This book was reviewed via Netgalley Hungry Ghosts is third in S Blackmoore’s Eric Carter series. Our opening finds Eric cutting a swath through Mexico, looking for Tabitha, erstwhile ally & sometimes foe. A zigzag of connect the dots puts him back in Mexico City, in the heart of Santa Muerte worship. From […]
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Book Review: Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Maitland’s The Plague Charmer is a historical fiction set in 1361 England, during the second wave of the Black Death. Porlock Weir, and its governing seat of Porlock Manor sit along the Exmoor coast. After a fierce storm lashes the coast, a woman is pulled from the […]
Book Review: Seasons Within by Lele Iturrioz
This book was reviewed for Xpresso Book Tours Seasons Within by Lee Iturrioz is a classic tale of the balance between life and death, growth and entropy, of resurrection and rebirth. G was abandoned as a young child, with only a locket with the letter ‘G’ on it. She has no clear memory of who […]
Book Review: Broken Souls by Stephen Blackmoore
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, with no expectation of a review Broken Souls is the second in Blackmoore’s Eric Carter series. Sarcastic trouble-magnet Carter is still working to find a way free of Santa Muerte’s influence. A meeting with a mage named Kettleman turns sour when the […]
Book Review: Dance of the Violin by Kathy Stinson
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Dance of the Violin tells the story of young Joshua Bell, how he began learning the violin, and his first competition performance. This is a little tale of persistence, patience, and above all, a joyful love of playing the violin. Young Joshua is excited at the prospect […]
Book Review: Caraval by Stephanie Garber
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Sub rosa. Beneath the rose, nothing is safe, yet all is sacred. Caraval whisked me away from word one. Garber has woven true magic, as only the best authors can, opening the door to a wondrous new world. For years, Scarlett has written […]
Book Review- Felicity: A Sparrow’s Tale
Felicity is a young sparrow who loves to read! Of course, who doesn’t? She can always be found with her beak in a book, reliving daring adventures from the safety of her tree. Felicity has never before left her tree to visit the woods across the two-legs’ road. She probably never would have, but for […]
Book Review: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Fourth, and most recent in Bishop’s The Others series, Marked in Flesh continues to follow Meg Corbyn, cassandra sangue for the Lakeside Courtyard. She and the other females of the human pack have discovered more to aid the other people caring for the rescued […]
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
I purchased this book for my own reading pleasure, with no expectations of a review Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first book in Rowling’s phenomenal Harry Potter series. This is the British version of the book, with the stone Flamel created properly called the Philosopher’s Stone. Why the American release had […]
Book Review: Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, with no expectations of a review Second in The Others series by Anne Bishop, Murder of Crows delves deeper into the Humans First and Last conspiracy. Things are heating up around Thaisia, and beyond, with more focused attacks on terra indigene. First the […]