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Graham Downs

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South African Christian, husband, Software Developer, and author of the urban fantasy novella, Memoirs of a Guardian Angel.

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Vanessa Barneveld: Superhero Cheerleaders From Outer Space (EBook, 2025, Vanessa Barneveld)
A. J. Vrana: Wildblood (EBook, 2024, Parliament House Press)
Vincent Zandri: American Crime Story (EBook, 2023, Vincent Zandri)

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Guy Gavriel Kay: Tigana (EBook, 2011, HarperCollins UK)

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J.F. Penn: Deviance (EBook, 2015, Curl Up Press)
Sunee Le Roux: A Song of Reverie (EBook, Strawberry Moon Press)
Masha du Toit: Wolf Logic (EBook, 2023, Masha Du Toit)

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41% complete! Graham Downs has read 5 of 12 books.

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reviewed Deviance by J.F. Penn (Brooke and Daniel, #3)

J.F. Penn: Deviance (EBook, 2015, Curl Up Press)

In a perfect world, the deviant cannot be permitted to live.

Someone has been murdering …

Why is there no more?

A great end to the series. I only wish there were more.

This one, like the others, is about a certain subculture of the city of London. In this case it's the sex work trade, and as usual, it's very well researched, and seamlessly blends historical accuracy with made up fiction. The story goes a little differently this time, because of the events that happened in book 2, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and highly recommend this series.

reviewed A Song of Reverie by Sunee Le Roux (Reverie Flash Fiction, #3)

Sunee Le Roux: A Song of Reverie (EBook, Strawberry Moon Press)

Let the melodies of magic carry you away in this spellbinding collection of tales.

Step …

Flash Fiction is always good

Flash Fiction is always good. And good flash fiction is short, doesn't waffle, can be read in a couple of minutes each, and always leaves you with something to think about. As the author says, don't rush through the stories in this book. Give each one time to sink in and resonate.

I must admit, these ones didn't grab me quite as much as the ones in the previous two books. But maybe that's just me, not being in the right mental state or something. I still enjoyed them, and I still eagerly anticipate the next one in the series.

reviewed Wolf Logic by Masha du Toit (Crooked World, #2)

Masha du Toit: Wolf Logic (EBook, 2023, Masha Du Toit)

Never trust a werewolf. That's Gia's first lesson as she enters the wolf cages at …

Authentically South African

A fine conclusion to the story started in Crooks and Straights. I can't talk about the story too much for fear of spoilers, if you haven't read the first one. Just to say that this is more of the same, and it picks up right where the first book left off. It's perhaps slightly darker/more mature than the first one was, but not by much.