Monday, September 30, 2019

Reprise Review: Dissolute Kinship: A 9/11 Road Trip by David Antrobus



Genre: Memoir/Travel/Short Story

Description:

“This is what can happen when a personal story of trauma meets the collective horror of an apocalyptic, true-life event: in this case, 9/11.”

Author:

“David Antrobus was born in Manchester, England, raised in the English Midlands, and currently resides near Vancouver, Canada. He writes music reviews, articles, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. The lessons he learned from working for two decades with abused and neglected street kids will never leave him.”

For more, visit Antrobus’ website.

Appraisal:

Until the day I die, I’ll remember what I did the night of September 10, 2001. I attended the Minneapolis stop of what was billed as the “Slewfoot Calvacade of Stars,” a tour of small Midwestern clubs by the top (really almost all) music acts on a tiny Ozark record label. It was a late night and I intended to sleep in the next morning. Then my girlfriend’s phone call woke me up. “I think you better turn on the TV,” was all she said. I turned on the TV to see a plane fly into a building for the first of several times that day. A few years later I talked to the late Duane Jarvis and Stevie Newman, frontman for the Domino Kings, both of whom had played that night. I mentioned the date and they immediately remembered where they’d been and told me about being awoken the next morning with the news that the two remaining shows on the tour were cancelled. As soon as they could, they were on the road, to Nashville and Springfield, their respective homes. Like the day Kennedy was shot, that day is cemented in the minds of all of us who lived through it.

David Antrobus remembers that morning too. He woke up in Vancouver, got in his car, and headed for New York. It was a road trip to visit friends that, as he heard and eventually saw what had happened, became much more. Recently diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), Antrobus was to see much of the same symptoms among the residents of New York. One of the ways of dealing with a stressful event is to talk about it, which he did to many New Yorkers he met, and continues doing here, telling us what he saw and felt, and how he reacted.

Dissolute Kinship packs a big emotional punch in a small number of words. I loved Antrobus’ writing style, which to me felt almost literary, but it was in the conclusions he drew where I found the biggest payoff. What do the events of 9/11 say about the world and our place in it? In Dissolute Kinship you’ll find one Canadian’s opinion and, agree or disagree, realize that the most important thing is to keep the conversation going.

Buy now from:    Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

A small amount of adult language.

Added for Reprise Review: Dissolute Kinship: A 9/11 Road Trip by David Antrobus was the WINNER in the Memoir category for B&P 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran June 29, 2012.____

Format/Typo Issues:

No significant issues.

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 5-6,000 words

Friday, September 27, 2019

Reprise Review: Night Undone by K.S. Brooks




Genre: Action-Adventure/Thriller

Description:

“Former Special Agent Kathrin Night is not adjusting to civilian life. More than a year after her career-ending injury, she still can’t get the hang of it. This is wearing thin on her lover, Russian FSB Agent Aleksey Khovechkin, who tricks Kathrin into seeing a psychiatrist specializing in post-military/espionage patients.

The therapy doesn’t go exactly as Aleksey hopes, but before he can react, Russia recalls him to make him an offer he can’t refuse. Before his departure, Aleksey reveals his deepest, darkest secret to Kathrin. Had he, in fact, used her to escape his duties in Russia, or was his allegiance to her?

Determined to see justice served, Kathrin hatches a scheme to help Aleksey while at the same time reviving her career in espionage. The Vancouver Winter Olympics could be the perfect venue for her plan, but can she pull it off without destroying their relationship, causing an international incident, or getting either of them killed?”

Author:
K.S. Brooks has written numerous books in multiple genres including romantic suspense, satire, and educationally oriented children’s books. She is the administrator of Indies Unlimited (a multi-author blog “celebrating independent authors”), where you can often catch her pontificating on matters of interest to both readers and authors.

For more, visit Brooks’ website.

Appraisal:

As with the last book in this series, Kiss of Night, this book is character driven more than the typical story in this genre. However, the action, adventure, and intensity are jacked up, as you’d expect from an action-adventure or thriller. Much of what leads to that action is driven by Night’s desire to find a way for her and Aleksey to work together in a way that will satisfy the desires and needs of both.

