It doesn’t matter how many accolades a book or author might have, the reader knows at once on the first words, how good a book may, or may not be, and the first words of the Freedom Broker by K. J. Howe are gripping! You start off reading about Thea Paris, in the middle of a jungle, in Nigeria, that must survive this mission if she want’s to go home, because there would be no way of turning back, or being found by anyone. It’s do it, or die forgotten. All of this, told skilfully in less than 50 words, now you tell me: how amazing is that?

So, we have Thea Paris, a hardcore, highly intelligent woman that is the best in releasing and saving high-profile hostages, with some badass military training and a focus of steel as our main character, and we follow her as she executes her missions and tries to keep up the pace of her demanding job while keeping her sanity with her while dealing with Riff, her “friend” that is a highly trained soldier and has been with her family since they both were kids. Although they clearly love each other, they have several problems in regards of following orders and understanding each other.

So, Thea Paris also happens to be the daughter of one of the biggest oil magnates in the planet, and her father, being a very diligent and rigid man likes to get his way and follow through, but things go array when she tries to meet him in his sixtieth birthday.

The interesting thing is that, in the oil game, apparently there is a lot of back-stabbing and cutthroat is a usual thing to do to rivals, partners and even your own boss, so, after what happened with her father, anyone and everyone was under high scrutiny, given that at the time, there was a big oil discovery in a region of Africa, and everyone wanted a piece of it. Add that to the fact that the kidnapping and trafficking of people and the distribution of guns were increasing in the same regions, there was surely a clear connection between the two factors, but the question remains: “Who is pulling the strings?” and above all “Who exactly would win the most with the death of Thea’s father, and why did they try to contact her?”

Business interests, family interests, dangerous and lethal love affairs, sexual tension, double identities, bonds to be mend and bonds to be torn, emotional contradiction and twisted motives driven by trauma and the want to be admired, that ironically cause the destruction that one is looked down upon for and tightly kept secrets and lines that run dangerously close, all of it told a narrative that is as exquisite that is just as exquisite as the story itself, Freedom Broker is an adventure of a book.

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First impressions are essential and this book starts off with a bang, blood, and murder – “MOE SHERIDAN, Esq., fell to the floor unleashing an agonizing scream. His perfectly knotted bow tie sagged to one side and a quickly growing bloom of crimson blood covered his finely tailored shirt.”

Well, hell yeah! With all the initial confusion, blood, bullets flying and all questions raised in less than 2 paragraphs, we know that this is going to be an excellent book! When the humour kicks in we are already having a blast and it takes less than a page for us to be introduced with the comedic ability of Jocie McKade with her funny exaggerations , like:

“Jacqueline crawled slowly around the desk. Lifting her well-manicured fingers, she used only the palms of her hands. Her butt was way too high, her head was sticking up like a watermelon, and each time she moved forward a gold bracelet banged against the wood floor, or the ridiculously pointed toes of her designer heels chattered like a stapler. Obviously, she didn’t crawl very much.”

This book is our type of jam. Badass female protagonists with guns, conspiracy spy theories, humour and thriller, ohhhh yeaaahhh.

The humour is on-point, the characters reactions to the conversation are really realistic, the mystery is instantly gripping, as so many questions are raised so fast, and things develop without a hint of what we will find next. *claps* Jocie McKade is an excellent writer, no doubt whatsoever on this. Excellently done.

Ok, I’ll tell you this: I’ve never read a book that is so… casual yet intriguing as this one, it’s like this book was written by a highly experienced person with the spirit of playful child, it’s just… FUN to read! Like, this book is really fun! You will laugh a lot while reading this and having a generally good time throughout the book, I mean, who else, but Jocie McKade would write : “I love you more’n chocolate and peanut butter.” and how can someone not crack up reading this? Excellent stuff right here. I love this book so much.

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The book has a slow start that lets you, the reader get comfortable and even bored on purpose. A casual pace, almost like a lazy stroll on the beach with words that start building up as the story moves forward.

So we have Jon, a normal hardworking man, out of his luck due to the financial crisis, facing severe tension on his relationship and overall life, and after an incident on his way to work on the gold prospecting site with his family, we get the feeling that we will be witnessing a horror spectacle in the woods.

This book feels like you are watching a movie, which is really cool, and the simple narrative used by Thorsten Nesch, allows the imagery to be adapted by each person that reads the book while keeping it stable enough so the details are general for everyone when they need to be. Nicely done

A very interesting thing here is that, the Grolar, our main character, that is a bear, a monster bear, is described in primal ways of behaviour and thought. It’s very interesting to see how Thorsten Nesch describes the moods, tactics and perceptions of the beast. The way it walks, its intentions, and even the plans he makes before killing. It’s something new, this beasty “first impressions”.

