Book Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Silver Cord, M.K. Wiseman Mystery: Sherlock Holmes and the Silver Cord, M.K. Wiseman Blog Tour: August 1, 2023 M.K. Wiseman is a Sherlock Holmes fan who has taken her love of the great detective a step further. Writing as though she is an elderly Holmes composing his own […]
Book Review: Karakorum, Don McVey Science Fiction: Karakorum, Don McVey Blog Tour July 28, 2023 From the description of the book: In this gripping sci-fi adventure, Sorcha, a youngster from the outer-edge, discovers a hidden anomaly within the deadly game of Scratch, setting off a chain of events that will test her abilities […]
Book Review: The Atlas Paradox, The Atlas Book 2, Olivie Blake Fantasy: The Atlas Paradox, The Atlas Book 2, Olivie Blake Six magicians, the six most powerful magicians of their age, are invited to study for a year at the prestigious and secretive Alexandrian Society. At the end of that year, if they are […]
Book Review: The Patient, D.S. Cross Book 3, Tim Sullivan Book Review: The Patient, D.S. Cross Book 3, Tim Sullivan You would think that D.S. George Cross would have enough cases to keep him busy without drumming up a new one. His boss certainly thinks so. The original investigator certainly thinks so. Cross himself […]
Book Review: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Mystery/Thriller: Lamb of God, Reprobation Series Book 4, Catherine Fearns Blog Tour July 24, 2023 The Reprobation Series boldly claims territory on land most authors avoid. We at Scintilla grew up in the church, went to religious colleges and seminaries, even spent over […]
Book Review: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault Thriller: A Valuable Asset, Decoy Series Book 2, Chloé Archambault What’s in a name? When you are an orphan, raised by Russian spies in Montreal, found after two decades of searching by her father–a former Russian spy who defected to the US and is […]
Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Science Fiction and Fantasy novels have long been grouped together. Indeed, as has often been observed, without a scientific knowledge any technological advance can be considered magic. Voices communicating across vast distances: radios or cell phones…or magic? Boxes with tiny actors inside […]
Book Review: One, Eve Smith Science Fiction: One, Eve Smith Blog Tour July 19, 2023 Climate change has caused massive destruction around the world, forcing millions of people to flee and become refugees. Great Britain has responded to the widespread devastation and its human toll by electing the One party. One has implemented an […]
Book Review: Academy Arcanist, Astra Academy Book 1, Shami Stovall Fantasy: Academy Arcanist, Astra Academy Book 1, Shami Stovall Blog Tour July 17, 2023 Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A young child shows magical promise. Although he is from a non-magical family he is recruited to attend an elite academy for magic, […]
Book Review: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Science Fiction/Mystery: The Big Yaya, The Hotel Exotica Book 1, Steven Savanna Lucas Honey is a detective with an unusual beat. Rather than belonging to any police force, he is the in-house detective for The Hotel Exotica chain, the largest and […]
