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The Orb of Truth by Brae Wyckoff

5.0

I would never have picked this book for myself if not for reccomendations of others. I love fantasy and books with adventure and have read many. However, I have never read one quite like this. Throughout the book i am reminded of The Lord of the Rings and The Dungeons and Dragons game and the book The Oath by Frank Peretti. However even with all these infuences it still has it's own unique story line as it weaves in a religious element without being preachy. Adventure found me on every page and i found myself not wanting to put it down even when i was getting to sleepy to read the words. I can't wait to read more about these characters in the next book and see what new adventures they take me on.

Baby by J.K. Accinni

3.0

Baby takes place in Sussex county, New Jersey during the prohibition era of 1929.This is where we meet Netty who flees her abusive huband to the farm that was worked by her parents. This is where she finds Baby, an Oolahan, who has come here on a mission and forgotten what it was. They become very close as the story progeresses. Then we meet Wil, a handsome stranger who wanders onto the farm one night. As you may have guessed they fall in love. The story that unfolds is strange and unique as the charters are.


Accinni wrote the book in a way that makes you feel as though you are in it. I began to fall in love with the main characters Netty, Baby,and Wil from the start. I admit when I first started reading this book I found it slow and wondered if I could get through it. However, I soon foud myself immersed in plot and could scarcely put it down and finished it in less than two days. There are some gramatical errors here and there and I think that Accinni could have made her voice a bit stronger but it was over all a good book. If you like science fiction books I think you would enjoy it.

Echo by J.K. Accinni

4.0

Echo is the second book of the Species Intervention #6609 series. We pick up the story a full century from the time of Netty, Wil, and Baby. The year is 2033 and our government seems to be falling apart. Most familes are poor and welfare is cut off for anyone working. This in turn is causing some families to merge to make ends meet. This is how we meet Abby, Scotty, and eventually Jose. As time goes on we finally meet Echo, the offspring of Baby, who has been hiding out in the Hive. Just as Baby did Echo seems to cause physical changes in her new found companions. We learn more about the Oolhan creatures and what their mission on earth may be. Yet maddeningly, its still shrouded in mystery.


Accinni's second installment in the series is much more enthralling than the last. I like how it didn't pick up on Baby's story but still has mentions of him throughout the book. It made the story more unique to me. As with Baby I felt as though I was in the book myself and I was constanly passionate about the characters as I was feeling what they were feeling. I found myself cheering them when things were good and crying with them when things got bad. Apart from that Accinni shows her voice on may issues from politics to religion in different ways. I enjoyed this book very much, apart from a couple of scences with the villian of the book. I think Accinni is a new author to look out for, especially if you are into science ficiton! Can't wait to start the next book in the series Armageddon Commeth.

Armageddon Cometh by J.K. Accinni

5.0

Accinni did an excellent job on this one. I found myself immersed in the world of Echo and the others from page one until it ended a short six hours later on page 153. I was suprized at how quickly I read it, and with such ease. It flowed perfectly and left me wanting more. I'm so glad I have the next book Hive to start. I have to see what happens next!

Hive by J.K. Accinni

5.0

Hive is the fourth book in the Species Intervention Series. In this book we pick up right were we left off. Abby, Jose, Scotty, Echo and the gang are on a race against time to get to the hive before the world is destroyed by terrorist. Along the way we meet Johno and his heard of elephants headed to the Bronx Zoo who wind up heading to the hive as well. Will they be able to co exist in the Womb for a century? Meanwhile we meet a woman and her grandchildren who are trying to brave this new and scary world to make it to the safety of the Womb where her husband is. Will they make it, or will they die trying?




Accinni did another amazing job on this one. As with book three I began reading it at in five short hours I was done! The story just keeps getting better and better. I never expected myself to like a scifi series/dystopian series reader. However, this series has me hooked! Just like a drug I just crave more and I can't wait for the next book The One to be released so I can see how the story ends! Who is the ONE??
By Amanda Foust of www.FaeBooks.co.uk

The Frozen by Michel Prince

3.0

The Frozen is a paranormal romance story about a man named Nye who has been frozen in time by Gabriel. He has been punished and has been sent to earth to get rid of demons/demon spawn for a 100 yr sentence. He is from a diffent time as when he was still alive it was in the times of slavery. Now times have changed and he meet Kiri more thean a hundred years later. They fall in love and that is when their true difficulties begin.

