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Debut author, Shane Scott introduces us to his first novel, “THE ALL God of Nothing”: What if God and the Devil had a daughter? Who would she be? The ALL chronicles four generations of the most powerful Immortal family in God’s creation. The Promethean saga spans uncountable years and dozens of worlds. Mortals, Gods, Devils, Dragons, Titans, Demons, Werewolves, Vampires and Angels clash in a never-ending battle of love and hate. The first book in the ALL, God of Nothing, starts the epic adventure. Murdered at seventeen by the Titan, Silver, God of Death, Aja Ashe wakes with her Dragon. Thrust into a bizarre world where her enemies are friends, and friends are enemies, she learns the truth about her parents and herself. Her mother is God, and her father is the Devil. She was the first thing born, not created. Enraged that Aja survived, Silver, God of Death, forces her to make choices to protect those she loves. Will Aja save the ALL or destroy it? If she survives, will she hate herself for what she’s done? WARNING This work of fiction includes topics some may find offensive. There is no graphic sex, but numerous sexual situations, including LGBTQ+. Also, it has instances of blasphemy, vulgar language, smoking, drugs, violence, gore, and mentions rape. Due to the nature of this work, it is intended for people 18 years or older.  This book is such a wild romp in the afterlife and the present, that I hardly know where to start. The characters are what make this book. If they weren’t so real and varied, I don’t think the story would work nearly as well. There are quite a few characters, also but the author pulls it off in a marvelous fashion. The plot is a coming-age story, it travels far and wide providing a great deal of entertainment, as Aja begins to find her place in the cosmos. She experiences many transformative experiences including her first drink, first hangover, first kiss and her first occasion killing someone. You are going to love this adventurous story! I award five stars to “THE ALL God of Nothing”!  You can buy this book:
https://www.amazon.com/GOD-NOTHING-Book-1-ALL https://www.goodreads.com/THE-ALL-god-of-nothing https://www.audible.com/pd/The-All-Audiobook I reviewed another book by Shane: www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/faith You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/TheALLwriter https://www.facebook.com/TheALLwriter Copyright ©Mark L. Schultz 2021 except for the author’s introduction
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Multi-volume, multi-series, mystery author, Marni Graff introduces us to the fourth volume in The Nora Tierney English Mysteries series, “The Golden Hour”: From the award-winning author of the Nora Tierney Mysteries comes her most chilling novel to date, one author Elly Griffiths of the Ruth Galloway Mysteries notes: "Nora Tierney tackles her most complex and captivating mystery yet." Nora Tierney can't shake the feeling she has a stalker. While she's house hunting in Oxford, her partner, DI Declan Barnes, untangles the murder of an art conservator. When these situations collide, Nora finds herself fighting to save her child and the family she's trying to create. Ausma Khan, author of Among the Ruins and The Unquiet Dead praises THE GOLDEN HOUR: "One of the best things about Marni Graff's latest Nora Tierney Mystery is the down-to-earth depiction of family life coupled with the tightly paced build of a twisty, time-honored puzzle. A meditation on love, loss and motherhood, THE GOLDEN HOUR blends touchingly real domesticity with tongue-in-cheek humor, as the backdrop to a tale of art theft, germ warfare, and international conspiracy. The reflections of a reprehensible villain on the shortcomings of the British add just the right note of comedy to these otherwise weighty concerns. Added to this is a wonderful sense of place--Bath, Brighton, and Oxford are vividly rendered and charmingly true to life. Come for the crackling mystery, stay for the steady companionship of debonair detective Declan Barnes and feisty heroine, Nora Tierney, who offers warmth and smarts in equal measure." Sarah Ward, author of the DC Childs Mysteries, adds, "THE GOLDEN HOUR is a compulsive read with a narrative that both charms and surprises. I love Nora Tierney and can't wait to see what happens next."  I really loved the story! The best thing for me was to see how real the characters were. They were well-rounded and fit their roles perfectly. They had realistic dreams, desires and frustrations. The conspiracy was cleverly managed too, everything was revealed in due course. I must admit to being quite puzzled in the beginning, appearances were very deceiving at times. If you enjoy a good detective mystery, you will love this story! I give 4.9 stars for “The Golden Hour”!  You can buy this book:
http://www.bridlepathpress.com/Store/Books/The-Golden-Hour https://www.amazon.com/the-golden-hour https://www.goodreads.com/-the-golden-hour You can follow the author: https://twitter.com/GraffMarni http://www.auntiemwrites.com http://facebook.com/bluevirginmysteries Tags: amateur sleuth, police procedural, women sleuths, dogs, toddler, action, mystery, murder, art, epidemic, biology, virology, England, Russia, art restoration, stalker I reviewed another book by Marni, “Death at the Dakota” and interviewed her beneath that review also: https://www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/death-at-the-dakota-a-trudy-genova-manhattan-mystery-book-2-by-m-k-graff I have reviewed "The Evening's Amethyst" here: https://www.wordrefiner.com/book-reviews/the-evenings-amethyst Copyright © 2021 Mark L. Schultz except for the author’s introduction |
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