Time To Feed My Reads

Book -  Drowned Voices (The Dark Water Series Book 2) Author -  Maria Frankland Rating -  Review: Warning of potential spoilers! After the loss of so many lives to the River Alder and the attack on Lauren and others it is finally time to get back to some normality in Alderton.  Will has been cleared of any involvement and has decided it is time to take his wife and daughter on holiday to Disney World so that he can recover from the ordeal but when women start to turn up drowned in the River Alder again it is surely too much of a coincidence after what happened so recently.  Is this a copycat killer?  Is the original killer back at it?  Were these accidents?  Can the police stop more deaths? This is the second book in the series and once again Maria Frankland has delivered a well written, excellently developed story and the fact she has been able to do this over a series is something which I feel really suits her writing style and enables her to bring the very best to the reader.

Book -  Undercurrents (The Dark Water Series Book 1) Author -  Maria Frankland Rating -  Review: A number of women have turned up dead having been found drowned in the River Alder, they are always found to have large quantities of alcohol in their systems but no injuries to suggest violence so is it simply that they are slipping and falling into the water or is there something more sinister going on? When a young journalist decides that she needs to investigate as she believes the signs point to foul play but with her partner (soon to be husband) Mark working in the police and part of the team investigating, can Lauren find out what is going on before more women are found drowned? Maria Frankland is an author who I've read a couple of works by already and I enjoyed both of them but this time I decided to go for a series of hers and was delighted to find that she remains true to her style of writing rather than trying to drag things out, over-simplify or try to be too far out there

Book -  Amy V: Resurrection (Amy Book 5) Author -  RW Duder Rating -  Review: Contains spoilers for the series! Riley has managed to survive and believes that she has defeated her sister Amy but until the scientist Thomas Raines is killed will Amy ever truly be gone or will Raines simply keep on finding ways to resurrect her? This book sees Riley decide it is time to go after Raines and finally end this once and for all but with his resources and knowledge of what has gone before, can Riley overcome the odds stacked against her? I had got into the series and hoped that the previous offering which for me had a small drop in quality was not a sign of things to come and unfortunately it has proven to be the case.  When you come across horror films you sometimes find that there is sequel after sequel and just wish that they would stop ruining the legacy of what went before and for me that is the way this book series is starting to go.  A weaker storyline than previous offerings, an ending

Book -  Amy IV: The Final Chapter (Amy Book 4) Author -  RW Duder Rating -  Review: Contains spoilers for the series! Amy has continued to wreak havoc everywhere she goes but without ever having a real direction on where she is heading next.  Having now discovered that she has a sister named Riley, Amy has a destination and an ultimate goal in sight, to kill her sister.  Can Amy finally be stopped once and for all or is it too late for that? This is the fourth book in the series and as I found the concept to be interesting I went in with high hopes for this one but found it felt a little less polished than the previous two offerings.  The story didn't quite have the same draw for me and to find yourself reading what is named 'the final chapter' and then discover that there is another book after this and you do get that worry of an author who is going to draw this series out and damage the legacy.

Book -  Amy III: Bred in a Lab, Born to Stab (Amy Book 3) Author -  RW Duder Rating -  Review: Contains spoilers for the series! With Amy having supposedly had her rein of terror put to an end by Scott Garcia it should be a time for everyone to be celebrating that the threat has ended but instead we find Scott locked up and considered to be the one responsible for much of what happened and as he continues to talk of the young girl who was killing people he is seen as being mentally unstable and under psychiatric care within the prison system, oh how they'll wish they'd listened to him. Having been able to be cloned from the remains of Amy we find a new version of Amy out and about with that same bloodlust that the original little girl introduced us to.  Those who went through the original battles will tell you all about it but would you listen to the ramblings of people telling you about a young girl who had unbelievable strength and only wants to kill? This is a great addition

Book -  Amy: Legacy (Amy Book 2) Author -  RW Duder Rating -  Review: Contains spoilers for the series! Having been killed by her serial killer father but risen with one focus, killing everyone, Amy is back!  Detective Russo may have killed her father but he feels the responsibility for keeping Amy from hurting more people very seriously and so has kept her in a secure facility for the last six years but when you have something as evil as Amy to control are you ever really more than one mistake from disaster? This is the second in the series and where the first offering was let down by editing issues I have been delighted to see a massive improvement in this book and thanks to this I have been able to focus purely on the quality of the story itself and found myself impressed by the horror that is able to be put to the reader.  If you can imagine having a pure thing like a young child who has turned out to be a killer it is something which is challenging for you to wrap your head around

