Blog Tour: Five Dead Men, Rachel Green

Book Review: Five Dead Men, Madame Renard Investigates Book 2, Rachel Green   Book Review: Five Dead Men, Madame Renard Investigates Book 2, Rachel Green Blog Tour June 10, 2022   Margot Renard is the daughter of a judge and the widow of a detective. She now works as an advisor for another judge and has become […]

Recipe & Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, A. J. Hackwith

Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Book Review: The Archive of the Forgotten, Hell’s Library Book 2, A. J. Hackwith   Claire and Brevity have saved the Unwritten Library, but at enormous cost. Thousands of books were sacrificed and the remaining books have cast out Claire as librarian. […]

Book Review: The Devil May Dance, Jake Tapper

Book Review: The Devil May Dance, Charlie and Margaret Marder Book 2, Jake Tapper   Mystery: The Devil May Dance, Charlie and Margaret Marder Book 2, Jake Tapper   It’s a real shame that Jake Tapper is such an underachiever. Award winning journalist, CNN host, hard-hitting interviewer, he has started writing novels in his spare time. Maybe […]

Blog Tour: The Land of Twydell and the Dragon Egg, Daisy Bourne

Book Review: The Land of Twydell and the Dragon Egg, Tales of Avalon Book 2, Daisy Bourne   Fantasy: The Land of Twydell and the Dragon Egg, Tales of Avalon Book 2, Daisy Bourne Blog Tour March 14, 2022   We all know we live in a dangerous world. If we did not know it before, two […]

Book Review: Null Set, S.L. Huang

Book Review: Null Set, Cas Russell Book 2, S.L. Huang   Science Fiction/Thriller: Null Set, Cas Russell Book 2, S.L. Huang   Author S.L. Huang has a rather different biography than your typical writer. She has a degree in mathematics from M.I.T. Afterward, she moved to Los Angeles where she worked as a stuntwoman and an armorer. […]

Book Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities, James Lovegrove

Book Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities, Cthulhu Case Books Book 2, James Lovegrove   Fantasy/Mystery: Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities, Cthulhu Case Books Book 2, James Lovegrove   When a mysterious stranger is found, unable to speak other than uttering a few words in an ancient language few know and fewer dare […]

Book Review: Stormsong, C.L. Polk

Book Review: Stormsong, The Kingston Cycle Book 2, C.L. Polk   Fantasy: Stormsong, The Kingston Cycle Book 2, C.L. Polk   Witchmark is a fascinating novel about an Edwardian-like society that uses witchcraft both to preserve society and to maintain the social fabric. Society, industry, and government leaders from the best families are allowed to […]

Blog Tour: When the Children Return, Barry Kirwan

Book Review: When the Children Return, Children of the Eye Book 2, Barry Kirwan Science Fiction: When the Children Return, Children of the Eye Book 2, Barry Kirwan Blog Tour December 1, 2021   The invasion of Earth was complete. Aliens had successfully persuaded human adults to murder their own children and then subject themselves to the […]

Book Review: The Art of Murder, J.S. Strange

Book Review: The Art of Murder, Jordan Jenner Book 2, J.S. Strange   Mystery: The Art of Murder, Jordan Jenner Book 2, J.S. Strange   Much has been made in recent years of the problematic “male gaze” in writing and visual arts. There are two manifestations of this problem. First is the objectification of women, […]

Book Review: The Girl with No Face, M.H. Boroson

Book Review: The Girl with No Face, The Daoishi Chronicles Book 2, M.H. Boroson   Fantasy: The Girl with No Face, The Daoishi Chronicles Book 2, M.H. Boroson   Xian Li-Lin saved San Francisco’s Chinatown, saved her father, and proved that her ability to see spirits was not a curse but a gift. As a result, […]