Monty's Book Reviews

Reverence Reverence Trilogy Book 1 Raena Rood 5 Stars   Genre: Christian, Fantasy Pages: 326 Published: 1 August 2022 Publisher:  One Foundation Publishing Publisher's Blurb Twelve years ago, a global pandemic known as the Job virus decimated the world’s population. One city withstood the virus by going into lockdown during the early days of the pandemic and erecting a massive barricade wall to insulate themselves from the sick and the dying. Now called Vita Nova—meaning New Life—the city is overcrowded and its resources are quickly dwindling. The area outside the wall, known as the Unregulated Zone, is a vast wasteland filled with crumbling buildings, overgrown highways, and the Lawless: brutal bands of marauders intent on breeching the barricade and claiming the city’s resources for themselves. To combat the problem of overcrowding, the leadership of Vita Nova has implemented two programs: The Compulsory Program, which requires that anyone over the age of sixty—or anyone who requ

  Feathers In The Sand Seahaven Sunrise Book 1 Anne Marie Bennett 5 Stars Genre: Family Life, Women's Contemporary Fiction Pages: 355 Published: 11 July 2022 Publisher:  KaleidoSoul Media Publisher's Blurb Savor a breath of fresh salty air in this feel-good story about one woman’s journey back to her daughter . . . back to happiness . . . back to herself. Single mom Tess Gilmore has been moving so fast to keep her life together that she’s hardly had time to notice how unhappy she is, and how distant she’s become from Eva, her preteen daughter. An unexpected job opportunity offers a chance to leave her Connecticut home for Seahaven, the idyllic coastal Maine town where she spent her childhood summers. With a reluctant Eva in tow, the two begin to carve out a new life in Seahaven, surrounded by colorful, quirky neighbors and soothing sea breezes. Within weeks, Eva begins to discover mysterious, brightly-colored feathers in surprising places. As Tess and Eva are embraced by their

  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 occultis