Night Undone not only satisfied my need for a vicarious adrenalin rush, but left me wanting more to see where Night and Aleksey’s relationship goes next. Brooks has a history of long waits between books in this series. Hopefully, I won’t be waiting too long.

Buy now from:    Amazon US        Amazon UK
             
FYI:

Some adult language and situations.

This is the third book featuring Kathrin Night. The first of these, Lust For Danger, I haven’t read and don’t feel this is required to get the most out of this book. However, the second book, a novelette called The Kiss of Night, has a lot of Night’s history as well as establishing much of the backstory for this book. Although this could possibly be read as a standalone, I’d recommend reading The Kiss of Night first.

Added for Reprise Review: Night Undone by K.S. Brooks was a nominee in the Thriller category for B&P 2014 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran December 27, 2013.

Format/Typo Issues:

No significant issues.

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 75-80,000 words

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Review: The Midsummer Wife (The Heirs to Camelot Book 1) by Jacqueline Church Simonds



Genre: Urban Fantasy/Mythology/Multi-Cultural

Description:

“The reincarnated souls of King Arthur, Merlin, and an anxiety-ridden priestess return to save Britain after a devastating nuclear attack, only to find an old foe: Morgaine.”

Author:

Jacqueline Church Simonds describes herself as “an author and publishing consultant living in Reno, Nevada” who loves “(in no particular order) books, writing, reading, beagles, coffee, good bourbon, publishing, and politics.”

To learn more please visit Ms. Simonds’ website.

Appraisal:

The Midsummer Wife is an imaginative, well-written urban fantasy, with a beautiful book cover, and flawed characters who must face their past and come to terms with the truth. Lord Ron Steadbye – the heir to King Arthur, and Duke Drunemeton – the heir of Merlin, who is known as The Harper. The Harper was created to keep the Arthurian tale alive and preserve the artifacts which would help prove they are who they say they are when the time of reckoning comes. The High Priestess of the Sisterhood, Ava Cerdwen, is the heir of Mother Anya. These three characters are challenged to live up to their mythical strengths to heal Britain after a nuclear blast in the heart of London.

The story takes place in the not too distant future and is mainly told through Ava the High Priestess’ eyes, who has flaws of her own to work through. She is the pivotal character who guides Ron/King Author, and Harper/Merlin. Ava will also lead the healing ceremony at the Summer Solstice with Ron and Harper by her side, along with Druid Priests to lend power to the Celtic rite to heal and cleanse the affected area. But is Ava strong enough to handle all this power? Morgaine has had 1500 years to hone her dark magic and gather power. She also has the cult of Hela tracking our three heroes who are on the attack to divert the healing ceremony that is approaching quickly.

The Midsummer Wife is enthralling, with captivating, complex characters you want to succeed. Ava, as High Priestess, is also charged with bringing about a new world order featuring spirituality at its core.

I was disappointed in the cliffhanger ending, it’s a cheap way to hook the reader to want to read the next book in the series. I think the story and characters are strong enough for readers to want to continue without tricks or a cliffhanger. I was further soured by the way this book ended. Morgaine is a thoroughly evil character, which I admit every story needs. I just hope our heroes are not so blinded by their success as to not see the truth.

If you love Arthurian tales with strong characters and a captivating plot, this is a good one where the story continues into the future. And did I mention the eye-catching book cover? Sometimes it’s okay to judge a book by its cover.

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

The Midsummer Wife is book one in Jacqueline Church Simonds’, THE HEIRS OF CAMELOT series. Adult language—numerous F-bombs, and adult situations—where sex is NOT behind closed doors. If you are sensitive to either of these, this book may not be for you. There is also one whopper of a cliffhanger.

Format/Typo Issues:

A small number of proofing issues.

Rating: **** Four Stars

Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin

Approximate word count: 80-85,000 words

Monday, September 23, 2019

Review: The Nudge Man by Keith Nixon



Genre: Crime Fiction/Satire

Description:

“A washed-up reporter, an escaped convict, a sociopathic gangster. All are hunting mysterious vigilante The Nudge Man…

Born again, ex-gangster, Eric Hennessey offers down on his luck reporter, Harrison Vaughan, a job. Track down the Nudge Man, a mysterious vigilante who’s stolen most of Hennessey’s money, ill-gotten gains which now Hennessey wants to use to do God’s work. Trouble is, Harry has no desire to work for a sociopathic murderer, even if he is an apparently changed man.

