Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: Tyranny by Gemma Brocato
*** This book was reviewed via Netgalley é Barclay Publicity*** Brocato’s Tyranny follows Clio, one of the Greek Muses. It is present day, and Clio, Muse of history, appropriately works in a library. The wheel has turned ’round again, and again Clio and her family are challenged by the demented deity Pierus, whose […]
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Book Review: Fallen Star by Allison Morse
This book was reviewed for San Francisco and Netgalley Fallen Star, by Allison Morse, is a brilliantly wrought cold case murder mystery; a gripping thrill-ride from start to finish. It was one of the rare books I just didn’t want to put down. I had to finish! We follow Kate Bloom, sharing in her chilling […]
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Book Review: Treagar’s Redemption by Isobelle Cate
Treagar’s Redemption is one of the books in the Woodland Creek series. This series is written by a variety of authors, and chronicles the stories of various residents. Woodland Creek is a town where shifters of all kinds live in relative harmony with humans. Our story focuses on Paisley Halleran, daughter of James Halleran, […]
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Book Review- Scariest Stories Ever Told by Roberta Simpson Brown
This book was reviewed via Netgalley The Scariest Stories Ever Told is a collection of eerie, and ghostly tales akin to the chronicles penned by Alan Schwartz in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series. Man, I had all of those books as a kid. I would have loved to add this […]
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Book Review: Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Landon’s Anna and the King of Siam is a beautiful and moving work of historical fiction based on the true story of the life of Anna Leonowens during one remarkable period in her life. Interspersed throughout the narrative are sketches, courtesy of Margaret Ayers. This novel was […]
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Book Review- Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother by Segilola Salami
Yetunde: An Ode to My Mother is the second of Salami’s Yetunde books. This short, beautiful read is told from the perspective of Yetunde, a mere babe, who’s own ma has passed away. Yetunde narrates for us as her ma engages in a Yoruba tradition of praise poetry, reciting one for her own mother. Yetunde […]
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Book Review: The Complete Tor by Anthony Morgan-Clark
This book was reviewed for Reader’s Favourite The Complete Tor by Anthony Morgan-Clark is a collection of all three Tor novels, plus two short stories. Suicide, homicide, accidental death. The Tor doesn’t care the means, so long as blood toll is paid. /‘Ware the raven’s midnight call, ‘Ware […]
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Book Review- Animal Planet: Sharks! by Lori Stein
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Full of colourful pictures, Animal Planet: Sharks! by Lori Stein is a great teaching tool for young kids. Sharks are among the most mysterious, exciting, and oft misunderstood denizens of the deep. There are hundreds of shark species, and not all are what comes to mind when […]
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Book Review: Motions and Moments by Michael Pronko
This book was reviewed for the Online Book Club Moments and Motions is a collection of essays by Michael Pronko, a Western transplant to Tokyo, where he teaches at university, and writes essays on life in the techno-sprawl that is Japan’s capital city. The book is broken into several sections, each with a […]
