Monday, May 25, 2015

Scars of Silver

I honestly thought these Book Blurbs couldn't get much worse. That's what I honestly thought >.<



Scars of Silver (Rise of the Unseelie urban fantasy series Book 2) 
S.A. Archer , S. Ravynheart 
You’d think the fey would have each others' backs. That’s what you’d think… if you never met any.

Malcolm is Sidhe, the only race that possesses the coveted magic of the Touch. He’s also an untrained teenage runaway who only just discovered that he’s fey. He thought the fey would have each others' backs. That’s what he honestly thought…

Until he met a Changeling. 

The Breaking

This blurb cannot make up its mind. “I’m Afraid! No I’m not! Yes I am!” Don't say "the prisoner" if in the very next paragraph you're going to give us his name anyway. Stop trying to make more suspense than you can handle!!!!!!



The Breaking (The Eternal Dungeon: Rebirth #1) 
Dusk Peterson 

"'Do you have any questions?' the Seeker asked. 'About the routine of the dungeon? The times you will be fed? The questions you will be asked? The instruments of torture I use?'"

The prisoner knew that the Eternal Dungeon was a place where suspected criminals were broken by torture, and he was prepared to hold out against any methods used against him – except the method he could not anticipate.

Arrested on the charge of committing a particularly horrendous murder, Elsdon Taylor arrives at the Eternal Dungeon in fear of the harsh methods used by the torturers, called Seekers, to draw confessions from their prisoners.

But his Seeker's methods are for more devious than Elsdon had expected. Now Elsdon is faced with a choice that will shape his future . . . as well as the future of his Seeker.

This suspenseful novella (short novel) can be read on its own or as the first story in The Eternal Dungeon, an award-winning speculative fiction series set in a nineteenth-century prison where the psychologists wield whips. Friendship, family, gay love, and rebellion are intertwining plotlines in the series.

#2 Shades of Gray: From Moscow, With Love

Another. One. Shatner. Would. Be. Proud. Of. Each of these paragraphs could be a blurb for a different book. There's no cohesion here, other than the names. I have to say, the second paragraph does sound interesting if it were it's own book.



#2 Shades of Gray: From Moscow, With Love: 
Kristie Lynn Higgins
Worlds collide . . .
A shaky partnership . . .

In the second book of the Shades of Gray series, Kat found herself teamed up with Kim. Together they searched for clues to their past. Their partnership stood on shaky ground though. Kim, a Life Closer (legal assassin) known as the Phoenix, needed Kat for the moment, to help in her search for her mother's murder. Once Kim no longer needed Kat, would the Phoenix go through with eliminating her for knowing she's a Life Closer?

A haunting melody . . .
A forgotten time . . .

Kat had discovered little about her past. Over a year ago, she woke to a world of endless night and had no memory of who she was. A music box, a letter, and a gun were her only clues. Kat discovered the melody the music box plays, put her in a trance and healed her body of any injures. Why? She didn't't know.

Betrayal . . .
A desperate fight . . .

Voice, the one who regulated the Phoenix, had sent the Raven and the Wolf to Close her. Why? Kim didn't't know, only that she must eliminate the two Life Closers before they terminated her.

Deception . . .
The two women collide again . . .

Kat was caught up in the struggle as the Raven and the Wolf were also hired to Close the sister of someone dear to her. Now she must protect the sister and Kim, but the Phoenix was hiding a dark secret that put the sister in an even deadlier predicament. What was Kim hiding?

I will protect them all . . .
No one will die today . . .

Could Kat and Kim defeat the two Closers? Could Kat keep the promise to herself that no one else would die? What would happen in the end when Kat discovered the Phoenix's secret? 

Survivalist DC: Liberty and Survival

*makes a face* This author switched perspectives for that last paragraph and I really don't appreciate it. I also have NO idea what this is really supposed to be about. We aren't warriors but we're training for battle anyway? What? "But we prepare as if; ("We will be Attacked")." <------Why put "we will be attacked" in parenthesis and quotation marks? I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a patriotic piece or a fantasy piece.





Survivalist DC: Liberty and Survival (Dangerous Civilian Book 1) 

Travis Suvil 



We are not traditionally warriors for the most part. Yet we see the need to defend ourselves and also our way of life. We are not looking for a fight or battle, but we prepare as if; ("We will be Attacked"). 