I found this book to be well written and a good read. It kept me interested throughout the book and I really liked the characters. I would recommend this book to anyone who is into Adult Paranormal Romance.
by Amanda F. of www.FaeBooks.co.uk

The Shadow and the Rose by Amanda DeWees

4.0

The Shadow and the Rose is a young adult paranormal story. It takes place at a school called Ash Grove for preforming arts in North Carolina. We meet out main character Joy here. She is a student at the school who doesn't quite fit in with the popular crowd as she isn't beautiful, or skinny, or have an amazing skill at the preforming arts.She is also strugging in school and her dad is away for cancer treatement. In a struggle to try and fit in she takes a dare from Sheila, one of the popular girls and takes a trip to the mysterious graveyard to take a wild white rose from the grave of long dead Josiah Cavanaugh's grave. Unbeknownst to her this is also the place that she would meet the troubled man of her dreams Tanner Lindsey. Tanner is currently under the control of his guardian Melisande (whom is also his mentor in modeling) who is very possessive. Will Melisande let this love be? Or will she keep them apart at all cost?

I really enjoyed this book from begining to finish. I love how good it flowed from the pages and made me feel like I was right there the whole time. I loved how the heroine Joy wasn't your average prissy cheerleader that I am so used to seeing in young adult fiction. It made me happy to know that some people can see that beauty isn't just skin deep. I would however say to err on the side of caution for teen readers under 14 or so because of subject matter. I can't wait for the next installment!
by Amanda F of www.FaeBooks.co.uk

Casting Shadows by Amanda DeWees

4.0

Casting Shadows is the second book in the Ash Grove Chronicles. It takes off right where book one left off. Tanner and Joy are now living together and planning on how to raise their child together. They are worried about the effects that the succubus may have had on Rose. They finally get married and Joy's father does not seem to be happy about it. We also learn more about Maddie and William and find out that they are in fact in love. However after a one night stand it seems everything is ruined and William finds someone willing to pick up the pieces. Would you guess it was Sheila? What are the new forces at work at Ash Grove? Who will be affected?


I really enjoyed this book. It, just like the first, was beautifully written and flows well. I can now say I am an Ash Grove junkie! I can't wait to read the third installment Among the Shadows.
by Amanda F of www.FaeBooks.co.uk

Among the Shadows by Amanda DeWees

5.0

Among the Shadows is the third installment to the Ash Grove Chronicles trilogy. It as with the others picks up right where the last book left off. We start with baby Rose being born and then are thrown into an alternate reality with Tanner as his wife and child seemingly disappear! He goes to his father-in-laws home to find his wife but history has rewritten itself and she doesn't even recognize him let alone have a newborn child with him. He has to simply put been erased from Joys life. What has happened? Who else has been erased? Can Tanner save his family and himself, or will he just disappear?

This book was amazing! I love everything about it. The time warp and random twist throughout it left me guessing as to what was going to happen. This is a trilogy that I would happily read over and over again. Amanda DeWees is a natural story weaver from book one until the end. I still find myself wanting more of this amazing trilogy! I sincerely hope that DeWees is considering expanding this trilogy so I can see even more of my favorite characters!
by Amanda F of www.FaeBooks.co.uk

Evil Among Us by J.K. Accinni

5.0

Evil Among Us is the fifth installment to the Species Intervention Series. It picks up six months after the group of survivors has been led into the hive. The survivors have fallen into a routine that is about to be shaken to the core with the arrival of Clyde's wife Lorna, his granddaughter Jennifer, and their sadistic traveling companion Seth. It seems the hive is still not rid of the evil of humanity. We learn that the occupants of the hive will be there for a century while the earth prepares itself for the animals return. "How can these human live a century?" you may ask. The answer is the womb! It is making them look younger and feel healthier as they sleep. Poor pregnant Kenya who is six months past due learns that she will not be having her baby until they leave the hive and she is determined to change it. Wil and Netty have some secrets that have been hinted at but not revealed and Baby and Echo have a huge secret of their own! How will these survivors co exist for 100 years? Who will survive until the end?
Accinni did an awesome job on this one. I found this book hard to put down once I started reading it. The characters keep developing and giving me a new dynamic to the story and their lives. Each book is better and better. I can't wait for The One to come out so I can continue my adventure. This is a series that I see myself reading over and over for years to come! BY Amanda F of www.FaeBooks.co.uk