Harry is estranged from his family since a fabricated scandal destroyed his career. Hennessey tells Vaughan it was the Nudge Man who set him up for the fall. Find The Nudge Man and Harry has the chance for redemption and maybe even his family back.

However, Hennessey has another objective in mind. Unknown to Harry his family were taken into witness protection and had to cut ties with everyone after Harry’s son saw a murder – carried out by Eric Hennessey and he's has been looking for them ever since. Now Hennessey may have a way in – Harry himself.

And others are on the trail of the Nudge Man, including the British government and an American secret service agent. Then there’s the lawyer who offers Harry £1m to stay away from The Nudge Man. With more questions than answers and hapless guard dog Bonzo, whose bark is definitely worse than his bite, at his side Harry begins his search.

Can Harry find the Nudge Man and save his family? Or will Hennessey exact his revenge?”

Author:

“Keith Nixon is a British born writer of crime and historical fiction novels. 
Originally he trained as a chemist, but Keith is now in a senior sales role for a high-tech business.

Keith currently lives with his family in the North West of England.”

Appraisal:

At its heart this is a good mystery thriller with all the elements I’d look for, the most important being that it is intense, keeping you on edge and unsure what is going to happen. Just when you think you know what direction things are going, something changes and you realize you weren’t even close. I’ve read other books by the same author that have the same elements, British criminals and someone trying to stop them, and they’ve all been good. But The Nudge Man takes that basic blueprint and adds a few things including the US government getting involved in ways you wouldn’t expect, or at least wouldn’t have until a few years ago. These other elements add a satirical edge to the basic story as well as expanding the things I as a reader thought were possible explanations when trying to guess where the story was going. While I’ve enjoyed all of Keith Nixon’s books that I’ve read, this one is my new favorite.

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

A small amount of adult language.

Author uses UK spelling

Format/Typo Issues:

No significant issues.

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 60-65,000 words

Friday, September 20, 2019

Reprise Review: Long Way Down by Tony Black



Genre: Crime/Noir

Description:

Gus Dury is a down at heel ex-reporter with a dark past. He’s kicking his heels in life when Danny Murray, a runner for local gang boss Boaby ‘Shaky’ Stevens, asks Gus to do a job for him – find an old friend, Barry Fulton. Gus is reluctant, but £3,000 helps sweeten the deal. Gus quickly learns Barry has got involved with Irish gangsters encroaching onto Shaky’s patch and, unless he finds him soon, someone’s going to end up dead.

This standalone novella is part of Black’s Gus Dury series, the other four (Paying For It, Gutted, Loss, and Long Time Dead) are full length novels.

Author:

Tony Black is an award winning national journalist who covered a diverse range of stories from crime to nightclub reviews. Tony then moved into writing crime novels, with nine now published to critical acclaim.

More information can be found about Tony Black on his website.

Appraisal:

Long Way Down is a gem of a story. It’s theoretically a quick read, however I found myself spending a lot longer than normal with it simply because I wanted to stay immersed in the prose. This was a challenge because the action starts on the first page, when Danny steps into Gus’s sphere, and doesn’t let up.

The characters are very strong, Gus himself clearly has a deep background with references made to a difficult upbringing. He drinks, swears, fights – not someone you’d want your daughter to bring home. But he’s resolute, loyal, tough – someone you’d want at your back. The supporting cast of (few) friends and (many) enemies are equally entertaining – Gus mixes with some dubious company. A particular favourite is Mac the Knife, a man not to be messed with.

The dialogue is sharp and at times witty, despite the gritty and grimly sharp Edinburgh location which, is excellently described with a minimum of carefully chosen words and some local vernacular. For example:

The bar was dark, dingy. In days gone past there’d have been a pall of grey smoke you’d struggle to shine headlamps through. Now the nicotine-stained walls and ceiling looked painfully over-exposed – the woodchip papering would turn to writhing maggots after a few scoops.

