Book Review: The Last Witch, A Seacross Mystery, Sabina Gabrielli Carrara Mystery: The Last Witch, A Seacross Mystery, Sabina Gabrielli Carrara Blog Tour February 26, 2021 I don’t think I ever appreciated just how dangerous rural Ireland could be until recently, but after coincidentally reading several mysteries from Irish-based writers, I am beginning to have a […]
Book Review: The Reckoning, John Grisham Mystery/Thriller: The Reckoning, John Grisham Pete Banning may be the most prominent man ever to come from Clanton, Mississippi. A decorated war hero, he survived the Bataan Death March and Japanese imprisonment, escaping to participate in the armed insurgency against the Japanese alongside Filipino volunteers and Allied […]
Book Review: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix Fantasy: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix The year is 1983. Duran Duran and Michael Jackson rule the airwaves. Landlines and payphones are the only ways to communicate over distance. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan are in office. And Susan has come to […]
Book Review: Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi Fantasy: Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi Ella and Kev are brother and sister. Born in Los Angeles, they move with their mother to Harlem after the LA riots of 1991. Ella has extraordinary gifts. Able to see the future, able to move matter, and able to transport herself […]
Book Review: Mission Critical, Gray Man Book 8, Mark Greaney Thriller: Mission Critical, Gray Man Book 8, Mark Greaney Regular visitors to this blog (Hi, Mom!) will know that we like thrillers and we especially like the over-the-top thrillers that take us around the world and feature bad guys who plan to end […]
Book Review: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson Nonfiction: Semicolon, Cecelia Watson At Scintilla we get book recommendations from a variety of sources: book blog tours often invite our participation; “best of” lists and award winners grab our attention; our local library, Schlow, makes some outstanding suggestions; friends and family point us toward books they’ve enjoyed. […]
Book Review: Preserved, Fiona Sherlock Mystery: Preserved, Fiona Sherlock Blog Tour February 10, 2021 January Quail has been her newspaper’s features editor for a while. Too long, in fact. Her career has basically stalled, writing stories about antiques and oddities, articles about interesting people who were not otherwise newsworthy. Time, perhaps life, are […]
Book Review: The Great Mortality, John Kelly Nonfiction: The Great Mortality, John Kelly I have to admit, reading books about pandemics seems very odd in the present moment (the end of 2020). On the one hand, trying to understand the transformations society faces in the aftermath of COVID-19 is hard. Perhaps seeing how […]
Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Irene and her former apprentice Kai have faced many enemies during their time together. Now the dragon prince Kai remains at Irene’s side by choice, as her friend and lover and as […]
