Book Review: The Temenos Remains, DCI Greg Geldard Book 4, Heather Peck Mystery: The Temenos Remains, DCI Greg Geldard Book 4, Heather Peck Blog Tour March 3, 2023 Archaeologists at a dig often find human remains during the course of their work. Usually those remains date to the time frame of the people who left the […]
Blog Tour: The Hand that Feeds You, Mercedes Rosende
Book Review: The Hand that Feeds You, Mercedes Rosende, translated by Tim Gutteridge Mystery: The Hand that Feeds You, Mercedes Rosende, translated by Tim Gutteridge Blog Tour March 1, 2023 Part of the delight of reading is the travel it allows. I really intended to either have a career that took me around the […]
Blog Tour: City of Fear, Sean O’Leary
Book Review: City of Fear, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 2, Sean O’Leary Mystery: City of Fear, Carter Thompson Mysteries Book 2, Sean O’Leary Author’s choices fascinate me. Some stories feel complete. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end. This is the tried and true method, the way we were taught in school. […]
Book Review: A Psalm for the Wild Built, Becky Chambers
Book Review: A Psalm for the Wild Built, Monk and Robot Book 1, Becky Chambers Science Fiction: A Psalm for the Wild Built, Monk and Robot Book 1, Becky Chambers I absolutely adore Becky Chambers’ books. Her Wayfarers series drew me in and kept me engaged from beginning to end. This new series promises to do […]
Blog Tour: Fear or Favour, Ray Britain
Book Review: Fear or Favour, DCI Stirling Book 3, Ray Britain Mystery: Fear or Favour, DCI Stirling Book 3, Ray Britain Blog Tour February 22, 2023 I loved this book. I loved the plotting, the twists, the development of the characters, the writing. However, I don’t think I much like the main character, DCI […]
Blog Tour: The Forcing, Paul Hardisty
Book Review: The Forcing, Paul Hardisty Fiction: The Forcing, Paul Hardisty Blog Tour February 20, 2023 Curiously, our most previous review on Scintilla was of a collection of short stories expressing hope that climate change can and would be addressed. Paul Hardisty’s novel The Forcing is not so hopeful. In a world where pandemics, […]
Blog Tour: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden
Book Review: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Short Story Collection: No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save the Planet, edited by D.A. Baden Blog Tour February 17, 2023 I love short stories, but I don’t always love anthologies. Sometimes the anthologies feel a bit forced, “Tales […]
Blog Tour: The Devil’s Advisor, Brad Abdul
Book Review: The Devil’s Advisor, Brad Abdul Book Review: The Devil’s Advisor, Brad Abdul Blog Tour February 13, 2023 I have had jobs that I described as “hell.” Brian Lachey hates his job so much, hell is actually an upgrade. Lucy, the devil, Satan herself, wants to retire. She has been in charge […]
Blog Tour: Black as She’s Painted, William Savage
Book Review: Black as She’s Painted, An Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mystery, William Savage Historical Fiction/Mystery: Black as She’s Painted, An Ashmole Foxe Georgian Mystery, William Savage Blog Tour February 10, 2023 Black as She’s Painted is an absolutely delightful mystery set in the Norwich, England of many long years ago. Part of a series […]
Blog Tour: The Poisoned Garden, Phil Featherstone
Book Review: The Poisoned Garden, Leopard’s Bane Book 1, Phil Featherstone Book Review: The Poisoned Garden, Leopard’s Bane Book 1, Phil Featherstone Blog Tour February 9, 2023 Phill Featherstone may not be a household name yet, but his writing and plotting are as enjoyable as almost anyone else doing the job. In this ambitious new […]