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Graham Downs

GrahamDowns@bookwyrm.social

Joined 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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2024 Reading Goal

83% complete! Graham Downs has read 10 of 12 books.

reviewed Spear of Destiny by J.F. Penn (ARKANE, #13)

J.F. Penn: Spear of Destiny (EBook, 2024, Curl Up Press) 4 stars

A desperate quest. A holy relic. The clock is ticking.

When a mysterious relic is …

This Series Never Disappoints

4 stars

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, …

reviewed Beyond the Waters of the World by Ruth Nestvold (Looking Through Lace, #2)

Ruth Nestvold: Beyond the Waters of the World (EBook, 2016, Red Dragon Books) 4 stars

The Allied Interstellar Community first contact team on the planet Kailazh is faced with even …

A great sequel to Looking Through Lace

4 stars

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!

reviewed Hollywood Homicide by Kellye Garrett (A Detective by Day Mystery, #1)

Kellye Garrett: Hollywood Homicide (EBook, 2021, Kellye Garrett) 4 stars

Dayna Anderson doesn't set out to solve a murder. All the semifamous, mega-broke actress wants …

A good, wholesome mystery

4 stars

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.