Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment with no expectations of a review Cain’s Quiet was a real eye-opener for me. I mean, I knew I was introverted, but not…
Book Review: The Stuff of Life by Asif…
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan Book Review Asif Zaidi’s The Stuff of Life is a veritable treasure trove of essays bridging a wide variety of philosophical topics. There are several sections, each…
Book Review: Gilded Cage by Vic James
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Reviews & Netgalley Vic James has woven a vision of a dystopic alter-earth where certain people, known as Equals or the Skilled, have…
Book Review: Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret…
George's Confessions of Young Nero humanises an oft demonised ghost from distant ages past, he who 'fiddled’ whilst Rome burned. We follow Nero’s musings about his childhood, and see how known and suspected events likely…
Book Review: Longhorn by Chance Maree
While going to observe a calving of one of his prize longhorns, Jesse meets his new veterinarian, come to give him news. On the way to the calving, they pass men in hazmat suits traipsing…
Book Review: Obelisk by J L Pugh
**This book was reviewed for the Seattle Book Review* I have no words adequate to describe the beauty of this work. As the opening poem, Progeny, suggests, each of these poems are seeds, burrowing…
Book Review: Himself by Jess Kidd
**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…
Book Review: Lockwood & Co: The Creeping Shadow…
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…
Book Review: The Far Shore by Paul T…
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…
Cover Reveal: Amanda Lester and the Gold Spectacles…
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…