Book -  The Retreat (An Amy Standalone read) Author -  RW Duder & Damien Richard Rating -  Review: When two authors who have managed to achieve success with their book series decide to host an writer's retreat that will allow group discussion, work on writing and for new friendships to hopefully be formed they could never imagine the chaos that would ensue thanks to their location.   Veritas Mountain is a place that has long been the place of rumour and myth but maybe there is some truth to those stories...best be careful what you dream of. This is a standalone piece that sees the dreams of those who stay on Veritas Mountain come true and thanks to the authors who are hosting the retreat being known for their horror and vampire series they'd best hope that they have a dreamless sleep. Well written, edited brilliantly and with a standalone story that means you don't have to know or have experienced the series involved in the story.  For me this was one I decided to check

Book -  Amy (Amy Book 1) Author -  RW Duder Rating -  Review: There are serial killers who are known to the police and then there are those who evade capture and so when David James Walker, aka the Deathmask Killer, escapes from where he has been held it starts a chain of events that will shatter a community and many, many lives.  Having killed his daughter just before his death, David James Walker has managed to leave behind something truly terrifying, Amy. This is a horror book which sees the daughter who has been killed by her father in a somewhat zombified state and intent on nothing more than killing.  The premise sounded like something can truly deliver a horror book which would be amazing but as I worked my way through this book the biggest fear I found was that I would keep coming across more editing issues and unfortunately that proved to be the case.  This was a free book which is introduce you to the series but I feel that getting the introduction right is something that is

Book -  Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains Book 3) Author -  M.G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman Rating -  Review: Hal has once again had the chance to journey with his Uncle Nat in order to experience the Safari Star, a truly luxurious steam train that will transport passengers from  Pretoria to Victoria Falls whilst they witness some stunning scenery and amazing nature but with the area known for big-game hunting and illegal poachers will this see a trauma which some passengers will never get over? This series of books sees Hal using his drawing skills and detective like mind to uncover the truth but when it comes to a murder is it going to be asking too much of this boy detective to solve? Another very well written book that is one I can imagine reading and loving when I was young but thankfully which still stands up to the test of time in that an adult like myself can read this and it not feel like it is only for children.  This is not a book which tries to dumb things down

Book -  Seeker's War (Sim-Verse Book 6) Author -  Allen Kuzara Rating -  Review: Spoilers from the series! The series end is here, Taven has fought valiantly but has seen each challenge he has overcome cause him to be weakened and he is now at the point of the defeat he has long dreaded.  When truth is on offer but multiple truths are available how do you determine which is your truth and the right one for you to choose?  Is there a time when self preservation must become your only focus or do you continue to believe you can save the masses?  It's time for the final decision to be made. This is another well written piece with a small markdown for editing but for me personally I felt a little let down with this being the ending to what has come before.  You always hope that a series will go out on a high and this just felt a little less brilliant than what had gone before.

Book -  Seeker's Reach (Sim-Verse Book 5) Author -  Allen Kuzara Rating -  Review: Spoilers from the series! Battles have continued throughout but Taven finally overcome Eleazar without falling into the traps he has set?  The fact Taven begins to realise that in order to defeat the darkness you sometimes must enter and become that same darkness. It maybe a sim but it is placing all of those he has ever known at risk of a finality they could never imagine and without betraying the humanity inside of himself he must try to save everyone and everything.

Hello everyone and genuinely hoping that everyone is doing brilliantly well. As you may have noticed of late, I have been somewhat quiet on the community but promise I have not forgotten about our community and wanted to give a little explanation as to why I have been much quieter. Breaking things down -  Over recent months I have been having some frustrations when it has come to my day job and it has led me to question as to how my mind puts things together and after conversations with my doctor they were able to confirm that they believe me to be on the autism spectrum. As the referral has now been made for me to undergo an adult autism assessment I now need to wait for at least 2 years (based on what I have been advised) for the actual assessment to be done. What has this meant for me? As someone who is in their late 30s and never had any mention of this in the past it has been something I have been trying to get my head around which involves taking a step back and looking at how I