And another:

I picked out the smell of p*ss and sickly-sweet Buckfast mingling on the grimy stairwell. Some of the young crew had been in to tag the walls since my last visit, and despite being a respecter of the creative urge I couldn’t help but think their efforts sucked balls. Right into a hernia.

The only ‘disappointment’ with Long Way Down? I finished it too quickly! Top drawer noir.

Buy now from:    Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

Frequent strong language.

Added for Reprise Review: Long Way Down by Tony Black was a nominee in the Thriller/Suspense category for B&P 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran January 13, 2013.

Format/Typo Issues:

None.

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: Keith Nixon

Approximate word count: 10-15,000 words

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Review: Good Morning, Mr. Dalton by Ana Shapkaliska




Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Description:

“This is a contemporary story about Dafina, an attractive woman in her forties, who works in the family car service business in Cary, North Carolina. She drives clients to and from the Raleigh airport, many of whom are business executives and socialites. That’s her daytime job. At night she works on her stories, dreams to get her breakthrough as a writer, and relocate to New York.

The relationship with her husband is not what she had hoped for when she moved from Europe. She jokes that they became like roommates and business partners. Clash of the cultures, money struggles and never ending harassment from his ex-family takes a toll on their relationship. She feels suffocated and isolated in Cary, and needs a drastic change in order to survive. When it looks like there is no way out, she meets Mr. Dalton, a unique man. He is smart, sexy, successful and married with three kids. That doesn’t stop them to fall hard for each other. He is the wind under her wings, and with him by her side she can move mountains and make all her dreams come true.”

Author:

Ana Shapkaliska is originally from Macedonia, a country in southern Europe (formerly a part of Yugoslavia). She lives with her husband in North Carolina. 

For more, visit her website.

Appraisal:

This novella is the first release from this author and, at least in some regards, if you compare it to the author’s biography it appears to follow the cliché that a first novel is autobiographical, at least at a high level. The main character, Dafina, and the author are both originally from Macedonia, are married, and live in North Carolina as well as being writers. Beyond this, I’ll assume Dafina’s life is different than Ms Shapkaliska’s.

Dafina is unhappy for many reasons. As the story explains, she finds some degree of happiness along with the encouragement and support she’s lacking from her husband in the arms of Mr Dalton, one of her clients.

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

Some adult language and mild adult content.

Format/Typo Issues:

The version of the book I received for review was prior to release of the book, making it an advance reader copy. I don’t know if additional proofreading was going to be done to it prior to publication or not. I noticed a small number of proofing issues. If I ignore one issue, these weren’t numerous enough for me to lower the ranking I give the book. However, were it not possible that the issue had been taken care of prior to release I would have dropped the rating by one star due to an issue the author appears to have of using take instead of bring and vis versa. I noticed this issue many times throughout the book.


Rating: **** Four Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 35-40,000 words

Monday, September 16, 2019

Review: Special Investigative Reporter by Malcolm R. Campbell



Genre: Satire/Fiction/Mystery

Description:

“In this satirical and somewhat insane lament about the fall of traditional journalism into an abyss of news without facts, Special Investigative Reporter Jock Stewart specializes in tracking down Junction City’s inept and corrupt movers and shakers for his newspaper The Star-Gazer. Since Stewart is not a team player, he doesn’t trust anyone, especially colleagues and news sources. Stewart, who became a reporter back in the days when real newsmen were supposed to smoke and drink themselves to death while fighting to get the scoop before their competition sobered up, isn’t about to change. Stewart’s girlfriend leaves him, the mayor’s racehorse is stolen, people are having sex in all the wrong places (whatever that means), and townspeople have fallen into the habit of sneaking around and lying to reporters and cops. Sure, everyone lies to the cops, but reporters expect gospel truths or else. Stewart may get himself killed doing what he was taught to do in journalism school, but that’s all in a day’s work.”

Author:

“Malcolm R. Campbell is an author of magical realism and fantasy... He previously worked as an insurance company's training materials designer, a police management school's course materials developer, a mental health department unit manager, a technical writer, a grant writer, a corporate communications director, a railway museum's volunteer collections manager, and a college journalism instructor.

