Book Review: An Extraordinary Boy by Vernon Hewitt

AD* | In 1993, 24 terminally ill children are abducted by aliens from hospitals across the UK. They are discovered later dispersed at random and in pairs, cured of cancer with their genomes modified to contain an extra ten chromosomes. The last two, Max Lennox and Jonathan Price, are found in a wood in Leicestershire and later there are rumours that the aliens returned to leave a device of some kind buried in the ground. Who or what is behind these events and why have the children been altered? 

Character Bio: Onion from Sour Fruit by Eli Allison

I love delving into the science behind stories and sometimes, there's nothing more satisfying than getting to know a new character! When I was younger, I always loved creating new characters on The Sims and imagining their lives, their homes, and their jobs - and that's a passion that has never left me.

So, when author Eli Allison got in touch about sharing a character bio for Onion, the main character from his speculative fiction novel Sour Fruit, I couldn't resist the chance to help breathe life into her character!

Book Review: Flawed by Cecelia Ahern

AD* | You will be punished…

Celestine North lives a perfect life. She’s a model daughter and sister, she’s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she’s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.

But then Celestine encounters a situation where she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions. She could be imprisoned. She could be branded. She could be found flawed.

In her breathtaking Young Adult debut, bestselling author Cecelia Ahern depicts a society where perfection is paramount and flaws lead to punishment. And where one young woman decides to take a stand that could cost her everything.

Book Review: Agent of Equilibrium by N.J. Mercer

AD* | The gift had always been with him. But only now was he beginning to understand it. Sent by his mysterious benefactors to investigate a series of powerful psychic disruptions, Johnny crosses paths with the deadly Disciples of Disorder and suddenly more than just his life is at stake. It’s the very nature of Earth. Travelling north and confronting beings whose existence he couldn’t even have imagined, he discovers the Equilibrium that preserves all life in its current state and learns of the terrifying forces that seek to overturn it. 

This journey will expose Johnny and his loyal companions to the fantastic, the sublime and the depraved. It will ultimately reveal to him the hidden conflict that defines reality itself. Agent of Equilibrium is a work of epic urban fantasy, combining elements of science fiction, horror and the occult. It will take you on a white-knuckle ride through darkness and hope. It might even alter your perception of the world you think you know.