Noah Gets Naked by Xanna Eve Chown Noah Gets Naked by Xanna Eve Chown is a very short collection calling attention to some of the more unusual myths of the Old Testament not usually talked about. Most of these stories were familiar to me. Still funny, though. Most amusing was the notion that the only […]
The Water Tower Club follows Darryl Coombs back to Grotin, the town of his childhood, and a past he’d hope to erase from memory. His younger sister Libby has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder. With Libby not talking, Darryl has to play amature private detective. His searches dredge up all his miserable […]
War of Storms by Erica Cameron is book three of the Ryogan Chronicles, and sees an end to the war with Varan and his fellow bobasu. Khya, still growing in strength from the susuji, is determined to draw Varan and the former Mireseh out, that they might pay justice for the lies they have told, […]
Jaclyn and the Beanstalk by Mary Ting turned the tale of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ on its head. Jaclyn lives with her mum and dad on their isolated farm. She knows how to wield a sword, thanks to her father. When he, and several companions, set out to take care of some monsters terrorising the […]
1000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich 1000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich is a delightful compendium of important works through history. This volume is arranged alphabetically by author. There are some exceptions to this, such as religious texts, and those works for which we don’t know the […]
Book Towns by Alex Johnson Book Towns by Alex Johnson details 40+ book loving towns from the world over. Full of gorgeous photos, each town entry provides history, as well as practical advice for those wishing to visit the locales. From the UK and Norway, to Japan and India, thirty countries are covered, each known […]
Truthwitch by Susan Dennard is a wild ride into a new world of myth and magic. Welcome to the Witchlands. Safiya and Iseult are two unusual witches. One- Safi- bears the burden of a rare type of witchery. She is a Truthwitch, her magic granting the ability to tell truth from lie. Iseult is a […]
The Devil’s Fingers by Hunter Shea is next in the One Size Eats All series. Autumn Winters and her friends have gone on a camping outing in a parkland forest near Merritt Lake. Out hiking, they stumble into a meadow of weird looking plants with grotesque tentacles. When disturbed by Autumn, a budding botanist, the […]
The Prophetic Mayan Queen: K’inuuw Mat of Palenque is one of a series following various Mayan queens through ancient prehistory. K’inuuw Mat is the daughter of the ruler of the city of Uxte’kuh. People believe she will follow her matrilineal line by being the daughter of her generation who will serve the goddess Ix Chel […]
The Color of Lies by CJ Lyons is an intriguing exploration of the world of a family of synesthetes, and one young woman in particular. Ella Cleary, like most of her family on her mother’s side, has a form of synesthesia. This is a unique condition where two or more of the senses become cross-wired. […]