Book Reviews

Uptown Oracle Reads… A Conspiracy of Whispers

For Olivia Shaw, the danger of her assignments as a deadly Whisper agent is matched only by that of her hidden status: Liv is one of the caricae. When her handler sends her into the Quillian Empire, her mission is complicated when her hostage is revealed to be the infamous Red Wolf, Galen De Corvus,…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

In an idyllic community of wealthy California families, new teacher Molly Nicoll becomes intrigued by the hidden lives of her privileged students. Unknown to Molly, a middle school tragedy in which they were all complicit continues to reverberate for her kids: Nick, the brilliant scam artist; Emma, the gifted dancer and party girl; Dave, the…
Uptown Oracle Reads… A Conspiracy of Stars

Octavia has only ever wanted to become one of the scientists who study the natural wonders of Faloiv. The labs are closed to those under age, so when the rules change, allowing students inside, Octavia should be overjoyed. But something isn’t right. When Octavia witnesses one of the Faloii—the indigenous people of Faloiv—attacked in front…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Everless

In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency. The rich tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. A decade ago, she and her father were servants at Everless, the Gerlings’ palatial estate, until a fateful accident forced them to flee in the dead of night. When Jules discovers that her…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Stalker

A video-clip is sent to the National Criminal Investigation Department. Someone has secretly filmed a woman through her window from the garden. The next day she is found dead after a frenzied knife-attack. The police receive a second film of another unknown woman. There is no way of identifying her before time runs out. As…
Uptown Oracle Reads… The Cruel Prince

Seven year old Jude and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the cruel prince. To win a place at the Court, she…
Uptown Oracle Reads… This Mortal Coil

Catarina Agatta is an all round gene-hacking genius. Her father Dr. Lachlan Agatta, a legendary geneticist, was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called Cartaxus, leaving Cat to survive the last two years on her own. Cartaxus soldier, Cole, arrives with news that her father has died and also brings a message: before he died, he…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Bonfire

It has been ten years since Abby Williams left her small town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career, a modern apartment, and her pick of meaningless one-night stands. But a new case takes her back home to Barrens. Tasked with investigating the town’s most high-profile company and…
Uptown Oracle Reads… Red Sister

At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. But the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand the trouble the eight year old Nona Grey brings with her. Despite the security and…