Book Review: Phased Worlds by Linda Cook

Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Phased Worlds

Subtitle:

Author: Linda Cook

Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Part of a series? No

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series? No

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40410447-phased-worlds

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

What would you do if you found yourself the victim of bullies at school? How would you then respond if you found a handsome stranger in your safe spot? Sage finds exactly that prior to being shot. When she wakes up she finds herself in a parallel world and much stronger than before. This is where the adventure start and the once shy girl becomes a hero of sorts.

What I liked about the book:

I loved the way Sage overcame the trauma of being bullied. From a shy girl, she turns into a confident young woman.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There wasn’t anything I did not like about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

Where Sage gets the better of the bullies without turning into a bully herself and without being nasty.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The book in its entirety was good.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I’m not aware of any further books in this series although room was left open for this.

What books could this be compared to and why?

It reminded me of another book I had read about parallel worlds, the title and author escape me at the moment, however, in this book Sage turns into a hero and the other book I read had a different lookout.

Recommendation:

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

If you like Fantasy and Science Fiction this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Sage Nichols is a young teen growing up in the Midwest. For some reason, the kids at school love to pick on her--especially Tonya. Sage bears the emotional and physical brunt of all their jokes and teasing, and things only get worse in junior high. Luckily, she does make one friend, Brandon, but even together, they arent able to avoid the school bullies. One day in the woods, Sage meets a strange man. A violent turn of events sends her and Brandon to a strange world though a portal to another world. The people of Lacean have been watching humanity for a while. For Sage and Brandon to return to Earth they needed to be given special powers that make them stronger and more intelligent than they had been. In return, they must keep their knowledge of Lacean a secret, as well as protect Earth from a deadly enemy. Back home, Sage is again faced with her bullies, including the dreaded Tonya, Sage has spent so much of her life building walls around herself to feel safe, but now she has received strength and support she could never have imagined. With the help of Lacean technology, will she be able to stand up to her enemies? Or maybe Sage will learn shes been powerful all along-powerful and worthy of love.

About the Author:

Light at the end of the tunnel

Yes, there is. Finally!

We had our 5-yearly inspection visit yesterday and things went very well. We hope to get a very good rating on the basis of the visit and I'm so very proud of the team I now call 'my team'.

I've only officially been part of the management since January and the team has simply come so far in a short time. They are amazing!

After 2 weeks of very hard work getting the visit prepared, there should now be a somewhat quieter period ahead. This morning I even had time to do a little editing of the nearly completed book.

Yes! It's nearly completed. Another chapter has been edited and I had a quick look. Three more chapters left to edit.



Although it may be nearly a year since I started 'Diary of a Female GP' as my NaNoWriMo project, it's nearly ready now. Three more chapters to go, then a little work on formatting (exporting it to Word from yWriter 6 first) and then it will be ready for the beta-readers.

I have so far received interest from 4 people. If you are interested too, let me know. I'll be grateful for any help people can offer to make this book the best it can be. Who knows, I might even get it ready for publication by Christmas! Wouldn't that just be a great time for launching a new book?

Aah, you're keen for another little excerpt, are you? Well, okay then, here you go. Hope you'll enjoy it.


*****

At ten to nine, I call in Dr K’s third patient. My third patient has also arrived, but slightly later and with the double workload I have decided to see the patients on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Seventy-three-year-old Mabel is not impressed to see me, “I thought my appointment was with Dr K today. If I had known it was with you instead, I would have rearranged the appointment.”

Okay then, it is absolutely in her right to do so, “I’m really sorry about that. Dr K has called in sick this morning. If you wish, we can re-book your appointment with Dr K.”

“No, no, I’m here now. Better get it over and done with,” Mabel huffs. “My right knee has been playing up lately and I want something done about that. The painkillers are no longer doing anything for me.”

Mabel is known with osteoarthritis (ageing of the joint) and is currently on co-codamol 8/500 (this is a combination of 8 mg codeine and 500 mg paracetamol). Although Mabel takes two tablets of this four times a day, her pain is not sufficiently under control, and she would like something stronger for the pain. “Would you like to try co-codamol 30/500 instead? This is a little stronger than you are taking at the moment. Instead of 8 mg, it has 30 mg codeine in it.”

Mabel’s expression softens, and she no longer appears as displeased as she was when she first entered my room. The medication can, however, cause more constipation and drowsiness than the lower version does and I advise her of this. After I also advise her not to drive if any drowsiness occurs and to return if she has problems tolerating the medication or the pain does not respond to the stronger dose, she leaves.

*****

Joni

Life is busy

Recent weeks have gone by quickly. With hardly any time to spare, life appears to continue from day to day with no more than work. Getting up early in the morning to get lunch ready for the family, then go to work shortly after. On return from work, it's time to get tea ready for the family and then it's time for bed once more.
Hopefully, it won't be much longer before I have a chance to get back to writing. For now, work needs to come first.
In the near future, it's time for our 5-yearly inspection at work. Time to prepare everything in as far as possible.
And then, maybe I'll be able to take a little bit of time off. Have a bit of time to do what I enjoy, writing my books. They are desperate for some attention and I would like to see at least one of them published by the end of the year.
However, it's already the middle of September. Time is passing quickly and I may not be able to get my wish.
I have not given up. I will continue writing my books. Unfortunately, it needs to be at a slower pace than it was before I returned to work. Instead of writing one book every one, two or three months, I now need to be content with writing one a year perhaps.

