Book Reviews

Uptown Oracle Reads… The Change: London Orbital

Howard awakens with no memory of what has happened. He soon find’s out about The Change. After being taken in by a group of bikers who are learning to survive, their camp gets attacked. A large monster which can take on others forms begins to terrorise the group. Throughout the entire book, I was questioning…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Voiceless

When Addy was 13 Maunga Richards stole her voice. Living with Vox Pox, Addy must relearn to write and live with her brothers invention for her to communicate. But when Theo is infected as well, Addy goes to confront Maunga to try and get Theo’s voice back. But when in a virtual psychoreality simulator she…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

Sybel has grown up with only her father’s teachings and the forgotten beasts of eld. When one day a baby is given into her care, she must learn to love and care for him. When Coren returns years later for the boy, Sybel’s world is turned around all over again. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Fallen Flame

19 years ago a small baby with charred skin as rough as rock was found on Garlin. Vala grew up to be feared for her cursed skin, but the royal family welcomed her as a guard. When the High Kingdoms Queen and Princess are to visit, the prince needs extra protection after an assassination attempt. What…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Nyxia

Ten recruits have been chosen by Babel to go into space to mine a substance called Nyxia. On the way journey Emmett must train and fight for his place to be allowed to go down onto Eden. To create a new life for himself and earn the money to help his family back home. But…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Raven God

The Raven God is the third book in the Legends of Orkney series. The God of Mischief, Loki, is on the loose and determined to reunite with his evil wife, Angerboda, and their three children. Sam is on a mission to the underworld to find Odin and bring him back to life. While the rest…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Burning Girl

The Burning Girl is a coming of age story of best friends Cassie and Julia. As their paths diverge, Cassie starts to make more and more decisions which could endanger not just their friendship but her life. Julia worries but can Cassie really be saved? I wasn’t quite sure what The Burning Girl was about…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Borne

Rachel and Wick are doing all they can to survive in the Balcony Cliffs in this new dystopian earth. When scavenging on Mord’s giant body, Rachel finds Borne. As Rachel becomes maternal towards Borne and Wick becomes suspicious, their survival may start to crumble away. Will their safety be compromised or heightened with Borne in tow?…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Song of Edmon

For my Kindle First book I decided to pick up Song of Edmon by Adam Burch. Song of Edmon* is set in the fictional future on another planet called Tao. After many wars, genocides and destruction, the human race still lives with prejudice, violence and savagery. Then comes Edmon Leontes, a gentle boy of mixed…