His fantasy novels were inspired by Glacier Park Montana where he worked as a bellman and from a tour of duty aboard an aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War. He grew up in the Florida Panhandle, a wondrous place often called ‘the other Florida’ and ‘the forgotten coast,’ that was the perfect environment for growing up and learning about writing and magical realism. Campbell lives on a north Georgia farm with his wife, Lesa, and their two cats.”

To learn more you can follow his blog or his Facebook page.

Appraisal:

Jock Stewart is an old school newspaper journalist. When a crime is committed he goes out looking for the truth. And the whole town seems to be suspect. To top that off Jock is having woman problems. Jock is a wise-cracking, smart ass, full of sarcasm but relatively comfortable in his own skin. Except where women are concerned. There he seems clueless and second guesses himself. The plot is twisty curvy, like the women in Jock’s life. Jock’s internal dialogue and narration gives the book a noir feel.

The important characters are well rounded. Like the donut eating sheriff whose name happens to be Kruller. There are some minor characters who are stereotypical of small town’s low-life that add humor to the story. At times the sheriff and his deputies seem inept. And the newspaper’s upper management is losing its sanity, or is it a ploy to save their necks? No one seems to like the idea of taking the paper into the digital age.

Here’s a sample of Jock’s clever dialogue. The deputy was explaining how they arrested one of the suspects:

“That son of a bitch had fallen asleep in the can with his .38 lying in the sink.” “What was it lying about?” asked Jock.

Then later in the book some of Jock’s inner dialogue:

Jock had never heard Marta gush before and found the sound rather unsettling like a stopped up toilet overflowing.

It’s a fun story with a clever plot, full of red herrings to keep you guessing. And a bit of romance to boot!

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK
  
FYI:

Sex is behind closed doors, and some adult language.

Format/Typo Issues:

A small number of proofing issues

Rating: **** Four Stars

Reviewed by: ?wazithinkin

Approximate word count: 60-65,000 words

Friday, September 13, 2019

Reprise Review: Mormon Diaries by Sophia L. Stone


Genre: Memoir

Description:

“Brought up in a religious home, Sophia believes the only way to have a forever family is by following church leaders and obediently choosing the right. She goes to the right school, marries the right man in the right place, and does the right thing by staying home to raise her children. But when she starts asking questions about grace, love, and the nature of God, she realizes her spiritual struggles could rip her family apart.”

Author:

Sophia L. Stone is describes herself as a seeker, learner, reader, and nature lover. You can follow her on twitter where she’ll happily answer your questions on Mormonism.

Appraisal:

Although well done, my initial thought about Mormon Diaries was that its appeal would be limited to a small niche of readers, possibly just those Mormon women who have had a crisis of faith and want to know that they aren’t alone.

However, upon reflection, I realized I’d sold the book short. I remembered reading the now out-of-print Housewife to Heretic by Sonia Johnson more than twenty years ago and the impact it had on my thoughts on what it was like to be a female Mormon. I never looked at my Mother or the upbringing my sisters had in the same light again. The appeal shouldn’t be limited to women; there is something here for current or ex-Mormon men too. Even non-Mormons who are interested because they have Mormon neighbors, or anyone interested in the different faces of spirituality, would get something out of Mormon Diaries. With the focus this often-misunderstood religion is getting during the current presidential campaign in the US, there may be a lot more potential readers than I thought. Not that a large potential readership matters. That’s one of the great things about indie publishing: it gives even a book with a small potential readership a chance to find its audience.

I can’t help comparing Mormon Diaries with Housewife to Heretic (or at least my possibly faulty memories of it). Stone does an excellent job of communicating what it is like to be a Mormon, specifically a female Mormon, but does this in a way that, while pulling no punches, is also not overtly political or as likely to offend devout, yet open-minded, Mormons as Johnson’s book would have. She captures the dynamics of Mormonism and how family, friends, other church members, and leaders influence those within the faith. Whether you’re a Mormon or an ex-Mormon, wanting to compare notes, or someone who would like to understand Mormonism better, Mormon Diaries is a good place to start.