So, now you know why I have not been around that much, life is busy. Family, work and housework interfere. But, I will not give up and I will not stop writing.

Joni.

Book Review Devourers of Suryaksh by Varun Sayal

Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Devourers from Suryaksh Race to the Last Eventuality

Subtitle: (Time Travelers #2)

Author: Varun Sayal

Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 2

Best read after earlier books in series? Yes

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47589047-devourers-from-suryaksh

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Tej returns in this second book in the series and again is tasked with saving the world and the future. At the start of the book, he tries to lead a quiet life with his partner. Instead, he loses many of his loved ones while trying to save the world from a sadistic woman.

What I liked about the book:

I loved seeing this brave young man return in this book. His love and self-sacrifice are inspirational.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I was sorry to see the sacrifices Tej had to make to make the world safe once more.

My favourite bits in the book:

The small victories for Tej were my favourite.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I hated how Tej had to lose so many of his loved ones and friends to help saving the world.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand the author has more books planned in this series and I can’t wait to read more and find out how the story continues.

What books could this be compared to and why?

Obviously, this book can be compared to the first in the series. It is rather unique in this field of books.

Recommendation:

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

If you like Science Fiction and Fantasy this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author and hope the next in the series will be ready to be read in the near future. I can’t wait to read what happens next.

Book Description by Author:

She makes people dance around the fire ...

... before she kills them in cold blood.

No one knows her true origin. Time readers can't read this ruthless telekinetic, who snaps necks with a mere hand gesture.

Tej, once a simple villager, now a time traveler, is pulled into conflict as she attacks him in 3057 BC, hunting for his friend. Dead bodies of his loved ones pile up as she ravages through his village. Intending to seek justice Tej races against time itself to fight her: an entity so vile, even her own kind fear her. But can he do this alone?

Traveling to the futuristic world of robotic armies and virtual realities, Tej builds questionable alliances. It's a matter of not 'where' but 'when' can he battle his enemy. If he loses, humanity may never regain its freedom - but winning may cost the ultimate price.

If you love time travel stories and super-villains then you will love this sci-fi fantasy.

Get it now.

About the Author:

Varun Sayal is an engineer and MBA with a background in physics and mathematics. He grew up on a steady dose of fantastical tales from ancient Indian scriptures. His genre of writing is science fiction and fantasy, blended with Indian legends and mythology. In his own words:

I live by the quote, 'a true art calms a disturbed mind and disturbs a calm mind.'

Lost Love available free 5-9 September 2019

Who doesn't like to get a new book without getting charged for it? Well, now is your chance.

From today (5th of September) till the 9th of September, my 4th book LOST LOVE is available to download for £0, $0 or 0 Euro.

So, grab your chance, the offer is on for a limited period only.

This is what Grant Leishman had to say about the book:

"Grant Leishman rated it ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

In this, the latest iteration of Joni Martins' story of a group of friends and siblings, who find themselves falling in love, within their group, we focus on Theo and Krista's relationship. Just as their friendship was beginning to bloom into love, Theo's sister, Josie and one of his best friend's Ronald put the kybosh on their developing love affair by convincing Theo, a mechanic, that he was not good enough for the beautiful, talented and smart, Krista. Wracked by self-doubt Theo has broken off the relationship and begins to sink into as morass of pain, angst and depression. Similarly Krista is devastated to lose the man she believed was going to be the ""love of her life"" and she begins also to spiral downward.
All of the couple's friends, as well as Josie and Ronald, now realise their horrific error, but is it too late to convince Theo and Krista that they were wrong to interfere and that the two clearly love each other so much, as evidenced by their depression at being apart, that they were clearly meant to be together. Can Theo and Kristie find each other again and perhaps more importantly can Theo find his self-esteem and his confidence again, after Josie's cavalier treatment of his feelings?
Reminiscent in many ways of an episode of ""Friends"", I first became attracted to these characters in Martins' book ""Captive Love"" and Lost Love follows the same, emotional, twenty-something's as they try to settle into the real adult world and make their way in their chosen careers as well as forming relationships.
Martins' writing is straightforward and easy to read. The characters are likeable and easy to identify with, although, at times, I did feel like grabbing Theo and giving him a good, stern, talking to about not worrying about what others thought about him - only his opinion mattered. What I did like was the love scenes in the story, that were hot, passionate and exciting without crossing that fine line into crudity. Martins did an excellent job on that account.
All in all, another good addition to this series and I am keen to see where the next character relationship heads - presumably Josie and Ronald. A good read."

Why not see if you agree with his assessment? Grab the book while the offer lasts and I would love to hear what you think about the book.

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Joni