Book Review: Vitor Rodrigues: Invasion Of The Earthmen

Invasion of the Earthmen

 

Author:  Vitor Rodrigues

Title:  Invasion of the earthmen

Genre:  fiction, contemporary fiction, metaphysical and visionary, science fiction, contemporary, science fiction and fantasy, romance,

Synopsis: Henry Livingstone is met by intelligence agents and recruited for a humanitarian mission into space exploration, or so he is told. His transpersonal skills have qualified him for the job and he is happy to help... until he meets Gael that is, the Welcoming Coordinator from the Planet Ixnor. Livingstone soon discovers that "space travel" is not the only agenda Star 1 has onboard and along with an arsenal of nuclear warheads the earthmen set about pillaging Ixnor's natural resources. What the earthmen do not know is that the Ixnorians have long since transcended war and crime and that Livingstone, the only one capable of returning Star 1 to earth, is secretly falling in love with Gael. Will Livingstone's loyalty to earth remain intact or will his love for Gael save the planet Ixnor from an imminent Invasion of the Earthmen? Vitor Rodrigues' epic novel "Invasion of the Earthmen" is a science fiction adventure into the areas of space travel, translocation and personal transformation. Every idea, plot, dialogue and character has been written from someone who knows what it means to experience enlightenment and is willing to share his wisdom and his passion for humanity with the reader. About the author: Vitor Rodrigues is a psychologist and psychotherapist and lives in Portugal with his beautiful wife and 9-year-old daughter. Vitor graduated with a PhD in Educational Psychology and has taught Educational and Developmental Psychology at the Universities of Lisbon, Evora and Algarve. He was the President of the European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS) and is the author of 10 books including, "General Theory of Human Stupidity", "The Heroic Consumer" and others. Confident leading workshops, developing courses and teaching in the fields of hypnosis, regression therapy, meditation, transpersonal psychology and parapsychology, Vitor is well known and appreciated by all who come into contact with him.

Review:  Really good book and it was easy to get into and l highly recommended this book to anybody and I was sent this book for review and l would tell people that you should step outside your comfort zone with books because it's good to add more authors and genres to your reading portfolio even if you don't read books like this and it was a real enjoyable storyline. This book was sent to me for review and l found it hard to put down once l started reading it.

Edition: kindle and paperback

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

Book Review: Nadia Simonenko: Lost

Lost 
 

Author:  Nadia Simonenko

Title:  Lost

Genre:  Literature and Fiction, Genre Fiction, Coming Of Age, Romance, New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Drama, Sociology, Young Adult,

Synopsis:  Maria's life was torn apart when she was fifteen, and for seven years she's kept her terrible secret hidden from the world.  Now, in her final semester of college, she still struggles against paralyzing fear just trying to speak up in class, and the terror and helplessness linger on in her nightmares. Across campus, Owen sees his scars in the mirror every morning while he gets ready for class. They remind him of the broken home he left behind, the father he hates and fears, and the little sister he couldn't protect. Now, in his final semester of college, he's scared that he may have to return to the hell he called home after staying away for almost five years. When Owen becomes a teaching assistant for one of Maria's classes, they find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. As the two learn each other's secrets and grow closer, they realize that although they may be lost, they're not alone anymore.This new adult contemporary romance is recommended for ages 17+ due to heavy subject matter.

Review: this book was really easy to get in to and l enjoyed the storyline it’s one l am happy to have in my read shelf and l rated this book 5 stars and l loved this storyline and l found it a really enjoyable read and l highly recommend it to anybody and even if it is not in your normal genre it is good to read outside your comfort zone when it comes to books and l was sent this book for review l was hooked after reading the first few pages.

