Title: Monkeys and Apes Author: LeeAnn Dominick Genre: Board Book Publisher: Taffy Tales Source: Publisher Format: Board book Release Date: March 3, 2026 Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
This book shows different types of monkeys and apes. Each page has a textured piece to show how their fur or nose feels. My favourite was the Bonobo. I liked that each page had an image of the animal as a baby and as a full grown adult. Some of them looked quite different when they were grown up, such as the orangutan!
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Title: Essentials, Vol. 2 Author: Luke Arnold, Chris “Doc” Wyatt Genre: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction Publisher: The Lab Press Source: Bookinfluencers.com Format: Hardcover Release Date: May 12, 2026 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
The mind-bending adventure of Essentials continues in volume two.
ESSENTIALS VOL. 2 continues the mind-bending journey of Harris Pax, a mathematician who predicted the end of the world but couldn’t prevent it. Now to save humanity, he must return to the underground bunker where madness began, but not without a fight. Alongside unlikely sidekicks—from walking corpses to toy robots—Harris weaves through fractured realities of creatures, angels, and monsters to restore the world he once knew. But will it be enough to defeat Snuggles once and for all?
Review:
This story continues Harris’s journey to save what’s left of humanity after the world ended. The survivors have created their own realities which they’re living in. Harris and his friend Buttons must travel through these imagined realities to save the humans inside. However, they don’t always want to be saved. This is a thought provoking graphic novel about what’s reality and the power of imagination.
Essentials, Vol. 2 is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel!
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Title: All the Moonlight on Earth Author: Jesse Muehlbauer Genre: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller Publisher: Allaire Publishing Source: Author Format: Ebook Release Date: August 27, 2024 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
A year after the tragic loss of his wife, Gillen Rainer is struggling to find closure. Unanswered questions linger even for his thirteen-year-old daughter, Allaire, who seeks solace in a memory far beyond her recollection.
As Sputnik orbits the globe every ninety-six minutes, Gillen and his team are set to announce a surprise of their own. The Alignment—a portal connecting the earth and the moon—is ready for visitors, effectively ending the space race.
But when his daughter decides to set foot on the moon… alone, Gillen must confront his deepest fears and the true cost of his decisions. In this romantic literary drama, with the soul of sci-fi, Gillen embarks on a perilous journey that forces him to grapple with the ultimate Can he reclaim his future by rescuing what he’s lost?
Review:
This was a thrilling historical science fiction story. I was shocked at the twists and surprises. There were so many twists that it made it so hard to put the book down. I stayed up way too late reading it. I don’t think the science was realistic, but it made for a very entertaining read!
All the Moonlight on Earth is fun read!
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Content warnings: death of parent, suicide, adultery
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Title: Hunger Author: Nihaarika Negi, Joe Bocaroda, José Villarrubia Genre: Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction Publisher: The Lab Press Source: Bookinfluencers.com Format: Hardcover Release Date: October 28, 2025 Rating: ★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
In 1896 Bombay under British rule, famine-stricken mutant Izna embraces her monstrous nature to seek revenge against oppressive forces.
In 1896 Bombay, under British rule, a concentration camp holds IZNA, a plague-infected and famine-stricken being. Mutated through medical experiments, she, along with others, becomes a mutant. British officers invite famine photographer William Wallace Hooper to document the mutants, unaware he’s controlled by a shape-shifting vampire called Pisach. The Pisach infects prey with insatiable hunger, while Hooper bonds with Izna amidst rulers’ games with famine slaves.
Unbeknownst, Izna descends from women embracing monsters. Discovering Hooper’s role in her mother’s death, she wishes to become a monster herself. Transformed into a half-human, half-mutant, half-beast, she embraces her hunger, consuming oppressors and drenching her land in blood. This infinite hunger mirrors trauma’s generational and cultural impact, forging an inseparable link between oppressed and oppressor. The graphic novel blends True Blood, Kill Bill, and Spiral Into Horror, delving into hunger’s exploration of trauma’s pervasive influence.
Review:
This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel. It’s about experiments that were performed in a concentration camp in India in 1896. The experiments turned many subjects into mutants who were further experimented on. The illustrations were at times gruesome, but that suited the horrific subject matter. This would be a great graphic novel for a book club or other literary discussions.
Hunger is a powerful graphic novel!
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Title: Super Science, Vol. 1 Author: N. Alessandro K., Perker Genre: Graphic Novel, Science Fiction Publisher: The Lab Press Source: Bookinfluencers.com Format: Hardcover Release Date: August 12, 2025 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
In a world where imagination becomes reality, a global phenomenon grants ordinary people extraordinary scientific powers.
