By Cynthia Ayala
When a teaching corrupts one of the kids, the others are forced to save him. One night, a whisper of hope in the darkness leads three children—Nathaniel, Orah, and Thomas—on an adventure for the truth, and an unimaginable freedom[…] Continue reading “Review: Answering Big Questions With ‘The Children of Darkness’ (The Seekers, #1) – Emertainment Monthly”
By Cynthia Ayala ’17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
The quest for genetic perfection has led to the creation of a new subspecies—the Wolfen, the pinnacle of scientific achievements. But they weren’t all that was made when man played God. Their counterparts, the Converts—creatures more beast than man—brought the world to its knees. Two decades later, humans are […] Continue reading “Review: “Wolfen” Thrives on Hope for Humanity – Emertainment Monthly”
By Cynthia Ayala
Hello there fellow readers! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful year so far. It has been very somewhat depressing with the deaths of David Bowie and Alan Rickman, both who were amazing in everything that they did. They will forever be missed, that’s definite.
Now, if you have been staring at your bookshelf wondering what to read next, here’s something for you. Check out this weeks reading list courtesy of my interest. If your like me with a reading list so long, here is something to make what to read next a little easier. Happy reading!
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By Cynthia Ayala
What is living without dreams? Nathaniel, Orah and Thomas ask themselves these questions as they live under the regime of the Temple of Light, as they live within a religious occupation, a strict one that will burn the light out of the young with ruthless teachings.
But one teaching has broken one of them, leading another to save the other. One night, one whisper of hope in the darkness leads Nathaniel, Orah and Thomas on an adventure for the truth and a freedom they could ever dream about. Continue reading “An Interesting Story Rife with Character Problems | Review of ‘The Children of Darkness’ (The Seekers, #1)”
By Cynthia Ayala ‘ 17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer
In paranormal mystery “A Magic Dark and Bright,” Charlie and Amelia set out to discover the dark history of their town after girls start inexplicably drowning. […] Continue reading “Review: “A Magic Dark and Bright” Is a Magical Mystery (The Asylum Saga, #1) – Emertainment Monthly”
By Cynthia Ayala
The quest of genetic perfection has led to the creation of a new subspecies. The Wolfen. The pinnacle of scientific achievements. But they weren’t all what man made when they played God. Their counterparts, those who developed more beast to man, the Converts, grew into the ultimate predator, unstoppable in their need to breed and destroy.
They are the ones that brought the world down to its knees.
Two decades later, humans are on the brink of extinction, those who survive, have become as brutal as those who hunt them. But Sinna – Sigma Nine – one the brink of death is saved by the two Wolfen brothers, and together, they can change the course of the war.
If they survive… Continue reading “A Novel Where Hope Comes to Thrive | Review of ‘Wolfen’”
By Cynthia Ayala
A ghost haunts the woods behind her house. Amelia Dupree calls her the Woman in White and the last time she saw her was on the night her brother died. But months have passed and when Charlie moves next door with his grandmother and girls start to inexplicably drown in the Susquehanna River, Charlie and Amelia set out to discover the dark history of their little town and the curse surrounding it.
Published by Bookish Girl Press on April 28, 2015 A Magic Dark and Bright by Jenny Adams Perinovic is a young adult paranormal fantasy about a young woman who dragged into a battle between a ghost and a curse.
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By: Cynthia Ayala
Every year, it is the same. In October, bones break, skin scrapes and danger haunts every step. Every year Cara and her family become inexplicably accident-prone, and with each passing year, the season becomes one of obsession and fear. However, Cara has a haunting feeling that something else is connected, something that may connect to a missing friend. Are they connected or is the family obsession driving her mad?
Published August 18, 2015 by Corgi Childrens, The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle is a contemporary young adult paranormal mystery that follows young Cara as she and her family navigates growing up while surviving the curse that plagues their family every October.
Continue reading “A Delightfully Deep Ghost Story | Review of ‘The Accident Season’”
By: Cynthia Ayala
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is an amazing novel that will touch the readers and grab them by their emotional heartstrings. Based loosely on the Grimm fairy tale The Handless Maiden, this novel will embed the reader with strong emotions within the unforgettable imagery[…]
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By: Cynthia Ayala
Stephanie Oakes’s debut novel The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly is a tale loosely based on the Grimm Fairy Tale The Handless Maiden. Published June 9, 2015 by Dial/Penguin, the novel follows one Minnow Bly, as she escapes from the cult her family dragged her to only to be thrown into a murder investigation of the man who took her hands: the so-called Prophet of the religious commune.
Continue reading “A Painful and Beautiful Story of Identity and Hope | Review of ‘The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly’”