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Edition: kindle and paperback

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

Book Review: Kathy gates: Juliet's Journey

Juliet's Journey

Author:  Kathy Gates

Title:  Juliet’s Journey

Genre:  Contemporary, Novella, Humor, Funny, Travel, Romance, Contemporary romance, literature and fiction, contemporary fiction, women’s fiction, woman’s writer,

Synopsis:  Juliet Carlsen is grieving the loss of her mother. Six weeks after the funeral she is about to arrive in a tiny village in northern Italy. The village, Baiardo, is home to an art school where she is to spend a month as a volunteer. Her best friend had convinced her that a change of scene would do her good but, as she nears her destination, she is not so sure: was it really necessary to travel so far out of her comfort zone?
Baiardo turns out to be her haven. The warm welcome and serene beauty work their healing magic. The attentions of a handsome local named Luca don’t hurt either. Then someone from Juliet’s past shows up and turns everything on its head.

Review:  the thing I really admire (and love) about Kathy Gates' work is her ability to transport you to a place. It's not just her knowledge of Baiardo, but also her obvious love for the village,  that infuses the story and leaves you with a desire to know it as well as she does.Ms Gates is also wonderful at creating a beautiful, diverse cast of characters. There were a lot of them, so much so that I was struggling to keep up with them all at times (although, in fairness, it was quite late at night when I decided to read it). But every one of them is wonderfully drawn, with some great idiosyncrasies. Even Stuart was someone I loved to hate - we all know people like him.It's a story about self-discovery, friendship, coming to terms with loss, love (for a place as well as people), and the triumph of small village values over the big capitalist machine. Well, it's open-ended...but in my head it's triumph!  Really good book and it was easy to get in to and l could not put it down once l started reading it and l highly recommended it to anyone and even if you are not in to this type of book it's good to read outside your favorite genre and try something new and improved your reading to different types of books and genre and authors

About the author:  Kathy Gates loves three things: walking, travel and writing. Her novels and shorts stories aim to combine all three. Born and raised in Sydney, Kathy now lives in Hobart - it's like Sydney but smaller and the food and wine is better.Kathy has a background in marketing where she enjoyed making up stories; writing novels seemed an obvious career move.

Edition:  kindle

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars

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Book Review: Suzanne McKenna Link: Saving Toby

Saving Toby 

Author:  Suzanne McKenna Link

Title:   Saving Toby

Genre:  New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Young Adult

Synopsis:  Award-winning author Suzanne McKenna Link brings you her powerful and moving debut novel set on the South Shore of Long Island. Saving Toby is the first book of a two-part story that follows the emotional and inspirational tale of a young couple's journey to find themselves. Loving someone through their hard fall from grace takes a lot of grit. In school, Toby Faye was a moody kid who sat in the back of class and looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. Claudia might have forgotten him if it weren't for the two fatal circumstances surrounding his family. In their small town, the Faye name was infamous. An unexpected job offer drops Claudia back into Toby's life, and that of his widowed mother. Older now, Toby is a mass of muscles and unruly hair; a real head-turner. Despite Claudia's attempt to stay away from Toby, his blue-grey eyes expose a need she cannot ignore. Toby's world is a place where sadness lingers and old wounds run deep. Touched by the family's plight, Claudia vows to help Toby and his mother move past the hurt. When a local hate crime is linked to Toby and his friends, doubts are cast. Old friends become enemies. Animosity between Claudia's father and Toby strains the father-daughter relationship. Taking Toby's side means Claudia will be forced to face situations she never imagined. She will have to be tougher than she's ever had to be. Does Claudia have the grit to love Toby through his fall?

Review:  This book was really easy to get in to and l hard to put down once l picked it up and l was sent this book for review and l found it really enjoyable and l give this book the highest rating l could and l highly recommend this book to anybody and l really glad l read this book and I read this book on iBook’s And l rated this book on goodreads and amazon and l loved reading this book and l could take this book anywhere with me and l could read it again and again and nothing like reading a good book.

About the author: Suzanne McKenna Link is the debut author of SAVING TOBY. The literary love story follows the moving journey of a damaged young man and his love for a girl who might just save him. An avid interest in psychology has Suzanne digging deep into the reasons for her characters' behaviours. The native Long Islander is fascinated by the how and why of people's actions. As a result, her characters come to life on the pages.
Suzanne is currently working on "Keeping Claudia," the emotional sequel and finale to Saving Toby. To keep up-to-date on Suzanne’s newest writing endeavours.

Edition: Kindle and paperback

Star rating:   5 out of 5 stars