Super Science is a sci-fi/comedy about a world where the limits of human imagination have become real. For five days the entire sky over twelve spots across the globe turn amethyst purple. The inexplicable result was in each location, professional engineers and scientists, as well as tinkers, amateur inventors, and high school science teachers were able to create scientific and engineering breakthroughs in ways far surpassing the world’s top scientific institutions. Our story starts three years later in Los Angeles, where a breed of actual superheroes and super villains are emerging.
Dealing with this new phenomenon is LAPD’s new “Mad Scientist Division.” Our two main characters are the no-nonsense Sergeant Esmerelda Villanueva and her idealistic young partner, Officer Jack Mantle. Other main characters are manipulative industrialist Burt Montague, and his bold lab assistant Felicia Bari; perpetually unlucky Karen Katz, a former biology teacher who has turned herself into a human-cat hybrid; Esmerelda’s son Gabe, who might be the smartest teenager on the planet; and finally, nefarious super villain Dr. Cornelius Otherland, and his nemesis, bumbling superhero Gas Giant.
This mind-bending graphic novel from THE LAB ships in a gold-foil stamped cloth slipcase.
Review:
In this graphic novel, scientists have discovered how to give themselves scientific super powers. Many of them use their powers for evil, rather than good. However, it’s difficult for law enforcement to figure out how to keep the peace. I liked the vibrant illustrations and the colorful cast of characters!
Super Science, Vol. 1 is a great start to a graphic novel series!
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Content warnings: death, violence
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Title: The Quantum Revelations Author: Stuart Heinrich Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Endless Tree Books, LLC Source: iRead Book Tours Format: Ebook Release Date: July 31, 2025 Rating: ★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
This book explores advanced scientific and deep philosophical concepts through the narrative structure of a mystery/thriller. No particular science background is required of the reader.
The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare. As everything collapses around them, two scientists struggle for relevance in their quest to build the world’s first practical quantum computer. They discover so much more: a mystery of physics that goes deeper than they could have ever imagined…
Review:
This book is a thriller about scientific and religious discoveries. There were a lot of technical scientific discussions, so readers who have an interest in science and physics would probably enjoy this book. There were many relevant themes to today, such as global warming, AI, and the high cost of living.
The Quantum Revelations is a creepy dystopian thriller.
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Content warnings: death, fire, suicide
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Title: Taming the Perilous Skies Author: Phil Marshall Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Self-Published Source: iRead Book Tours Format: Paperback Release Date: September 12, 2025 Rating: ★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
Anti-gravity could never fail. Until it does.
In the year 2076, humanity’s reliance on Brian Medlock’s anti-gravity technology, powered by Medlock’s unified Theory of Persistence, has brought forth a utopian society. Roads have vanished; energy flows from the very particles around us; and the world thrives under the guidance of a physics-based framework called The Fabric, a theory uniting quantum mechanics and gravity … and possibly divine order.
But on an otherwise ordinary morning, the impossible happens: aerial vehicles worldwide begin plummeting from the sky. Panic spreads. Caught in the catastrophe is Jack Woods – a mild-mannered bureaucrat, single father, and reluctant hero. When Jack’s young son is airborne at the moment of the disaster, Jack is thrust into a race against collapsing infrastructures, hostile government factions, and clashes of faith. Meanwhile, Olivia Martorana, leader of Transportation Technology, uncovers clues pointing toward a secret experiment that may have tampered with the Fabric itself.
As the quantum encryption grid destabilizes, the truth emerges: someone has been using Medlock’s theory to peer into the future – and possibly rewrite it.
Taming the Perilous Skies is a fast-paced hard science fiction thriller that weaves scientific discovery, aerial disaster, philosophical stakes, and deep moral dilemmas into a gripping story of survival and hope. As Jack, Olivia, and Medlock confront questions of free will, faith, and the ethics of technological power, they’re forced to navigate a world where quantum physics, divine prophecy, and political corruption collide.
With a cast of vivid, often wryly flamboyant characters, and a tone that moves effortlessly between suspense, heartbreak, and scientific wonder, Taming the Perilous Skies is perfect for fans of Andy Weir, Dan Brown, and Arrival (Ted Chiang). This is science fiction at its sharpest – smart, subversive, and, at times, disturbingly prophetic.
Review:
This story is an intense sci-fi story set in the year 2076. Everyone travels in aerials in the sky, however, one day they all stop moving at the same time. Then they start falling from the sky. There were scientific and religious implications behind the tragic incident on that day. This story was intense and thrilling, and it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Taming the Perilous Skies is a thrilling sci-fi novel!
