Monty's Book Reviews

  Upriver Linus Schag Book 3 Martin Roy Hill 5 Stars Genre: Thriller, Mystery Pages: 245 Published: 1 October 2022 Publisher: 32-32 North Publisher's Blurb NCIS Special Agent Linus Schag is no stranger to violence and bloodshed, but when he’s sent to Iraq to take custody of two Navy SEALs suspected of murder, he finds himself thrust into a manmade inferno as coalition of forces fight to free northern Iraq from the Islamic extremist group called ISIS. The explosion of an IED allows the SEALs, suspected of killing a fellow commando, to escape and flee up the Tigris River in a stolen Navy patrol boat. Schag pursues the SEALs in another boat assisted by an Army criminal investigator, a vengeful Iraqi interpreter, and a hostile Navy boat crew. Facing danger at each bend in the river, Schag and his companions endure ambushes, firefights, and friendly fire as he tries to discover the secret that lures the SEALs straight into the dark heart of an ISIS-made hell on earth. Review NCIS Specia...

Strands of Time Aeterna Chronicles Book 1 Kris Ruhler 4 Stars Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Time Travel, Sci-Fi Pages: 307 Published: 27 March 2022 Publisher:  GPV Publishing Publisher's Blurb An invasion threat. A guardian in peril. A seventeen-year-old boy to save them all…even as he questions his origins and sanity. All Kallum wants is a peaceful life in Levitor city with the girl of his dreams. He has life all planned out. But after a simulation test unexpectedly leaves him reeling, normal takes a whole different meaning. He loses his guardian and fears he’s turning into his worst nightmare—a Crazy. Worse than all of this? He finds he’s the cause of the fracture in the aetherium, a stone of vast energy that powers the dome protecting Levitor. Now the threat of invasion from the savages outside looms. What is this aetherium stone bestowed by the Aeternas, an alien race? Who are they? Why did they give the stone in the first place? Are they so benevolent? Probably not. No Levitorian ...

  Death Is Funny Sometimes MC August 4 Stars Genre: Horror, Short Stories Pages: 145 Published: 12 May 2022 Publisher's Blurb DEATH IS FUNNY SOMETIMES through this collection of 13 stories of horror and science fiction. Among them are… ANOTHER WILD NIGHT AT THE FUCKED HEN – A former punk rocker turned bar owner protects his patrons from the latest blitz of vampires who aren’t thirsty for beer. ONE HUNDRED DEGREES AFTER MIDNIGHT – A wrongly convicted man’s final hours on the planet before his execution on death row. DEAD KID AT A SLEEPOVER – Fun nostalgia trip of a typical sleepover with friends in the 1980s. Just with a dead kid. SAL & SON – A butcher shop owner seeks revenge against New York mobsters after his father is killed for failing to pay protection money. This one is for slasher fans. POSTCARDS FROM CHERNOBYL – A young girl who is immune to radiation takes a stand against a government experiment to dominate the world during the nuclear arms race of the 1980s. MIKE ...

  Eye Of The Hawk Ted Chester Book 1 Neal Sutton 4 Stars Genre: Crime Thriller Pages: 322 Published: 2 July 2022 Publisher:  Atmosphere Press Publisher's Blurb A significant sex trafficking operation doesn't go to plan in the heart of Amsterdam, and the cross-border authorities must work together to retrace their steps. British international Liaison Officer Ted Chester finds himself teaming up with Europol and various European cross-country forces to track down the organised crime group behind the exploitation of young women under operation Hawk. Ted must figure out how to be one step ahead of the criminals when they seem to know the authorities' next move as both sides have undercover operatives. Meanwhile, Mabel and her friend set on a journey backpacking around Europe, realising their journey would turn into their worst nightmare as they become engulfed in the dark underworld of sex trafficking. In Eye of the Hawk by Neal R. Sutton, we experience a fast-paced pursuit acr...

  Vera Kelly : Lost and Found Rosalie Knecht 4 Stars Genre:  Pages: 198 Published: 28 June 2022 Publisher: VERVE Books Publisher's Blurb It’s spring 1971 and Vera Kelly and her girlfriend, Max, leave their cozy Brooklyn apartment for an emergency visit to Max's estranged family in Los Angeles. Max’s parents are divorcing—her father is already engaged to a much younger woman and under the sway of an occultist charlatan; her mother has left their estate in a hurry with no indication of return. Max, who hasn’t seen her family since they threw her out at the age of twenty-one, prepares for the trip with equal parts dread and anger.  Upon arriving, Vera is shocked by the size and extravagance of the Comstock estate—the sprawling, manicured landscape; expansive and ornate buildings; and garages full of luxury cars reveal a privileged upbringing that, up until this point, Max had only hinted at—while Max attempts to navigate her father, who is hostile and controlling, and the oc...

The Bridge of Little Jeremy Indrajit Garai 4 Stars Pages: 368 Genre: Teen & Young Adult Published: 17 March 2019 Publisher: Self Published Publisher's Blurb The adventure of a young Parisian artist and his dog. A novel of action and reflection; of fidelity and trust; of resilience, love, and the power of art.  Jeremy's mother is about to go to prison for their debt to the State. He is trying everything within his means to save her, but his options are running out fast. Then Jeremy discovers a treasure under Paris. This discovery may save his mother, but it doesn't come for free. And he has to ride over several obstacles for his plan to work. Meanwhile, something else is limiting his time... Review A touching tale of a young boy's battle to save his debt ridden family and prevent his mother going to prison because she is unable to pay. Jeremy is an interesting character and through his eyes we are treated to a marvelous view of Paris through the seasons. The story is...

In Your Dreams League of the Moon Series Book 1 Robert Sanborn 4 Stars Genre: Paranormal, Horror, Fantasy Pages: 316 Published: 25 July 2020 Publisher's Blurb Henry is a normal guy living in a town full of magic, bristling just beyond his senses. And that's a problem. He's blind to the malevolent forces lurking on the dark side of his eyelids - watching as he sleeps. Night after night, he barely escapes a hellish dream. An angry mob chases him through a snowy forest - yearning to burn him alive. And they're getting closer. Now, things are returning with him from that faraway place and time. Suddenly, it's more than just a dream. Desperate for answers, he confides in a beautiful, wisecracking, and hauntingly familiar green-eyed witch. Together they must unravel the mystery behind Henry's terrifying dream, because someone needs him to die. And the clock is ticking. It propels them to a time and place they never could have imagined. Towards a destiny they never kne...