Monty's Book Reviews

  The Clean Green Dragon Rebecca Bielawski 5 Stars Pages: 27 Genre: Children Age 2-9 Published: 01 February 2022 Publisher's Blurb So, there was this dragon. Yeah, he was mighty, with all the power of the sun and the earth at his wingtips but he was also a little lazy. One day, an annoying problem washed up on his doorstep. Well no, it was more than annoying, it was downright  disgusting . The question is would he get off his scaly butt and do something about it? A fun tale that tells us to look over our shoulder every once in a while to check if we are leaving this planet better or worse than we found it. From the author: " I was trying to write a legend. As if once there was a planet with an environmental problem and this is how it was solved, and now it is just a story that we tell to our children, like :"children used to sweep chimneys for a job and we used to throw rubbish in the sea, but then we stopped because it was dumb". I wrote a fun simplistic story about...

  The Scavenger Aidan Lucid 4 Stars Pages: 148 Genre: YA, Horror, Supernatural Published: 10 Jan 2021 Publisher:  Jongleur Books Publisher's Blurb Three Separate Wishes. One Twisted Nightmare! Just like Hopps Town, their humble home, Jessica Barlow, Jared Duval, and Adrian Cole are fostering dark secrets. Plagued by loss, cruelty, and physical abuse, these friends are kindred spirits, bound by anguish and elusive dreams. They’re soon to find the key to change, but any happy future will demand they face a haunting past and brave a lethal present. Deep in the forest on the outskirts of town, aging and nearly forgotten, there stands a well from another time. Happening upon this relic, Adrian goads his companions to join him in making a wish. Soon, difficult though it is to admit, their luckless lives do seem to shift. The only problem is, the changes aren’t at all as they’d imagined. Seemingly, they’ve only left the pan to face the fire. Should they hope to both survive and thriv...

The Super Nice Monster Squad Simon Carr 3 Stars Audiobook   Listening Time: 2 Hours 51 Mins Narrator: Tim Alexander Published: 12 August 2021 Publishers's Blurb Real Monsters Are Not Afraid to Wear Pink!  Dracula looks on in horror at the monster's duck pouting on Instagram: teen vampires glistening in the sun with fabulous hair, werewolves with hipster beards....  He decides enough is enough. He will salvage the monster image with the monsters of old, and remind the world that they are so much more than fantasy objects for teenage girls.  Standing in Dracula’s way to world domination, are the children of his old enemies who have grown up, well, a bit snowflakey.  The Apocalypse is upon us. Good versus evil. Monster versus monster. It is this Wednesday. Bring a packed lunch. Review What happens when monsters start to be perceived as cuddly and nice? Count Dracula isn't happy and flies over to America to kill the loveable undead kids who started the trend followi...

  Corrupted By Power John Parker 4 Stars Pages: 310 Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense Published: 28 September 2021 Publisher: PublishNation Publisher's Blurb With a rich intricate plot and strong forceful characters,  Corrupted by Power  tells the story of seven of the most powerful men in the world who abduct Mark at birth, and then educate him to become as ruthless and driven as themselves. Their sole purpose is for him to eventually become the Prime Minister of Great Britain and to do their absolute bidding. The book outlines Mark's increasing anguish as he grows up and attempts to juggle a new found social conscience, in contrast to his 'Uncles' growing demands for his complete surrender to their total authority in a world of political corruption. Inspired by the prophetic words of Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, who predicted that  'the explosion of the internet would be dramatic, far reaching and lead to a new social order, -  Corrupted by Power  is...

  Broken Tales of the Known World Book 2 by D.N.Frost 4 Stars Pages: 345 Genre: Fantasy Published: 07 Dec 2021 Publisher: Independently Published Publisher's Blurb Centuries ago, the prophetic Golden Age ended in war, and history spiraled into darkness. Now, the saga continues as our heroes prepare for a dark invasion in the hollow aftermath of A'lara's unbinding. Deep within the mountain fortress of Sierlyn, the legendary elf Kingard frees the captive empress of Allana. Under the elf's watchful eye, the new Light Master Jorn strives to redeem the stains of his past betrayal. When the unwitting darkmage Haisrir embarks for distant Kholl, he unleashes the gravest threat of all. Divided in purpose and forsaken by prophesy, their fractured band splinters under the burdens of impending war. But looming beyond the eastern horizon, their enemies ready a ghastly armada. Without new portents to guide them, Kingard and his allies face a blind scramble to defend their imperiled e...

  The Halden Army Keyla Damaer 4 Stars Publisher's Blurb Draken Kosset is a cadet of the Halden Army. He wants to become an officer to protect his homeworld but must pass a final test. A test that will force him to confront his worst fear. Will he succeed? Join him in this short story! Review Draken needs to pass his final exam if he is ever to realise his ultimate goal of fighting in the Halden Army as an officer.  The ultimate test of skills will be difficult enough but can he confront his weaknesses to overcome the trial. This is a nice intro to the world of Keyla Damaer's Sehnsucht Series and is tightly written with memorable characters. The Author Keyla Damaer is the pen name of an Italian author. She enjoyed writing since she was a child. She travelled a lot, especially throughout the United States, where part of her family lives. That gave her the opportunity to deepen her love and knowledge of the English language, which she always cherished since she was a child. She ...

  The Guidal: Discovering Puracordis Roxy Eloise 5 Stars Pages: 289 Published:  02 April 2022 Publisher:  Entrada Publishing Publisher's Blurb In a future where the mention of magic is banned, one paranoid man rules the entire country.  Adopting children to become his private bodyguards, they are raised together in a strict institute where sixteen-year-old Aurora struggles to follow the rules. Finding herself disciplined often, she doesn’t particularly like her endless life of servitude. Soon, she will have to take part in the institute’s annual Unity ceremony where she could end up engaged to a complete stranger! Aurora’s fears of being different are realised when she discovers something about herself, something which will make most fear her, and her adoptive father will want her killed for. Friends, bullies, and a touch of something magical, Aurora’s first year in the grown-ups’ quarter is far from ordinary. Review Aurora has spent almost her entire life,...

  Death of a Blogger Dawn Brookes 4 Stars Pages: 169 Published: 30 April 2021 Publisher: Oakwood Publishing   Publisher’s Blurb When a gossip blogger joins a tour party along with victims of her malicious words, there can only be one outcome! A river cruise from Amsterdam turns deadly. When Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe embarks on her first river cruise with companions Rachel Prince and Sarah Bradshaw, she's not expecting murder for company! It's bad enough knowing there might be a murderer among their travelling party, but then Lady Marjorie finds herself saddled with a most unwelcome guest. Edna Parkinton, Marjorie's estranged cousin-in-law is loud, brash and tells it as it is. Marjorie can't wait to be shot of her. With Rachel and Sarah intent on enjoying a holiday for once, Marjorie decides to investigate a guest's suspicious death herself.  Will she find the killer before the killer finds her? Laugh out loud fun and mayhem, this prequel provides ...