South African Christian, husband, Software Developer, and author of the urban fantasy novella, Memoirs of a Guardian Angel.
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...Dayna Anderson, the semi-famous actress turned PI who steps up her sleuthing swagger in this …
Samuel is a retired Hollywood Agent who is offered a unique opportunity - join an ex-governmental agency who's tasked with …
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Samuel is a retired Hollywood Agent who is offered a unique opportunity - join an ex-governmental agency who's tasked with …
A desperate quest. A holy relic. The clock is ticking.
When a mysterious relic is …
I've been reading ARKANE since the very beginning. I read the first three books when they still had their old, Biblical titles and covers, before J.F. Penn redid them. Back when I was still posting to that other social reading site (go there if you want to read my reviews for all the previous books).
I have mad respect for this author, and mad respect for the series. I've been following her journey since before she left her day job to pursue writing full time, and I feel like she and I have a lot of common... okay, now I sound like this creepy stalker dude, but I promise I'm not. I just think many of her experiences mirror my own, is all.
Something I really enjoy about the series is the fact that one of the main characters is South African, and even though the author isn't South African, …
I've been reading ARKANE since the very beginning. I read the first three books when they still had their old, Biblical titles and covers, before J.F. Penn redid them. Back when I was still posting to that other social reading site (go there if you want to read my reviews for all the previous books).
I have mad respect for this author, and mad respect for the series. I've been following her journey since before she left her day job to pursue writing full time, and I feel like she and I have a lot of common... okay, now I sound like this creepy stalker dude, but I promise I'm not. I just think many of her experiences mirror my own, is all.
Something I really enjoy about the series is the fact that one of the main characters is South African, and even though the author isn't South African, this character's experiences are so authentic. He emigrated to the UK to escape the crime here, after experiencing a deeply traumatic event. And honestly, that it such a common story; I think every South African knows at least one other person who can relate. I know I can. So yeah, I like Jake.
I like Morgan too. Morgan's a scholar. She doesn't necessarily believe in any particular god, but she's witnessed enough of the supernatural to know that there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio.
This story's been a long time coming, but like all ARKANE thrillers, it's worth the wait because it's exquisitely researched. All (well, most) of the places the characters visit are real places which the author herself has visited, and it shows. Likewise, most of the backstory is real too, and resarched in great depth (there's even a full bibliography in the back matter), and then the author takes inspiration from that and runs with it to create the fiction.
Honestly, if you like this sort of thing, you'll love this series. Fair warning, though: although most of these books can probably be read as standalones, I would say you probably need to have at least read Book 12 before enjoying this one. But, I mean, they're not going anywhere, so why not start all the way from the beginning, at Book One?
A desperate quest. A holy relic. The clock is ticking.
When a mysterious relic is stolen from a museum in …
A bloody, subversive and darkly funny story of sympathy for the devil as the New York Times-bestselling author turns classic …
"Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister …
Some children are more precious than others...
...because their organs are worth a fortune.
Why did the guard save her? …
A desperate quest. A holy relic. The clock is ticking.
When a mysterious relic is stolen from a museum in …
The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even …
As a sequel to Looking Through Lace (which if you'll remember, I gave a five star review to!), this is pretty good. It's a solid story that picks up right where the former left off, and it adds more depth to the characters and the setting. If you've finished Looking Through Lace and you're looking for more, you won't be disappointed!
The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even more challenges than most. But …
The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even more challenges than most. But …
Dayna Anderson doesn't set out to solve a murder. All the semifamous, mega-broke actress wants …
This book is good. It's full of twists and turns, and with a surprising ending... although I say that, but you know, when you discover the truth, it has you thinking, "Oh, of COURSE it has to be that!" But before that point, you don't consider that that's the way it's going to end.
Another thing I enjoyed about it is the lack of swearing, including blasphemy. In fact, at one point, one of the characters mentions something about how they got so mad they almost used the Lord's name in vain. Which isn't to say that this book is for children, of course. It's clearly aimed at adults.
If you enjoy a modern murder mystery, and you like wholesome reads, I think you'll enjoy this series.
Dayna Anderson doesn't set out to solve a murder. All the semifamous, mega-broke actress wants is to help her parents …
