Book Review: The Girl and the Stars, Mark Lawrence Fantasy: The Girl and the Stars, Mark Lawrence Yaz is a girl of the ice and cold. Her people live in an eternal winter, where plants are virtually unknown and savage weather is the norm. It is all she has ever known. It is […]
Month: April 2020
Book Review: The Secret Chapter, Genevieve Cogman
Book Review: The Secret Chapter, The Invisible Library Book 6, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Secret Chapter, The Invisible Library Book 6, Genevieve Cogman Irene the librarian and Kai the dragon have returned home to find someone in their quarters. It seems that Irene’s oldest foes have tracked her down and have let themselves […]
Blog Tour: Goldilocks, Laura Lam
Book Review: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Science Fiction: Goldilocks, Laura Lam Goldilocks surprised me at nearly every turn. I read enough that it is not easy to do that. Certain plots, certain tropes, certain themes often recur in fiction. Goldilocks toys with them, then casts them aside to become something new. This is a very […]
Book Review: Resurgence, C. J. Cherryh
Book Review: Resurgence, Foreigner Book 20, C. J. Cherryh Science Fiction: Resurgence, Foreigner Book 20, C. J. Cherryh Readers of this blog know I am a huge fan of the Foreigner series by C.J. Cherryh. Nominated for a Hugo for Best Series, Cherryh has explored this world in now 20 novels over a more than […]
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Blog Tour: Power Play, Tony Kent
Book Review: Power Play, Tony Kent Thriller: Power Play, Tony Kent A passenger plane explodes over the Atlantic, killing more than 500 people. Among them is a charismatic presidential candidate, the presumptive nominee against the sitting American president. All the evidence points toward a Moslem baggage handler, a Syrian refugee who entered Britain using […]
Book Review: The Vacuum of Space, Julia Huni
Blog Tour: Silenced for Good, Alex Coombs
Book Review: Silenced for Good, Alex Coombs Mystery/Thriller: Silenced for Good, Alex Coombs DCI Hanlon has had a rough go of it. Accused of excessive force when arresting a suspect, even her typically supportive fellow officers are not closing ranks around her. Her psychiatrist insists that she take some time off while the investigation sorts […]
Blog Tour: Into Darkness, T. J. Brearton
Book Review: Into Darkness, T. J. Brearton Fiction: Into Darkness, T. J. Brearton Special Agent Shannon Ames is still relatively new to the FBI. Growing up in the far north of New York, she is not a city girl. Still, she finds herself in New York City, learning the ropes from the more experienced […]
Recipe & Review: The Others Series, Anne Bishop
Recipe & Review: The Courtyard of the Others and The World of the Others, Anne Bishop The Courtyard of the Others: The foundation series featuring Meg Corbyn, for the best reading experience start with the first book Written in Red and follow the series order. The World of the Others: Series set in the Others […]