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Lenni Reviews: “The Ninth Circle #1: Fire) by C.A. Harland

 

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*This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

*This review is cross-posted to Otakus and Geeks.

This book follows the adventures of Tala and Aiva Morgenstern as they search for their missing sister, Hartley, in a world filled with magic and demons.

The way this flows is just like episodes of a TV show; absolutely riffing off Buffy, Angel, or Supernatural. If you like those shows and want some fastpaced urban fantasy, this isn’t half bad. I don’t wanna give away too much since there’s a lot going on. Sometimes the writing felt forced; trying too hard to be badass but overall, it’s a fun read. A bit gory but hey, there’s demon killingĀ happening so that’s to be expected. 3.4 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “The 53rd Card: A Dark Tale about Finding Light” by Virginia Weiss

 

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Emma Addison, a timid agoraphobic, accidentally summons the Devil, awakening powers in her she never knew she had.

This is an odd book. With such a simple, straightforward premise, you would think the plot would move in a certain direction but nope. The story meanders all over the place. Emma loses her boyfriend, her job, gets magic powers, loses, them, meets new people, the Devil pops in from time to time, and all the while I’m wondering; “Where is this going?” I compare the feeling of reading this book as a walk in a beautiful forest on a trail you have no map of but everything is lovely to look at. The writing is good, Emma is a bit of a saint but I enjoyed following her on her journey; even if it did lack focus. 3 out of 5.

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Lenni Reviews: “Witch Creek” by Laura Bickle

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Petra’s husband, Gabriel, has gone missing and despite her body being currently ravaged by chemotherapy and cancer, she devotes her remaining days to finding him by any means necessary, even going so far as to adventure into the underworld.

There is a lot going on in this book. Aside for Petra, there’s a coverup about Gabriel’s disappearance, wolf clans, a mermaid seeking revenge for her imprisonment, a long lost son, a whole bunch of stuff. But it is cool stuff. We have a diverse cast of characters who meet up by chance, fun action, and interesting magic. I had a good time reading this but it didn’t leave much of an impact after it was done. 3.8 out of 5.

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Today’s update

"Julian" aside from being a class assignment, was also an experiment for me in writing a short story with pure dialog. I wrote it circa 2002. It’s edited to make it a little cleaner but it’s pretty much exactly what I wrote back then. I had fun with it. šŸ™‚ I may write more with Julian since she’s very cool and she’s my outlet for channeling Motoko from Ghost in the Shell. XD

And "Djinn" will update as it comes. I’m just letting this story flow. I have no plan. You have been warned. XD