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Review: Take Me To The Cat by Bryant A. Loney

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2017-101 Bryant Loney, Take Me[32]Nostalgic high school senior Michael Jackson wants nothing more than to reunite with his friends from elementary school—and possibly change his name. Transferring before middle school after his parents’ nasty divorce, Michael always felt he was at his happiest back in his Oklahoma hometown. Inviting his lifelong crush Catherine, among other former classmates, to a spring break reunion party seems like the perfect plan for Michael to get closure on the formative years of his life.

Yet nothing is as he remembers when Michael finds himself entangled in his own confusion between reality and nightmare. Suddenly, secrets from his childhood resurface, and the fanatic ringleader from Michael’s past will do whatever it takes to silence his friends. Now it’s up to Michael to save them all before it’s too late. But does he have the courage and strength to go up against his own worst enemy?

In this quirky psychological thriller from the mind of Bryant A. Loney, Michael will go through hell and high water as he faces his inner demons, unaware that the revelation he seeks demands the ultimate sacrifice.


Take Me To The Cat by Bryant A. Loney

Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Psychological thriller
[WARNING! Contains mature themes, profanity, violence, and reference to sexual violence.]
My rating:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Review: Exodus in Confluence by Bryant A. Loney

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ExodusNO PLACE IS EVER GOING TO BE SAFE.

Five months into the zombie apocalypse, seventeen-year-old Stephen Hart lived in a society where rules and humanity had left him for dead. The remaining survivors clung feverishly to whatever hope remained—maybe it was a family member, or a religion, or a destination. But in less than one week, everything changed. (And so the cycle repeats.)

A year later, his ramshackle settlement has been compromised, as evidenced by the hordes of the undead swarming inside the gates… and Stephen is to blame. Instead of running, he takes to the airwaves, using the transmission in the now-abandoned radio station to broadcast his story via speakers to his fleeing citizens. This way, maybe he won’t look like such a total monster.

With the clock running out, venture into Stephen’s post-apocalyptic world, where circumstances can make us become something other than ourselves.


Genre: Young Adult, Fiction
My rating:  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Review: To Hear The Ocean Sigh by Bryant A. Loney

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Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000040_00003]Jay Murchison believes he is a nobody at his high school in Oklahoma. Coming from a conservative family of affordable luxury, Jay has an overwhelming desire to become something great. After a mysterious girl in North Carolina mistakenly texts him, an unlikely relationship develops that affects Jay’s self-perception and influences the rest of his sophomore year. This correspondence leads him to a group of thrill-seekers who provide a grand departure from the quiet life Jay is familiar with and eye-opening experiences to witness first-hand the truth behind the loose morals his fellow classmates have come to know. 

In a story filled with injustice, hope, hatred, love, grief, and understanding, readers will ask themselves what it truly means to hear the ocean sigh and learn of the dire consequences that come with its responsibilities.


Genre: Contemporary-Realistic, Young Adult, Coming of Age
My rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
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