Earth Science: Landforms by Mary Lindeen Landforms is another addition to the Earth Sciences series for early readers by Mary Lindeen. Readers will learn about natural features of the earth, from those like rivers, lakes, and oceans, to massive mountains, and vast plains. Also discussed are ways the terrain can change, as by earthquakes, landslides, […]
The Dolphin by Craig Bennett Hallenstein follows Sean Jordan, an aspiring child psychologist who had been labelled a sex offender at age 15. He’s spent years wracked by guilt over the choices of his youth. But is he really a sex offender? Sean moves to New Orleans trying to put the past behind him. Sadly, […]
Skeleton God by Eliot Pattison is the most recent in his Inspector Shan Tao Yun series. Shan is now Constable of the remote Tibetan village of Yangkar. For the most part, Shan’s duties are mundane and boring. Boring, that is, until the day his tiny village is invaded by soldiers- led by a Public Security […]
Thorn by Joshua Ingle is first in the Thorn Saga and follows the demon Thorn. This Netgalley copy actually contains the first two books in the series. Thorn rules supreme in Atlanta, Georgia, commanding an army of lesser demons. He and his wreak havoc among the spiritual landscape, subverting humans as they please. That all […]
The Art of Lenormand Reading by Alexandre Musruck takes a look at a form of card divination from France. Though named for a famous French cartomancer, the author notes that it is unknown what card set up Mademoiselle Lenormand used. Covered in this book are general meanings and associations for each of the 36 cards. […]
alt.sherlock.holmes is a collection of short stories showcasing work from three different authors. The name of this game seems to have been to distill the most essential traits of Sherlock and Watson, and barest essentials from Doyle’s stories, throw them in the blender, along with healthy doses of traits/values/morals of the time era in […]
Monstrum is third in the Fourth Talisman series by Kat Ross. Darius and Nazafareen continue to search for the elemental talismans, accompanied by Herodotus and several of the Maenads. Their travels lead them to Tjanjin, and beyond. Meanwhile, among the Marakai Selk fleet, a young girl with a penchant for getting in trouble become the […]
Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies by Ben Raskin Raskin’s Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies is a lovely non-fiction children’s book that looks at gardens, and how they function as an ecosystem. A big focus is on pollination and why it’s so necessary. Kids will learn all about the various critters that help gardens function and flourish. There […]
What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean is a lovely continuation of the classic Austen novel Pride & Prejudice. Now that three of her sisters are married, there is just Kitty and Mary left. Despite the desire to see her last two daughters wed, Mrs Bennet is reluctant to let them travel further from home […]
***Trigger Warning: sexual assault, moments of physical violence graphicness (few and far, but there) Go Home, Afton by Brent Jones is a tense suspense novel told from the point of view of Afton, an introverted young woman working as a children’s librarian at the local Wakefield library. But Afton harbours a dark secret. Deep down, […]
