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Updated 5th of February, 2021: Welcome my friends to the 2nd year of OllieSpot SFF Book Reviews blog, and as an online entity! I see this as an extension of me, anchored somewhere in this cyber realm where energy and light are the kings and queens of reality. Let’s just keep the ball rolling, enjoy […]

Book Review: Vultures by Luke Tarzian

Once again, I thank you for stopping by. Today’s book review of Vultures by Luke Tarzian, is part of a Book Tour presented by Storytellers On Tour. Please don’t forget to click the link to see all the wonderful hosts who are also taking part. Book Info and Links An enemy slain is not a […]

Book Review and Storytellers On Tour Event: Kept From Cages by Phil Williams

Thank you, precious reader and book lover for stopping by!! Make sure to check out all the other (link above) amazing people on the tour, as I’m sure they will do a better job than I at pointing out all the great things about this book! Official Book Blurb No one returns from Ikiri.Reece’s gang […]

Storytellers On Tour Cover Reveal: Stones Of Light by Zack Argyle

Cover reveal Blitz Presented by Storytellers On Tour. Be on the lookout for my fellow Roadies that will also be sharing this amazing Fantasy cover. Let us know what you think!! Hello Readers, and thanks for stopping by to check out the upcoming cover for Zack Argyles second book in the Threadlight series. The first […]

Can’t Wait Wednesday’s

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking The Spine. I’ve been intrigued by The Captain […]

Biko and the Thief and Other Stories by Kevin Greene Book Review

Biko And The Thief and other Stories official synopsis: Lindewe Glover is smart, funny, daring – and a world class thief. But when she attempts to rob the Steven S. Biko – a massive starship bound for a new home for thousands of African-Americans fed up with life on Earth – Lindewe finds that she […]

Wine Dark Deep by R. Peter Keith – Mini Review

Wine Dark Deep by R. Peter Keith The Gist: Wine Dark Deep – A hard science-fiction space opera. Equal parts Star Trek, The Martian, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and The Expanse – The First Book in the Epic Odyssey of the Spaceship Ulysses and its Crew!When the solar system’s key asteroid mine is […]

My final #ScifiMonth Post: Re-coil by J.T. Nicholas Audiobook Review

My Blurb: I loved the smart, dry humored, scifi space salvager trying to save his immortality, in a noir-ish styled race to uncover what might be an outta control nanotechnology nightmare. Publisher (Titan) Book synopsis: The Expanse meets Altered Carbon in this breakneck science fiction thriller where immortality is theoretically achievable, yet identity, gender and selfhood are very […]

#ScifiMonth Author Interview & Book Review: The City Below The Clouds by T.S. Galindo

“They’d been washed out of two units before because of oversleeping. It was a harrowing experience. Units were rented by the minute with a maximum of twelve hours. When the timer ran out, the door automatically opened, leaving the occupants exposed; ten seconds later, if the unit was not evacuated, or the timer paid, alarms […]

The House of Styx By Derek Kunsken (Venus Ascendant 1) – Audiobook Review

Audiobook Info Narrated By: Justine Eyre Written By: Derek Kunsken Duration: 14 hours 19 minutes Date: August 2020 Published by: Penguin Audio Simon and Schuster Rebellion Imprint: Solaris Summary: Life can exist anywhere. And anywhere there is life, there is home. In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of la colonie live on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what […]

Amethyst By Jesse Nolan Bailey

Storytellers on Tour Day 2 https://www.storytellersontour.online/2020/10/09/tour-schedule-amethyst-by-jesse-nolan-bailey/ Book BlurbRashell’s brother has vanished. When the local villagers express no concern, she enliststhe help of a stranger from a faraway city to find Teth.Investigator Derrik discovers the people worship a massive stone known as theAmethyst. Even more bizarre, an ancient relic of a mummy fuels their reverence.Given limited […]