Those that call us paranoid, are blaming the victim for the crime. For it is not our claim, that we set out to become "Dangerous". We actually choose to be "Left Alone", to build and prosper on our own land. Seeking to take nothing that we have not earned. And creating conflict, with no neighbor or government.
 

Like the founding fathers of America, we want only to live in peace, prosperity and sovereignty.
 


On the one hand, I'm offended by the claim that "I am a Dangerous Civilian". Because, I understand the evil intent of those that view me that way. On the other hand, let it be known; If you oppose my Freedom and the "Bill of Rights" in particular. I can and will be become, a very "Dangerous Civilian". And I'm not alone.

Harbinger of Doom

"Is either the greatest hero the world has ever known or the devil himself" <------ Don't do this. This Book Blurb goes on to tell us that this person basically is the devil himself so why write it as ambiguous if you're not going to keep it that way until we read the book?

And that title just makes me think of Gir from Invader Zim. Doom! DOOM!!!!!!!!!!


Harbinger of Doom ( Epic Fantasy Three Book Bundle)
Glenn G. Thater 

This three book bundle includes the first three volumes in the acclaimed epic fantasy series, Harbinger of Doom. (The paperback versions total about 680 pages). 

Mad wizards wrenched open a gateway to hell on Eotrus land. A gateway that's determined to stay open.
 

What is the young knight, Claradon Eotrus, to do when he discovers that the man he recruited to help him close that gateway is either the greatest hero the world has ever known or the devil himself, thrown down from the heavens by the gods in olden days? Is he out to save Midgaard or destroy it? Does he serve the Norse gods: Odin, Thor, and the rest, or did he slay them? And if he's truly the harbinger of doom, how can Claradon stop him? How can he even survive him?
 

Claradon's Midgaard is a world filled of valiant knights, mysterious sorcerers, ruthless bounty hunters, complex political intrigues, monsters of myth and legend: the undead of this variety and that, gods and demons, and otherworldly evils so frightening you dare not read these books before sleep. But most of all, it's filled with stories that you will always remember, and characters that you will never forget.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Journey into the Deep

*makes a face* A Bible story with Greek mythology and treasure hunters? "In a moment of decision" What does that even mean? If he's wanting the treasure so badly, why the heck would he decide to throw away the one thing that will guide him to it? This blurb is so confused, I can't imagine what the book is like. 


Journey into the Deep (Water Wars Book 1) 
Guy Stanton III

"As it was in the days of Noah, 
so it will be ..." - Matt 24:32 

A Bible story ... 
... a Greek myth ... 
... and a treasure hunt! 
Put it all together, and you have a recipe for fantasy explosion! 

Eli Warner has only one objective when he finds the Orlanis Star—to use it as a guide to locate a once sunken ship and enrich himself with its treasures. But the Orlanis Star brings with it far more than he bargains for—an inscription that promises the discovery of the lost city, Atlantis, and the unraveling of its strange and diabolical mysteries. In a moment of decision, Eli and his crew agree that the wisest action is to cast the Star back into the sea where it belongs, and head back home. 

But God has other plans for these treasure hunters ... to set the captives free! 

Follow Eli and his crew on a journey of faith, destiny, and triumph from our modern world into the deep of the Earth. 

History, Scripture, Myth, and Technology never looked so good together!

Stormcaller

This Book Blurb suffers from Fragmentation. None of the following paragraphs (if you can even call them that) have any connection to the one previous or the one following. And lots of Name Dropping going on here too.

Does that first sentence remind anyone else of Deathworld by Harry Harrison? 



Stormcaller (The Age of Dawn Book 1)
Everet Martins


New author Everet Martins introduces readers to the fantastical world of Zoria, a land of volcanos and carnivorous plants. 

10,000 years have passed since Asebor was sealed during the first Age of Dawn. The power binding this malevolent god has finally waned, allowing him to once again beat the drums of war. 

Men worship the Phoenix and Dragon gods. Some are fortunate enough to touch their essences, transforming ordinary women into fearsome warriors and men into miraculous healers. 

The beginnings of the next scourge brushes the town of Breden, where Walter, son of elixir bean farmers, itches for adventure only to discover the harsh brutality of combat.