**This book was reviewed for Port Jericho via Netgalley Kidd’s Himself tells the tale of Mahoney, an orphan come from Dublin to the provincial village of Mulderrig in search of his past and the truth of his mother’s apparent abandonment of him. Mulderrig is a quiet town, harbouring hidden secrets, secrets ready to burst forth […]
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review I am sad to admit that Lockwood and Co: The Creeping Shadow was my first foray into Stroud’s Lockwood books. I absolutely adore his Bartimaeus series. Stroud has a true gift for weaving tales of gritty magic, and stringent societies, complete with strong females, and […]
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review **Warning: graphic description of war situations, including torture. With The Far Shore, Scheuring has woven a tale that traverses time itself. It is the slow stitching together of a person’s life, quilted from memories of the distant past, giving shape, form, substance to […]
Today is the cover reveal for Amanda Lester and the Gold Spectacles Surprise by Paula Berinstein. This cover reveal is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours. The cover is designed by Anna Mogileva. Amanda Lester and the Gold Spectacles Surprise (Amanda Lester, Detective #6) By Paula Berinstein Genre: Detective/ Mystery Age category: Young Adult Release Date: […]
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Hungry Ghosts is third in S Blackmoore’s Eric Carter series. Our opening finds Eric cutting a swath through Mexico, looking for Tabitha, erstwhile ally & sometimes foe. A zigzag of connect the dots puts him back in Mexico City, in the heart of Santa Muerte worship. From […]
Cresswell’s The New Book is a veritable potpourri of personal musings. There are book reviews, short stories, journal entries. This is a fantastic example of writing shorts of any kind. Each was equally engaging and entertaining. I learned a new word from this! Several times a variation of the phrase ‘go crocodile’ was used. […]
All mine!! ? I got bored one night and started putting this together. It’s my first attempt at creating a book tag. Hope people enjoy it! They are based around quotes, and most have two options to choose from. The Rules In addition to linking back to the person who tagged you, it would be […]
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review McKiernan’ Manuscripts of the Macabre is a quaint collection of tales to lure you just beyond the veil. The first story is the longest, focusing on Karl Quinn, a prison guard attending an execution that goes terribly wrong, and this is just the beginning […]
This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review Burrows-Johnson’s cozy mystery Prospect for Murder is set in the Hawai’ian Islands, proving that even Paradise has its dark side. We begin with the odd occurrence of our protagonist having a psychic vision. Both she and her brother have unique gifts, different yet complementary. Sadly, […]
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Yellowstone Country collects together stunning works of art by David Skernick, a nature and travel photographer. These are snapshots of nature’s beauty, and the serenity of the quiet ‘civilised’ places that border wild ones. These are truly things of greatest value, for none can name their price. […]
