Book Review: The Dragon Sphere by Abel Gallardo

This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours   Gallardo’s The Dragon Sphere is a strong start to a new series. We follow Landon, a teen on the cusp of a great life change. Landon’s da disappeared when Landon was quite young. A visit from his uncle, near his fifteenth birthday, revealed a family secret […]

Book Review: The Devil’s Prayer by Luke Gracias

  This book was reviewed via Netgalley   The Devil’s Prayer by Luke Gracias is a brilliant series of nested stories recounting two generations of one young woman’s family. The mother who disappeared for decades, only to turn up dead in Europe. The two orphans raised by their grandma when their mother vanishes. The history […]

Book Review: The Jersey Devil by Hunter Shea

The Jersey Devil was my first introduction to Shea’s work and I quite enjoyed it! I’ve an interest in cryptozoology, and find the Jersey Devil among the more interesting of the beasties out there. No trope is this one, unlike the vampires, werewolves, and zombies that make their tired ways across the pages of contemporary […]

Book Review: The Shadowed Path by Gail Z Martin

  This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review   The Shadowed Path by Gail Z Martin is collection of short stories giving insight into the murky past of Jonmarc Vahanian, telling the story of how this young man got started down the path that would eventually cross with Prince Tris. I was so […]

Book Review: Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn

This book was reviewed for Netgalley   ‘They’re battery operated and remote controlled by Satan.’ ~Elvis, on June bugs   Humour books are not usually my forte. I prefer fantasy, hist-fic, and archaeology for the most part. Every once in a while a book of humour will snag my attention, though, and this was one […]

Book Review: Navigating Life by Margaux Bergen

  This book was reviewed via Netgalley   This book is a visceral look at the trials and tribulations, the celebrations and exultations of one life, and the lessons learned along the way, distilled in the pelican of soul and body, a precious written elixir to aid the ongoing alchemy of others. Written first, and […]

Book Review- Jericho by Alex Gordon

  This book was reviewed for San Francisco Book Review   Alex Gordon’s Jericho is a gripping paranormal mystery reminiscent of Preston and Child’s works, with a hearty dash of Lev Grossman and Stephen King thrown in the mix. Lauren Reardon nee Mullins is now Mistress of Gideon. As a Child of Endor, she is […]

Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy Excerpt

          Paula Berinstein                       Blood Outside the East Door He leaned forward. “I think there’s something weird going on here.” “At the school?” said Amanda. “Yes.” “What kind of weird thing?” said Ivy. “I’m not sure, but I think something is […]

Paula Berinstein’s Favorite Mystery Authors

I’ve been reading mysteries for decades. Here are the authors I’ve found most compelling.   Elizabeth George An American who sets her stories in the UK and writes about detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, is my absolute favorite mystery author. Aside from the fact that I find her style elegant and her engaging, I […]

Book Review: Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein

  This book was reviewed for Lola’s Blog Tours.   Bernstein’s Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy is the first in a new middle-grade detective series a lá Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and The Three Investigators. This is a world where the great literary detectives are real people. .Amanda is a young aspiring film […]