Book Review: It Was Always You, Sarah K. Stephens Thriller: It Was Always You, Sarah K. Stephens Just before our state locked down because of the COVID-19 virus, our local writer’s group held what became our last in-person meeting till last fall with the local lifting of group meetings. Two local authors gave […]
Book Review: The Cartographers, Peng Shepherd Fantasy: The Cartographers, Peng Shepherd Part of the magic of a good book is the partnership between the author and the reader. That collaboration between art, artist, and recipient is why reviews of any art can be so wildly different. The way a book speaks to you […]
Book Review: The Cyclist, DS Cross Mystery Book 2, Tim Sullivan Mystery: The Cyclist, DS Cross Mystery Book 2,Tim Sullivan DS George Cross has the highest conviction rate of any detective in London. Maybe even in the entire UK. He is thorough, meticulous, painstaking, and fully committed to seeing justice done. He is […]
Book Review: Network Effect, The Murderbot Diaries Book 5, Martha Wells Science Fiction: Network Effect, The Murderbot Diaries Book 5, Martha Wells Murderbot is back! Scintilla has previously reviewed the four novellas in the Murderbot series, novellas which individually or collectively have won almost every science fiction award available. Now, in the […]
Book Review: The Watchful Coroner, Fenway Stevenson Book 6, Paul Austin Ardoin Mystery: The Watchful Coroner, Fenway Stevenson Book 6, Paul Austin Ardoin It would not be fair to say that everything is going smoothly for recently elected coroner Fenway Stevenson, but many things are better than they have been. Her father is lying […]
Recipe and Review: Birthday Shortbread for Bilbo & Frodo Baggins from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien Fantasy: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien September 22 is the shared birthday of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggings, two of the most beloved book characters of all […]
Book Review: History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund Fiction: History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund Ask her anything about wolves. After her prize winning project on the History of Wolves, Linda knows the answers. Things she is not as sure about include people. Her classmate, Lucy. Her teacher, who was convicted of having child pornography. Her neighbor, […]
