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Review: The Eye of Nefertiti: A Pharaoh’s Cat Novel by Maria Luisa Lang

Genre:
Fantasy

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Maria Luisa Lang

Release Date:
November 28, 2016

Impeccable Petunia by Katie Christine and Jonathan Edward

Genre:
Young Adult, Fiction, Children, Fantasy

Format:
EBook

Publisher:
Amazon Digital Services, Inc.

Release Date:
May 2012



Petunia is a chicken with a heart. She wants nothing more than to fit in with the other chickens, but thanks to jealousy and betrayal, she isn’t accepted. The one who does accept her is a human woman. They develop a strong friendship, even if they don’t completely understand each other. (Petunia does not speak the human language.)

Petunia finds herself in some of the strangest and most difficult situations including tangling with a jealous chicken, a fox and a mischievous gray cat. With the help of her friends, Petunia tries to hold on and find her own place without getting physically hurt in the process.

I didn’t know what to expect when I read this book, but I absolutely adored it. It’s cute and even has some adventure and danger tossed in to leave readers chewing on their fingernails.  It's charming, sweet and highly entertaining.

I read this on my Kindle Fire and the drawings are magnificent. The colors were so vibrant. The story itself is beautifully written and fast-paced. This isn’t just a children’s book. I think adults would enjoy this too. I know I did and I normally don’t read books like this but I’m glad I read this one.

The book actually ended with a cliffhanger. I want to read the rest of this series…NOW!


5 out of 5 kitties!



FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.

Petchy Maligula by Stan Carter

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction
Format: EBook
Publisher: Gypsy Shadow Publishing
Release Date: August 2010

Petchy Maligula, a private investigator, is hired to find missing TV archaeologist – Faladan Pala. Faladan is the host of the popular TV series “I Dig the Past” and well loved by millions, including Petchy herself. In fact, Petchy has a huge crush on the TV star and has a personal interest in finding him. Much to her surprise, she finds there are quite a few people who would like to get rid of the popular star.

She believes a cult has kidnapped Faladan and planning to use him as a sacrifice. There’s no way she can let this happen. She tries desperately to put a stop to this and even uses a couple of ghost spies along the way to help her. Petchy is beyond shocked when she learns the true reason behind the TV host’s disappearance.

The story is set in Betroit, Mechigan. At first I thought there were quite a few typos in this book, but then I realized it’s a parallel universe. The main character, Petchy, is a tough, larger than life character who can hold her own, but occasionally needs help from some of her friends who have more supernatural powers than she does. This book kept me on my toes and I loved every minute of it. This was a fun, quirky and intriguing read.

Synarchy Book 2: The Ascension by DCS

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction
Format: Ebook

The thrilling sequel to Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening is here and promises to be just as thrilling. What Stefano Vasco Terenzio started many years ago, his heirs continue in the year 2012.

The Terenzio family is devoted to saving humankind from their Anunnaki enemies, whose goal is to control Planet Earth. This mission proves to be more difficult than anyone thought, as not all the Terenzios are on the same page. There are some members of the family more than willing to destroy their own and all of humanity, but they must be stopped before the calendar turns to December 21st, 2012 or all hope is lost.

Each character is perfectly crafted and takes on a life of its own with each page. It’s a story of betrayal, loyalty, romance and evil all rolled into one amazing story. A truly fascinating, captivating novel. When you begin reading it, make sure you have enough time to finish as you won’t want to put it down. I practically devoured this book.

I give it 4 kitties.

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Book #1) by James Patterson

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Thriller
Format: Audio

A group of six genetically enhanced children escape from the lab where they were raised (98% human, 2% bird). When one of their own is kidnapped, the flock takes off on adventure to save her. Angel is behind held by an evil group called Erasers (part wolf, part human). Max leads the way to freeing the six year old.

It doesn’t take long for 14 year old Max to realize her role is to not only free Angel, but take care of her flock and save the world while she’s at it. Not an easy task. They are also determined to find out who their real parents were and why they allowed them to be used in these genetic experiments. The flock has their work cut out for them.

Patterson takes us on a crazy adventure as we follow Max and her flock fight the evil powers threatening to destroy them. I didn’t think this would be my kind of book, but I listened to the audio and it made for a nice diversion in the car. I started to care about Max and her friends. I wanted to find out what would happen next. There are five other books following this one and I will eventually get to those as well.

For reading challenge:

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The Tygrine Cat by Inbali Iserles

Genre: Fantasy

The Queen of the Tygrine Cats makes the difficult decision to send her young cat, Mati, away from the only home he knows. It’s for his own safety. Mati takes the long journey by ship to an unknown land where he runs into a group of feral cats, the Cressida clan. They want nothing to do with Mati as he is looked at as an outsider. He finds friendship with three other cats, Domino, Sparrow and the beautiful Jess, but the rest of the clan look at him with suspicion.

Unbeknownst to Mati, he is being chased by an evil assassin, Mithos. Mati must use the ancient feline powers he inherited from his mother to defeat Mithos or cats all over the world could be in danger. There is a huge battle in the last chapter that will keep readers glued to each word.

This story is perfect for cat lovers. I read it in one day. Adults and children alike will adore this book and find themselves falling in love with the young, innocent Mati. I could feel all the emotions he was experiencing. When he was turned away by the Cressida cats, I just wanted to grab Mati and hug him. The author mixes mythology and fantasy together to get this amazing tale.

I’m giving this book the Socrates’ Great Book Alert medal.



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