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Dreamwhispers

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description Take a journey into the swirling abyss of fever dreams, starry nights, and amethyst lights. Driven by lyrical prose, captivating storytelling, and pure emotion, dreamwhispers sets sail through one writerโ€™s imagination with an unflinching stare into the condition of human beings where the… Continue reading Dreamwhispers

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Witch King

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasnโ€™t always been, and he hasnโ€™t even always been Kai-Enna! After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser… Continue reading Witch King

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Greek Mythology: Hades

Hades may be one of the most-well known and most popular gods from Ancient Greek mythology but wasnโ€™t one of the recognised Olympian gods even despite being the brother of Zeus. Hades was the Greek god of the Dead and his domain took on his name and didnโ€™t exist in the mortal realm but an… Continue reading Greek Mythology: Hades

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Aztec Mythology: Mictlรกn

In Aztec cosmology, the soul intakes a journey to the Underworld after death and they have four destinations: the Sacred Orchard of the Gods, the Place of Darkness, the Kingdom of the Sun, and a paradise called the Mansion of the Moon. The most common destination for a soul is Mictlรกn (Place of Darkness) with… Continue reading Aztec Mythology: Mictlรกn

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Norse Mythology: Loki

Loki (Old Norse: Loki โ€œknot/tangleโ€) is a wily trickster god of Norse mythology. While treated as a nominal member of the Aesir, he occupies a highly ambivalent and unique position among the gods, giants, and the other kinds of spiritual beings that populate pre-Christian Norse religion. Loki is the father of three monsters with giantess… Continue reading Norse Mythology: Loki

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Voodoo Folklore: Baron Samedi

Baron Samedi is the leader of the Barons and possibly the Gedรฉs. He presides over a sprawling, confusing, complex clan of spirits. Baron Samedi literally means Baron Saturday, which may sound innocuous compared to Baron Cemetery but a connection through Christianity is Saturday was between the crucifixion on Friday and resurrection on the Sunday. Thus,… Continue reading Voodoo Folklore: Baron Samedi

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Norse Mythology: Freyr

Freyr (Old Norse Freyr, โ€œLordโ€) is one of the Vanir gods and is also counted among the Aesir gods as a hostage after the Aesir-Vanir War. Fryerโ€™s father is the Vanir god Njord. Freyr has been the lover of numerous goddesses and giantesses and rumoured to include his own sister, Freya. Incest seems a common… Continue reading Norse Mythology: Freyr

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Polyphemus

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description When lead vocalist of Polyphemus Stephen Oaksโ€™s near-fatal on-stage overdose leaves them under pressure from their label, the bandโ€™s remaining members must find a new vocalist, pick up the pieces and forge on without him. Unfortunately, heโ€™s fresh from rehab and desperate to… Continue reading Polyphemus

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Ferren and the Angel

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** An angel falls from the sky and crashes to the ground! Miriael, the Fourteenth Angel of Observance, has been shot down in the thousand-year war between Heaven and Earth. Damaged and helpless, she prays for extinction. The young tribesman Ferren finds her lying in the… Continue reading Ferren and the Angel

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Greek Mythology: Nyx

Nyx is a very unique goddess. She has the ability to bring sleep or death. Even Zeus feared Nyx because she was older and stronger than him. She is the only goddess heโ€™s ever known to fear. She is often described as a winged or riding in a chariot across the sky, shrouded in mist… Continue reading Greek Mythology: Nyx