Book Review: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Fantasy: Advocatus, A.R. Turner Blog Tour August 12, 2022 Felix is really just like any other lawyer defending his clients in any other courtroom. He is dedicated to his craft, intent on helping the people who need his help. Some of them are guilty. He makes sure they […]
Book Review: Cold Fish Soup, Adam Farrer Memoir: Cold Fish Soup, Adam Farrer Blog Tour August 12, 2022 When a memoir starts with the narrator contemplating suicide, you would think that it has to get better. After all, it’s fairly obvious he did not go through with it. He finished the book, after […]
Book Review: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Mystery: Whisper of the Seals, Detective Morales Book 3, Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner Recently I was reminded of a family vacation that included a trip through southern Ontario. My then sixteen-year-old self was very excited to be […]
Book Review: Sherpa, Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari Nonfiction: Sherpa, Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari Blog Tour August 8, 2022 Sometimes I play a mental game with myself as I’m reading a book. It has different parameters based on the type of book. For some it’s, “Who would play what role […]
Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Book Review: My Name Is Ten, Colleen MacMahon Blog Tour August 5, 2022 Do yourself a favor. Put the name, “Colleen MacMahon” somewhere you won’t forget. Then again, I suspect she may become an author you are unlikely to forget. Regardless, put it somewhere on your […]
Book Review: Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl, Jonathan C. Slaght Nonfiction/Science: Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl, Jonathan C. Slaght I might have been vaguely aware of the existence of “fishing owls” before reading this book, […]
Series Review: The D.I. Sterling Series, Lorraine Mace Series Review: The D.I. Sterling Series, Lorraine Mace Blog Tour August 1, 2022 A quick apology first: I put August 1 on my calendar and never double checked until starting to write this review when I realized that all of the publicity said July 15. […]
Book Review: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor Science Fiction: Noor, Nnedi Okorafor The problem with living in a world where everyone has a recording device is that everything can be recorded and broadcast virtually in real time. Anwuli Okwadili prefers the nickname AO. Rather than referring to her initials, though, to Anwuli the nickname stands for […]
Book Review: A Killer Legacy: DI Barney Mains, Jim McGhee Mystery: A Killer Legacy: DI Barney Mains, Jim McGhee Blog Tour July 27, 2022 DI Barney Mains has become quite fond of Nice, France. So it is no major hardship when he is seconded to the Nice police force as a liaison to investigate crimes […]
Book Review: By Her Own Design, Piper Huguley Historical Fiction: By Her Own Design, Piper Huguley Blog Tour, July 25, 2022 I am not often drawn to fictionalized biographies of actual historical figures. Sometimes, though, they are the only way to share a life’s story when the details are obscured by history. Contemporary records […]