Buy now from:    Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

Added for Reprise Review: Mormon Diaries by Sophia L. Stone was a nominee in the Memoir category for B&P 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran October 2, 2012

Format/Typo Issues:

No significant issues

Rating: ***** Five Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 35-40,000 words

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Review: The Trump Diary Reported by Mookie Goldwater by Chris Murphy



Genre: Satire

Description:

“In early June 2017, about a week before fired FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Sub-Committee, President Donald Trump decided to start a daily diary. He did this to keep a tally of his accomplishments and to have a truthful recounting of his administration, untouched by the FAKE NEWS Media. President Trump knew that future historians would have a keen interest. After he made an entry, he would hide the diary in his sock drawer. One morning it was gone…

Starting with a late night surreptitious phone call and a mysterious midnight dead-drop, I have come into the possession of this daily diary. After having worked in the media for the last thirty years, I now live under an assumed name and have left my job and family and move constantly, trying to dodge CIA operatives, FBI agents and guys with too many bumper stickers on their car.”

Author:

Chris Murphy is the author of one other book thus far, The Basquiat Bounce.

Appraisal:

I don’t remember the last time I was this torn about a book review. Part of me argues for a three-star rating, but the devil on my shoulder is pushing for four stars. (Or maybe the devil is the first guy. I just don’t know.) I’ll give you both sides of the story and you can decide.

First, if you’re a fan of the current occupant of the Oval Office, you’re not likely to enjoy this book. There is no point in reading more. That leaves two groups, those who are very much not fans and those who don’t pay attention to politics and have no opinion. If you’re in the second of these groups, if you really don’t pay attention, you won’t recognize what is being satirized in the book and won’t get it. This book isn’t for you either. For the non-fans, we’ll continue.

Typically, when I see as many instances of grammar, spelling issues, and typos as I saw in this book it would automatically drop my ranking to 3 stars or less. Examples of these things are using the word “summery” instead of “summary” or using the name Stormy Davis when it was obviously referring to Stormy Daniels. Another that made me laugh was when Trump, referring to Tucker Carlson, says that America needs his “clear voice and razor sharp incite.” That’s funny because there are some who feel that Carlson does incite, even if they don’t think much of his insight. I’m inclined to think the author made that last typo on purpose, whether it was because Carlson incites people, or just because he’s read Trump’s Twitter feed and listened to his speeches and knows how seldom he creates a string of grammatically correct English. I ultimately came to the conclusion that the majority of proofreading type issues in this book were done on purpose. If I read a typo free book that claimed to be Trump’s diary, it would lose all credibility in my mind. The typos have to be there and thus, I can’t drop the rating because of typos.

This aims to be satirical and it hits the target in that regard, more or less. The Oxford Dictionary defines satire as “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” This fits that, to a point. There is a meme I’ve seen on Facebook that says the satirical website “The Onion” is on the edge of collapse because they’ve reached the point of not being able to make up things that are more idiotic than current reality. I think there’s something to that. The ridicule and exposing of stupidity mentioned in the definition is there, but too much of it felt real and not all that humorous because it didn’t seem to be exaggerating much. But if it had exaggerated much more, it wouldn’t have seemed credible. (Much of the actual reality doesn’t even seem credible.)

However, knowing that what I was reading wasn’t true, I still found myself laughing, happy to know that what was claimed didn’t really happen, although I couldn’t rule it out happening in the near future. In a small dose, it was still entertaining. But it kept going on and on. More than 120,000 words worth. This meant the same jokes or twists kept getting repeated, over and over. What was funny the first or second time was just a drag by the time the same twist of reality had been repeated five or ten times. A book half as long would have been twice as good. My advice, if this appeals to you, read it until it gets old, then toss it in the corner for six months or a year, then pick it up again. Hopefully by then it will be old news and funny again.

Buy now from:            Amazon US        Amazon UK

FYI:

Some adult language.

Format/Typo Issues:

See discussion in the appraisal.

Rating: **** Four Stars

Reviewed by: BigAl

Approximate word count: 120-125,000 words