Four
star review of The Coin by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra
This
romantic thriller about an American woman Gabriella
(originally
from Cuba), who lives near Grasse and found a coin while hiking. The
coin has markings added after it was minted, and they indicate that
it’s part of some international scheme to create dissent among
people. Gabriella,
married with two children, is guarded by a reluctant American
operative who happened to be nearby on vacation. The intriguing plot
of the novel moved
quickly with
lots of tension that was sometimes interrupted by head-hopping, the
growing attraction between the operative and the woman despite
her marital status,
and the obvious identity of the antagonist.
Five-star
review of Siege and Sacrifice
by Charlie Holmberg
The
third novel in this trilogy follows
through on
what was promised by the first two and gives
the reader even more.
Kolosus
has been inflicted on the world and Sandis,
the other vessels, and the clerics
must work together to fight him. This time the story also
takes
us to the ethereal plane where the numen
reside, many
more numen
than we’ve seen before.
Their
origin is revealed – another excellent piece of world building from
one of my favorite fantasy writers. The ending to Sandis and Rone’s
story was perfect. Highly
recommended.
