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This is the first ebook comic I've read and it was a lot of fun. It reminded me of the TV batman. POW. The pictures flowed well on my device. Great images. Thanks for the laugh.

If you ever thought that a collaboration between three authors might be a dodgy, even risky, enterprise, think again. Put three gifted, funny, witty, and clever authors together, and you get an utter gem of a book.

There’s a clue in the title – it is a baaaaad book; it’s rollicking good fun and laugh-out-loud hilarious. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Our hero, Case, is – well, he’s really just your typical, run-of-the-mill hitch-hiker of literary genres and he glides from one to the other, hopefully, optimistically, sometimes painfully, and he finds himself traversing horror, sci-fi, and westerns, to name but a few, always cheekily, saucily and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. To say you’ll get mouth-ache from a permanent grin on your face is an understatement of an understatement.

Brooks, Hise and Mader complement each other to a tee and bring to the table their individual brand of humour, satire, and whimsicality and seamlessly braid their talents into a masterpiece.

Case tickled my fancy from start to finish and the end of the book came with disappointment. Where was I going to get my permagrin from now?

Excellent – highly recommended.

How adorable was this little tome! History and geography were never my favourite subjects at school. But when you get snippets of historical and geographical facts in a book, taught to you by the cutest little terrier with one floppy ear and one very perky one, how can you fail to be interested?

This is No. 4 of Mr Pish’s adventures. He’s travelling through southern and western USA, stopping off at various places to take a few snapshots, absorb some fascinating facts and being kind enough to send us postcards. No, not to say ‘Wish you were here’ but to tell us how he’s getting on, what he’s seen and what he’s learnt.

It’s a delightful way to find out about the main highlights of the towns and countryside. The text is clear, concise and entertaining, exudes enthusiasm and is accompanied by some superb photos and a little map so that you know exactly where the little chap is.

Designed mainly as an educational learning tool for young children, the Mr Pish Postcard series cannot fail to capture the hearts, not just of those youngsters, but also oldies such as myself.

Utterly enchanting.

If a book is written by either Hise or Brooks, you can be confident of a really good read. Put the two together, and you can be confident of an even better one: double the excellence!

These two authors have talent, skill, imagination, a solid sense of humour, and the ability to provide great entertainment.

Triple Dog Dare is a wonderfully light-hearted and funny story packed with ingredients: some hanky-panky, misunderstandings, an eensy bit of romance, a very gentle fun-poking at the dog-showing arena, but it’s also a story that manages to laugh at itself as well as with others.

It’s all a lovely embroilment of who is fooling who and who is going to be found out. Dogs—as you would expect—feature highly in this. One in particular. Well two. Or perhaps three… You could almost…almost…say they are the top-dog characters. They manage to annoy, please, enthrall, delude, irritate, endear, and just generally be the scene-stealing, show-stopping little darlings they always are.

This is witty, engaging, sharp, great fun, and written with tongue in cheek. The only disappointment was coming to the end!

After my very enjoyable encounter with Kathrin Night in Kiss of Night, I wasted absolutely no time in leaping into this book. Kathrin’s one of those very likeable, spunky, knows-her-own-mind, but not totally impenetrable characters you just love.

Kathrin’s retirement from her adventure-filled life as a spy just isn’t going well, despite living with Mr Gorgeousness, Alexsey. She just can’t abandon herself to domesticity and lovey-doveyness. Alexsey thinks she needs therapy: a sort of post-espionage-trauma thing. Both the therapist and Alexsey underestimate Kathrin’s resilience and stubbornness. Alexsey and Kathrin are each presented with an opportunity from different quarters: Alexsey receives an attractive offer from his homeland, Russia, and Kathrin sees an opportunity to keep her finger dipped in what she loves doing most (espionage) and to combine it with a display of her love and devotion to the man she adores. But secrecy and deception, albeit well intentioned, is never a good thing, and she’s in danger of not only ruining a perfect relationship, but putting lives at risk, too.

I can’t praise this much more than I did for Kiss of Night. Brooks just knows how to keep you glued to the pages. This really is a very cleverly disguised love story. More snippets from Kathrin’s background are peppered throughout, the shroud of her former life over the love interest adds excitement, and there’s just the right amount of character emotion to make you care.

I’m Night-obsessed.

Kathrin Night is a special agent. Or rather…she was. She is reluctantly…and a little resentfully…forced to relinquish her special-agent duties by an injury. But a gutsy, no-nonsense, rather complex character isn’t the type of person to settle easily into a more relaxed lifestyle. With no choice in the matter, she is landed with a Russian bodyguard. A rather handsome, hunky, chunky, hockey-playing one, at that. How is he going to help her adapt to her new life?

I devoured this book rather quickly. It’s short, yes, but it’s so, so easy to get sucked into Kathrin’s life. It was my first encounter with her, and I like her a lot. The book is a sort of prequel and scene-setter for Night Undone, which follows. We learn how she acquired her injury, how she became a special agent, why she had to give it up and all neatly done in just over a hundred and twenty pages. Brooks writes very engagingly with wit and humour, and it was with no difficulty at all that I rushed eagerly over to Night Undone. I wasn’t going to let her go easily.

An excellent and compelling read.

*Book source ~ Kindle Lending Library

Luke Payne is a crime fighter in Gothingham, but lately the only thing he seems to be fighting is his loose bowels. His trusted servant Alfreda, finally insists he see a doctor. But the results aren’t what he hoped.

I’m sure this is a standard response to this graphic novel, but seriously…wtf did I just read?! LOL This Batman parody is mildly entertaining and the use of pictures instead of artwork is something different (dare I say unique?), but I can’t say I was mightily impressed with it.

Although the title is Tutorials and Tools for Prospering in a Digital World, it should be subtitled "to increase sales and revenue in a digital world. If your book or blog is not making money or as much money as you think it should, it might be because you haven't tried some of the things listed in this book. Things like Social Media, SEO strategy, video trailers, Google alerts, and drawing publicity. I am currently reading the second volume in efforts to grow my online presence and earn more money.

This is a very interesting book. I feel like a child would enjoy this book due to the talking dog while parents would enjoy the educational aspect.
I really enjoy the pictures of the places Mr. Pish has visited and the historical facts of each place.
Children will enjoy the book while learning at the same time!
B. Gillilan

Very cute!
I love that he starts off not wanting to go and in the end was super excited. Just like a little kid.
I really enjoy the educational aspect as well as giving kids a farming experience. The pictures of Mr. Pish with the animals was great!
Learning about the vehicles was a great experience and Mr. Pish in one of them was a cute touch.
I've really enjoyed this adventure.
B. Gillilan

I wrote it.