Bookreview: Looking for life

"What an amazing book!"

Summary

Strap in, turn down the lights, and enter worlds that will stretch your imagination
to the full....

From a stranded alien comedian to the darkest depths of the human psyche; from
mind-blowing galactic adventure to clandestine extraterrestrial behavior on Earth.
They're all here and more in this spell-binding collection of seventeen short stories
to keep your guessing at every turn. 

With tales of alien invasion, deep space mystery, time travel, and dystopian future
Earth, this is a collection which takes inspiration from the much respected 
'old masters' of Science Fiction. Here be new realms to explore - can you cross
the void and challenge your dreams?

My Review

To be honest: I don't know much about the science fiction genre, but
I'm never too old to discover new things. I was verry happy to read and 
review this amazing book.

It is a collection of wonderful short stories. It also is a good mix between
dialogues and story telling. The book is written clear, fluently and it has
nice well developed characters!

I would recommend this book to all who love science fiction and short
stories. Therefore I want to give this book a 5 star rating. 

The author

Clayton Graham read a lot of Science Fiction. He loved the 'old school'
masters such as HG Wells, Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov and John Wyndham.

He settled in Victoria, Australia in 1982. 

Combining future science with the paranormal is his passion. Milijun, his 
first novel, was puclished in 2016, and second novel, Saving Paludis, in
2018 and more. 

Please do take a look at his website on this link. 

Booktasters

I received a free copy by the author and Booktasters. Thank you very much
for giving me the chance to write my honest review!

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Bookreview: From Moulin Rouge To Gaudi's City

"A wonderful memoir with surprising travel ideas"

Summary

When Elizabeth (EJ Bauer) receives a diagnosis of breast cancer, she
reassesses her life's to-do-list. Having always suppressed her travel longings,
she opens her neglected 'someday' ledger and takes a much closer look at the
contents.

After an opportune invitation from a friend to meet in Paris, and her sister's
enthusiastic agreement to be part of the adventure, a plan begins to take shape. 

Join the Australian trio as they savour the sights of France and Spain, where no
trip is complete without a morsel of local cuisine and a sip of something
sparkling. 

My Review

Paris and Barcelona are two of my favourite cities, so I was very keen to read 
From Moulin Rouge To Gaudi's City. It didn't let me down!

I was surprised by the author's eye for detail. The book is written very clear,
structured and easy to read. 

This was not just a story about Paris and Barcelona. It even gave me
some new travel ideas, which I hope to complete as soon
as it is possible to travel again.

I recommend this book to all people who like to read memoirs about Paris 
and Barcelona. I really enjoyed reading. Therefore I would like to give this
book a 5 star rating. Can I give more?! 

The author

Elizabeth (EJ Bauer)  has lived in Australia all her life. Her working career
began as a speech pathologist and subsequently morphed into the unrelated
field of retail management in a university science centre and planetarium. 

Her passion for travel was brought into stark focus when she was diagnosed
with breast cancer and, following her treatment, a travel plan formed. 

Guam was first, followed quickly by European and North American adventures.

Her illness nudged another long-held interest to the fore and Elizabeth began
chronicling her trips with extensive photography, promising herself she would also 
write about her exploits.

She is happily married, a mother of two, grandmother of five and devoted assistant
to Lucy, a bossy tortoiseshell cat. 

We love memoirs

I received a free copy from the We love memoirs group.
I leave this honest review voluntarily and honestly. 

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