Pick Your Scar, by Boshra Rasti Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing Pick Your Scar, a gripping sci-fi / dystopian novel by Boshra Rasti. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About The story is set in Pamora, a peaceful and idyllic land. Here, physicists have uncovered a fifth dimension, which they believe could be the key to altering unpleasant life events. These professionals seek volunteers over the age of eighteen, to help search for the fifth dimension. Matadar and Arelaine (the leadi ..read more

Surrogate Code (Book 2 of The Surrogate Colony Series), by Boshra Rasti Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing the gripping dystopian sequel, Surrogate Code, by Boshra Rasti. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About Zachary and Adriana have escaped from their respective prisons (Surrogate and Eunuch centres) which are controlled by the corrupt Microscrep corporation. Now, they have finally reached the safety of the off-grid scientist’s village, where not a single shred of Microscrepian inf ..read more

There’s No Such Thing as Never in Forever, by Kenneth and Judy Nicholas-Fecteau Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing There’s No Such Thing as Never in Forever, by Kenneth and Judy Nicholas-Fecteau. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About Mandy and Lizzy are teenage twin sisters who have been adopted into the Native American Mistook tribe. As part of their vision-quest, they are tasked with finding an important artefact. However, their journey soon takes an unexpected turn, plunging them ..read more

Our Lady of the Artilects, by Andrew Gillsmith Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. I hope you’ve all been enjoying the holidays. Today, I’m reviewing Our Lady of the Artilects, a fascinating science fiction read by Andrew Gillsmith. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About Set mainly in Benin City, Africa (some point after the 2200s), this story follows the mystery of the artilects (advanced synthetic humanoids), who have started having visions and appear to be gaining consciousness. Told in three parts, the story begins by following the p ..read more

The Undertaker’s Daughter, by John James Minster Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing The Undertaker’s Daughter, by John James Minster. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About Set in Pennsylvania, USA, Anna Dingle assists her father David with his mortuary business. However, lately, Anna’s life has been missing something – the presence of adventure and romance – it seems. Anna seeks to explore the world, engaging with technology and her first experiences of dating, much to her religious ..read more

End Man, by Alex Austin Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing End Man, by Alex Austin. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About The story is set in the 2030s, in Los Angeles, USA. Here, the protagonist, Raphael works for the Norval Department of Marketing Necrology (NDMN) as a Necrologist, otherwise known as an ‘End man.’ The company’s job is to capture the remnants of dead people, to turn them into an online presence, so that their loved ones can have access to their life’s memories. Spe ..read more

Introducing: Our Lady of the Artilects Hey guys, Welcome back to Bookish Beyond. Are you enjoying the Autumn season so far? Today, we’re doing a spotlight post for an exciting, cross-genre book titled Our Lady of the Artilects, by Andrew Gillsmith. So, as always, if you’re sitting comfortably and you’ve got your favourite drink to hand, let’s dive in. About the Story Our Lady of the Artilects is a relatively new novel by science fiction writer, Andrew Gillsmith, and dives deep into questions of consciousness, faith, and artificial intelligence. World leaders are already on edge as Artilects (n ..read more

Jophiel’s Secret (The Gatekeeper’s Descendants, Book 2), by Johanna Frank Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing Jophiel’s Secret (The Gatekeeper’s Descendants, Book 2), by Johanna Frank. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About The story is set between the town of Havensight on Earth, The Kingdom (synonymous with the idea of Heaven), and The Deep (likened to a version of Hell.) Pipiera waits for her mother to arrive at The Kingdom gate, to be reunited in the afterlife after so many years ..read more

Legacy, by Ean. W. Lanning Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing Legacy, by Ean. W. Lanning. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About The story is set between Old Los Angeles (a beaten-down, dirty place, kept alive only by the grace of Lord Maddus) and New Los Angeles (Lord Maddus’ playground, more or less.) The two halves of the city are separated by an enormous wall, which prevents citizens in either from interacting with each-other. Manhattan and Tom live in a Dystopian version of Los ..read more

Only Ghouls and Horses, by Dan Harris Hey guys, welcome back to Bookish Beyond. How have you been? Today, I’m excited to be reviewing Only Ghouls and Horses, by Dan Harris. So, if you’ve got your favourite drink to hand and are all settled in, let’s begin. About After witnessing a man explode, only to be replaced by some kind of ghoul, Tom finds his world turned upside-down. Before long, he is offered a job at The Unit, an organisation which keeps the world safe from supernatural terrors like the ghoul he encountered. Years later, Tom has since grown comfortable with his new life, until he is ..read more