Interview with Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson (The Shepherds series)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Dark Rising is the fourth book by Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson in the Shepherds Series. Brian, a former submarine officer and Jeff, a former combat surgeon, use their experiences to write riveting novels, this one no different. Readers are never disappointed when they pick up one of their series, whether Sons of Valor, Tier One, Four Minutes, and the Shepherds along with the Tom Clancy series. What sets this series apart from the …

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Review Roundup Summer 2024 – Part 2

A quick little roundup of several smaller reviews I wrote in Summer 2024. Beware of spoilers! Title: House of Marionne Author: J. Elle Series: House of Marionne #1 Much thanks to J. Elle, Penguin/Razorbill, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book hits many of the same story beats as other YA fantasy*, so I could understand if some readers accuse it of being formulaic. I didn’t mind its predictability. …

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Hard to Fall by Marquita Valentine

Title: Hard to Fall Author: Marquita Valentine Series: Take the Fall #4 Makes no sense Thank you to Marquita Valentine, Loveswept, and Penguin Random House for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Very honest. Everyone has individual reading tastes. This one was definitely not to mine. In fact, I hated it. None of it made any sense. I’m going to give a few positives before I completely shit all over it. One, the cover …

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