As the story progresses and we get to the goings of it, we start taking notice that Thorsten Nesch did dedicate a good amount of time in the dialogue, that although might seem simple, it reveals how can short-talk be the sign of a dying marriage. There is a lot of tension between Jon and his wife, although he is trying to do his best everyday, and keep his family fed, his kid safe. We also notice that the tension is also due to the expectations of the part of the wife of marrying a man that “makes it” someday, and that wants that man to make it now, as she becomes tired of the man she supposedly loves.  

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It seems like people can now rape each other PHYSICALLY through Social media, through hugs. I didn't know and this is my  traumatic experience of it. 

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Money. A very delicate, and many times a controversial topic that brings fiery discussions and many times, lawsuits, but it doesn’t have to be so dramatic, right? Yes. So let us talk about it on this very short and straight-forward looking book called: “Money. Plain and Simple : What the Institutions and the Elite doesn’t want you to know” by Steven J. Spence.

Before we start this review though, we assure you that the person reviewing this book is well-roundly educated in most topics concerning money, investments, and related, so stand assured that we have the capacity to discern the truth and efficiency of this title with unbiased, sceptical and logical eyes.  Another thing we want to tell you is that, you, dear readers, can and should take your own conclusions on the words of Steven J Spencer, after reading and testing what he is saying by further research, so, to the review.

The author knows how to sell. That’s for sure, as the title itself invites you to read more and know which secrets that are being kept from you, making you ask questions like: What does the elite doesn’t want me to know? Is there really a conspiracy on keeping me financially un-educated? Why does he say this with such certainty?

Steven J Spencer, just like most of us, started off clueless about the financial systems and money, and the purpose of this book is to educate you, to share the lessons he learned, his own views and findings about it. Mind that. This isn’t a get-rich-quick book, nor a book will “show you the secret”, it is to teach you and guide you.

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The foreword, written by the author, H. M. Gooden, is something beautiful, and gives the starting note of what promises to be an emotional literary journey for us readers, and we become sure that, by the end of this same journey we will see aspects of life that we might have ignored or not known to this date.

Before we start though, I want to point out that the writer is, a medic/nurse with decades of experience and that she has written this book to honor lost patients, which is something interesting to read, because it’s not everyday that we read or even hear about the real experiences of medics when it comes to their patients and how they see the whole process, so, this is a very rare type of book.

The book is a collection of short stories and poetry. But these short stories aren’t made up, but tellings of experiences passed on to the reader in a fiction-like manner with H. M. Gooden’s light, soft narrative. As per the poems, you can also feel the softness, the love, the lightness of the mood through the pen of H. M. Gooden. It’s something delightful and emotional. This book is so pure, so full of love that is shown word by word, it’s amazing.

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he second part of the BEST Crime Thriller reviewed on our site so far this year, HIGHWAYMAN, is finally here and it’s named “Four”.

OK. For those who haven’t read the book, or the review of HIGHWAYMAN by MJ Preston, you can, and should check it out before we kick off this review. Don’t worry, we’ll wait. XD

So! “Four” by MJ Preston. The book starts off with an intriguing citation of a mass-murderer which catches our attention and make our juices start to flow, because, as we have seen from the previous novel, which was bloody amazing, literally, those first words, set the tone of the entire book and have a influence on how the book plays out. It’s a like a hint of what is about to happen, yet, we know, oh so well, that we won’t know things until we know, because… Lots of plot twists!

In the first chapters, MJ Preston does something very cool. He recaps, but he doesn’t just recap, he tells the story from a hidden angle from the point of transition of main characters on the side of the FBI agents. Why are we mentioning this? Well, it is simple: one of the biggest reasons why series are destroyed, is the fact that some authors don’t recap a little on the previous book. But, is there a need to do it? Well, if every single reader bought all the books in a series at once, and if all book series were published at once, well, there would be no need whatsoever to recap, but given that this is real life…

So MJ Preston re-tells the story, part of it, and adds details that he purposely left unmentioned in the previous book, bringing forward a WHOLE new perspective to the book itself, as if we were reading a whole new story of scenes that we briefly read about on the first book, Highwayman, and THAT’S super clever! 

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Complete Darkness by Matt Adcock is one of the coolest Sci-fi books we have reviewed on Scribble’s Worth, and you can read why we have are telling you this on the review of this awesome title.

So, in the review of the book, we told you that the imagery that the narration conjures is akin to a comic book, well, maybe that’s because this story will have a comic book version!  And we are HYPER excited for the other chapters to come, not only because the story is insanely original, with one of the best dry and sarcastic humor narratives you will find, but also, because it has lots of potential!

IF you like to read manga, like I do, and if you love old-school style comics with that sharp style, then this comic series will be something you will want to have on your hands.

