Review: The Summer the World Ended

The Summer the World Ended by Matthew S. Cox
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Summer From Hell



This seems to be a stand alone novel.



It has just been Riley and her mom since she was 8 and her father just disappeared one day. She has exactly one friend, Amber, and they spend more time playing XBox online than they do actually hanging out. This was supposed to be the best summer ever... But now Amber is going to spend two weeks in Mexico and she is going to be home alone with nothing to do! Can life get more unfair? Then the unthinkable happens. Her mom gets sick and she has to call 911. Will her mother be okay? Is she going to be an orphan now? How can she survive if her mom doesn't get better since she can't even make friends? Is the world coming to an end? Or does it just feel that way?



***This book is suitable for mature young adult through adult readers who enjoy apocalytic contemporary fiction with more plot twists than a bag of Cheetos full of suspense, thrills, mystery and a dash of romance :)

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Review: Grey Ronin

Grey Ronin by Matthew S. Cox
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Price Of False Honor




This series must be read in order. The first book is Prophet Of The Badlands. The second book is Archon's Queen. This is the third book. I can't wait to read Daughter Of Ash!


Mamoru was raised to believe in the Shinto religion and ancient practices of Japan including a Samurai's duty to his Shogun. He knows little truth of his past and feels his parents died because they were too weak which makes it just. His chi allows him to perform superhuman feats as well as become one with machines. This makes him very valuable and well respected until the unthinkable happens. After being approached by Oni (at least that is his only comprehension of the being) to defect to the UFC, someone steals his honor and turns his Shogun against him. Fleeing for his life, and under the auspices of getting to the bottom of the mystery, he flees to Mars to get revenge and restore his honor. Will he ever find out who has destroyed everything he stands for? Can he become a Samurai again? Or will he forever be Ronin? Why would someone do this despicable thing? Can he trust anyone? Or will his quest to restore his honor only end in death?




***This series is suitable for adult readers who enjoy futuristic sci-fi action adventure set in a post postapocalyptic dystopian world filled with superstitions and prejudices where paranormal elements fight with elements of the government and society over the fate of anyone with paranormal powers :)

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Review: Broken Forest

Broken Forest by Eliza Tilton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Truth Hidden In Lies



This series must be read in order. This is the first book. I can't wait to read Wicked Path!


Avikar was a gifted fighter until the day his younger brother accidentally drowned while in his care. As he had been too busy sparring with his best friend Derrick to pay attention to his little brother he gave up his dreams and dedicated himself to his father's horse ranch. He doesn't deserve to live out his dreams since his selfishness caused the death of his baby brother! Everything changes though when his sister Jesalyn is kidnapped by strange men posing as Roamers with expensive taste in fabrics... Now he must take up fighting again, if only to save his sister. He can't lose two siblings! Will he be able to find her in time to save her? What do the men want with her and the other girls? Has she already been killed? Or do they want her for something even more sinister? Who can they trust? What is really going on?


***This series is suitable for mature young adult through adult readers who enjoy a bit of SciFi and aliens in their fantasy action adventures with plenty of intrigue, mystery, suspense and romance :)

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Review: Archon's Queen

Archon's Queen by Matthew S. Cox
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Past Will Not Set You Free



This series must be read in order. The first book is Prophet Of The Badlands. This is the second book. I can't wait to read Grey Ronin!


While set within the same world as Virtual Immortality and the Division Zero series there is no crossover of characters or storylines as of yet but if you enjoy this world reading these books will just enrich the experience! I highly recommend reading all the books in this world :)



Great Britain is no place to be Psionic. Being "Registered" comes with a remote control bomb planted in your body and either death, prison or forced Government work. Anna was forced to kill her father in self defense and then live on the streets to escape becoming Registered. Fear and degradation are her constant companions. Penny is her best friend and adopted sister but Anna can't risk letting even her know of her true nature. It is mostly because she fears rejection... But also to keep Penny safe. If anyone found out... And if Penny knew and didn't report it... She could end up paying for her silence with her life. The price of hiding from the CSB is living in a drugged out haze. When Spawny brings home Faye, Anna realizes something has got to give! She can't let the girl end up like she has after all. Can she change? How much lower can Anna possibly fall? Will she ever be able to actually get clean? Or will she die a pathetic drugged out whore? Can she live with herself if she continues on the path she has been on?



***This series is suitable for adult readers who enjoy futuristic sci-fi action adventure set in a post postapocalyptic dystopian world filled with superstitions and prejudices where paranormal elements fight with elements of the government and society over the fate of anyone with paranormal powers :)

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Review: Amplified

Amplified by Alexia Purdy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Searching For Answers



This series must be read in order. The first book is Resonant. The second book is Reign Of Blood. The third book is Disarming. This is the fourth book. I can't wait to read Fluxion!


April trusts Christian about as far as she could have thrown him before the plague, blood bond or no blood bond. Now she just has to keep remembering that as they search for his old hive. Rick is there and he is the only person who knows what he did to her mother. The only thing April has left of her mother is questions... And she NEEDS answers! Otherwise she is afraid the not knowing will eat what is left of her insides and she will become a hollow shell of a person just existing for no good reason. Will Christian's hive welcome him back and help them? Or will they see the return of Christian with unknown hybrid vamps and humans as a threat? Will Rick even still be alive? Will he answer her questions? Or is this all some elaborate trap? Can you betray your "mate" or are you now genetically programmed to be completely loyal?



***This series is suitable for mature young adult through adult readers who enjoy post apocalytal horror adventure survival coming of age stories with a bit of romance and loads of suspense :)


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