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Review for What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

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What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher   Rating: 4 out of 5 Series: Sworn Soldier, Book 1 Publication: Tor Publishing  Publication Date: July 12th, 2022 Format: Paperback  Price: $13.49 Pages: 160 Amazon Link: Click Here Rating:  Warning & Disturbances: 5/10 Erotic / Sexual Content: N/A Gore & Dismemberment: 3/10 Inspired by ‘The fall of the House of Usher,’ T Kingfisher explores the weird or rather baffling circumstances of Lord Usher and his sister, Madeline, through the first POV of Alex Easton. As a close friend of the family Easton receives a rather disturbing letter from a sick Madeline to visit her in their family home in London. When Easton approaches to the premises, he is welcome by a rotting and decaying home infested with skin-crawling, flesh-like mushrooms and disturbing, zombie-like hares attesting to this short-story’s horror setting. As the outcome of this fallen house is a roaring fire blazing for two days, read on to explore what lead to this...

Review for the Death of A Young Lieutenant by B. R. Stateham

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Death of A Young Lieutenant  by  B.R. Stateham Rating: 3 out of 5 stars  Series: The Jake Reynolds Mysteries, Book 1 Publication: CreateSpace Independent Publishing  Publication Date: 30 Jan, 2014 Format: Pdf Price: $3.99 Pages: 274 Amazon Link:   Click Here "Father did not allow himself to be involved with the young generation — our, as he called, hair-brained inventions. He preferred to keep himself isolated and did not, particularly, like Americans. But you were different — in you, father often said, 'he found an admirable soul' (p.62)."   ***  As readers, you come across books with different genres: some recognize for their common blend, while some stand out for their unique nature in surprising you. When you leaf through, each page has a voice of its own that lives to tell its tale. The Death of a Young Lieutenant is a read with its unforgettable spin that you can assure to experience till the end. In these 273 pages,...

Review for The Legend of Griff by Richard Sparrow

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The Legend of Griff  by  Richard Sparrow Rate: 4 out of 5 Stars  Publication: Self-Published Publication Date: Dec 28, 2018 Format: Mobi Pages: 285 Price: $2.99 Amazon Link:  Click Here What does a wizard, a warrior, elf, and a dwarf have in common? Is it possible for a goblin to be the central piece of the story? How does a human and a goblin work against a whole lot of trolls, watchmen, and abusive politicians? Griff found himself in an awkward situation. Killing an innocent, accidentally, he finds himself doing the deceased's incomplete task. Chased by trolls, hunted by watchmen, who will comply to a power-hungry King's bidding? How many will resist? Richard Sparrow takes care to answer these questions in his read The Legend of Griff consisting 47 chapters is the first installment of this series followed by its second installment titled,  The Legend of Griff: Man Slayer . Divided into 4 parts: Hedgehog Stew consisting of 10 cha...