The story is about the coming of the “Day of Carnage” that was promised around thousand years ago, apparently by the Devil himself, and such footage has been discovered in a futuristic version of London! Now, we have covered all of these details on the book review and on the podcast review, so we will not repeat ourselves. We’ll talk about the freaking coolartwork, that is hand-drawn, yes, this comic is done by hand, by Karl Brown! I will take some time and acknowledge the mad skill of Karl Brown on this, specially for the character designs, with a super highlight to the Villain’s costume that is FIIIIIIREEEE!

Ok, you might have seen comics that are done by big groups and famous artists, and are used to well-funded comic issues, but here’s the thing that has caught our attention: This is made by one man only, in a style that is almost being forgotten. This is old-school, we are talking 90’s and early 2000’s style of comic, and for one guy to reach this level of detail and accuracy on the strikes, the depth of the shadows, the contrast and the vibrancy of each frame, making it pop out of the paper and actually feel consistent… MAN! That’s something that you have to take your hat off to. DAMN. That’s dedication right, there, and that makes this comic VERY special.

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The first cool fact about this book is the narrative. Narrative? Wait, this isn’t fiction, why are we talking about narrative? LOL, because….  the way Mark explains things, in a very friendly, conversational and light manner, makes this book captivating at once. I mean, who would ever think in reading the glossary? YES! You will read the Glossary, because… the way Mark explains the terms, you will not only get the definition, but you will get insights into how things work instantly! It’s super fun and I would never thought that one day I’d do this.

Yes, don’t skip the glossary because it has MANY terms, that are used around the publishing and writing world that newbie writers, and even experienced writers don’t have a proper clue of what they are really about, and that is crucial and a big advantage in the game. Thank you Mark.

Mark’s conversational narrative will keep you, not only informed, but entertained and engaged on reading this book, because, as you will notice, this isn’t fiction, so boredom is a huge problem, yeah. You will LAUGH while learning, which is something really, really cool and rather effective when it comes to marketing, because if I found this book on a store and read a few pages, I’d buy it without second thoughts, mind that.

THIS is how you should write a marketing book, proving, once again, that Mark can teach you to get the job done when it comes to increasing your sales. Excellent!

Something that you want to know, right off the batch, is that “WIDE for the win” shouldn’t be seen as a “one-read-and-go” book. No. This is a guide, a manual of a type of mindset and approach when it comes to selling and marketing your books, this is a book that will “follow and guide your journey” on the WIDE spectrum of things.

The main objective of this book, it seems, is to show writers that there is MORE than just Amazon when it comes to publishing, that there are other outlets, many times better than Amazon when it comes to individual tastes, because, let’s face it writers, the competition in there is just too brutal and needless. This, and to also help those who are on Amazon to thrive with their books, which is super nice!

Given that I, personally, read many “teaching” books, I can confirm the veracity of the effectiveness of Mark’s approach due to the objective, detached and quasi-scientific approach of transmitting the knowledge that he has, without closing, or narrowing the scope of possible thoughts of the reader, or, in plain-speak, letting the reader take conclusions for himself while presenting his own views. This is very nice, and respectful from Mark, making this book even more effective in delivering its message.

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The book doesn’t even start and we already love it because the disclaimer goes like:

HA!!!! That’s how you keep it original! HA!!

So, in an over-polluted, over-populated, over-heated planet called Earth, in a not so far away future, we have L2, a  “replica” of London filled with tech, air toxins and regulations of all sorts from a government that is led by an authoritative, extremely shady figure that is as cold as ice caps. This leader, Razour, is… nefarious, mean and quite charming as it seems, not afraid and quite contempt when using brutal force to get his means, or just have fun given that he commands the military forces in a highly policed society.

Cleric20, our main character, is a regular – ex-military – , ordinary citizen of L2 city, that is just trying to live his life and forget his loved one that is no more while getting drunk and laid almost everyday with the always present companion bot, GiX, that is kind of the soul of the book.

Things start rolling off great, and everything is just dandy, until, a few scientists find the “footage” of the prophecy of “The Day of Carnage”, promised on ancient biblical times, more than a thousand years back. Such footage, is enough to doom all that have seen it, bringing death, or better saying: annihilation to all that might be related to such incident, that is sent directly from the high members of the World government, but the question is: Why?

The narrative of Matt Adcock is inviting and the author can create many types of imagery simultaneously which is very nice. Although there is lots of tech-lingo, the author is careful enough to explain each term that might present itself too complicated for one to understand, while others are instantly recognizable to the reader.

Humour is something that you won’t miss here, and there’s the deliberate use of profanity – not excessively present- which is something good, given that the book promises to defy convention and create shock. Violence and gore are taken as a walk in a park as the writer doesn’t shy away from describing vivid scenes of rolling heads, cut throats, energy shields that shatter bodies completely and much more from the very beginning.

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