Whenever I feel down or can use a little ‘pick me up’, I grab Frankie’s book and it never disappoints me. Every quote inspires you to make the best of each and every day, even when you don’t feel that great.

But not only does this book motivates you, it also challenges you to look a little deeper within and do a little soul search.

With sentences like: ‘The definition of Happiness is…’ Frankie motivates you to form your own opinion on things in your life that make you happy and challenges you to think about your blessings rather than your problems. And that is the way to turn things around that you are not entirely happy about.

One of my favorite quotes is ‘When I got it, and they got it, then there is no reason why you can’t have it.’ The simple truth right in front of you!

This book is a blessing for everyone who can use a little motivation and stimulants to live their lives as happily and fully as they can.

You can find this book right HERE

You can find Frankie’s blog right HERE

I will recommend this inspirational book to anyone!

Lots of Love

Patty