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Content warnings: death, death of parent, suicide
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Title: Essentials, Vol. 1 Author: Luke Arnold, Chris Wyatt Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror, Science Fiction Publisher: The Lab Press Source: Bookinfluencers.com Format: Hardcover Release Date: February 25, 2025 Rating: ★★★★★
Synopsis:
In a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by the madness of a warping reality, shotgun-wielding scientist Harris Pax and his two extra-dimensional, non-corporeal alien sidekicks (manifesting as a walking corpse and a toy robot) are humanity’s only hope for survival.
In ESSENTIALS, mathematician Harris Pax predicted the end of the world but failed to prevent it. Now he’s living alone in a bunker and his niece’s favorite toys have started talking to him. The good news? He’s not the world’s sole survivor. The bad news? The other survivors are trapped in alternate realities — imprisoned in imagined worlds full of zombies, robots, mythical creatures, and chaos. And now Harris Pax and an unlikely ally must travel the country on a quest to restore reality, save humanity, and defeat his new interdimensional nemesis: Snuggles. Written by Luke Arnold (star of Black Sails; writer, The Fetch Phillips novels) and Chris “Doc” Wyatt (producer, Napoleon Dynamite; writer, Ninjago). This debut graphic novel from THE LAB ships in a gold-foil stamped cloth slipcase!
Review:
This graphic novel had The Last of Us vibes which I loved! There was some horror mixed with sci-fi. It was exciting and fast paced, so it was hard to put down. This special edition had a beautiful cloth slipcover. It ended on a big cliffhanger so I’m excited to see what happens next!
Essentials, Vol. 1 is a great graphic novel!
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Content warnings: death, death of parent, death of child, body horror
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Title: Archipelago (The Herb Society Mysteries #2) Author: E. William Podojil Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Source: Publisher Format: Ebook Release Date: April 7, 2025 Rating: ★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
Following a tragic event, The Herb Society, along with Lukas and Taylor are unwittingly pulled into Baptiste’s twisted plan to not only find a lost continent but unlock the secrets to a precious material that is only found near an archipelago he believes to be the remainder of this sunken world. Baptiste knows this material is more precious than all the gold in the world and he has big plans for it. When The Herb Society discovers Pierre Baptiste’s nefarious agenda, they unlock a global conspiracy led by the world’s rich and powerful that would completely alter civilization to their advantage for generations to come. Now The Herb Society ladies, Lukas, Taylor, Tory and her boyfriend, Pepe are thrust into the plot and must fight the forces of nature and evil to save mankind from an unimaginable future. But will they be able to stop Pierre and his clever friends from initiating the countdown to an apocalypse?
Review:
This story had a bunch of twists and turns. The direction of the story kept changing, from what I thought would be a crime thriller to a story with some science fiction and fantasy. The science aspects were interesting, but it seemed a little far fetched at times. The story was fast paced and intense, which kept me excited to read it!
Archipelago is a fast paced thriller.
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Title: Hive (Madders of Time #1) Author: D.L. Orton Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Rocky Mountain Press Source: Bookinfluencers.com Format: Hardcover Release Date: May 6, 2025 Rating: ★★★★★
Goodreads Synopsis:
What if saving the future meant rewriting the past?
In a dying world overrun by microdrones, humanity’s last survivors cling to life inside the Eden-17 biodome. Isabelle Sanborn knows her time is running out, but one desperate plan might give humanity a second chance. With the help of Madders, an enigmatic AI built from the memories of a brilliant physicist, Isabelle sends Diego Nadales—the love of her life—35 years into the past. His mission? To change the course of history and prevent their world’s collapse.
When Diego arrives in the vibrant yet fragile Main Timeline, he’s forced to confront ghosts of the past, including a younger, ambitious version of Isabelle. As he battles to shape a better future, Diego must navigate a delicate web of relationships and events without destroying the very fabric of time.
Brimming with suspense, heart-pounding action, and a poignant love story that transcends time, Madders of Time – Book One is a breathtaking science fiction adventure. Award-winning author DL Orton weaves a tale that explores sacrifice, resilience, and the timeless power of love.
Fans of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Dark Matter will find themselves captivated by this unforgettable journey through parallel worlds and intertwining destinies.
The clock is ticking. Can love survive the collapse of time itself?
Prepare to lose yourself in the first installment of the Madders of Time series—a story that will keep you turning pages and leave you hungry for more.
Review:
This is a great sci-fi thriller! It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I didn’t want the story to end. I liked that each chapter had a small image of the character who was the POV of the chapter on the first page. It changed depending on the age of the character too. It was a nice detail that made it easier to imagine the characters’ appearances. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book in the series!
Hive is a suspenseful sci-fi thriller!
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