WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam@Taking on a World of Words. To play, answer the three ‘W’ questions listed below. Be sure to link back to her or to put the link to your post in the comment section of her blog so that others take a gander at your answers and […]
The Day is Ready for You by Alison Malee is a poetry collection divded into three parts: unmoveable things, a restless pause, and prayers like exhales. The entire collection is free-verse, and written in all lowercase text. Part one seems very anger filled, with themes of a wanting for love, the inculcated beliefs of being […]
Music Monday was created by The Tattooed Book Geek as a way to showcase our favourite music. Each Monday share a song that inspires or uplifts you. This is my first time doing this meme! Ghostbusters is the first song I can remember looking forward to on the radio. It’s also the first movie […]
Island of the Mad is the latest of Mary Russell’s memoirs, lovingly curated by Laurie R King. This adventure finds the intrepid sleuthing duo headed to Holmes’ least favourite place- Venice. Russell’s friend Veronica has asked her help in finding her aunt Vivian, who has gone suddenly missing, along with jewels and money that, to […]
I am so pleased to share this stunning cover with you all today, and the story beneath is even better! When Fire Rains Down: A Kingdom Come Novel (Book #3) Author: Cecelia Earl Release Date: July 27, 2018 Genre: YA/ Paranormal/ Urban Fantasy The little town of Shady Creek is under attack by […]
Life and Things I got the first of my new prostheses, and my second pair of new glasses came in. That was exciting. Here’s an up close of my eye. It’s a deep violet. I’ve begun to have odd problems with my left hand releasing its hold on things without warning. Like, not even tingling, […]
Oliver Twist: The Mystery of Throate Manor by David Stuart Davies follows what may have become of young Oliver from Charles Dickens classic, Oliver Twist. Oliver is a man grown now, a junior at the law firm of Gripwind and Biddle, with Jack Dawkins as his clerk. Oliver and Jack are sent to Throate Manor […]
The Murder of Mary Russell is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a person oft in the background, yet of a very essential nature in the life of Sherlock, and later of Mary. This story, despite the title, is about Mrs Hudson. From her earliest years, to current day, we learn all about the […]
Publication Day: 14th June 2018 Publisher: Urbane Publications ISBN: 978-1911583547 Pages: 304 Category: Fiction, Genre: Crime / Historical Thriller A thrilling ‘Dickensian Whodunit’ in which Oliver Twist, now a young man and a lawyer, assisted by his clerk Jack Dawkins (the Artful Dodger) tries to solve a series of brutal murders. Oliver Twist is […]
****Trigger warning: themes of domestic abuse, and rape, albeit tastefully done. Cudney’s Father Figure was an intense, psychological read weaving past with present in one young woman’s search for a missing piece in the puzzle of her life- the identity of her father. Brianna Porter is on the cusp of adulthood, ready to go off […]
