Book Review: Pure, Pure Trilogy Book 1, Julianna Baggott Fantasy: Pure, Pure Trilogy Book 1, Julianna Baggott Pressia lives with her grandfather in the ruins of a barbershop. Several years after the “detonations,” nuclear bombs and nanotechnology attacks that transformed the earth, most people live in squalor and terror. The combination of the […]
Book Review: Girls Who Lie, Forbidden Iceland Book 2, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb Mystery: Girls Who Lie, Forbidden Iceland Book 2, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb Blog Tour July 26, 2021 Girls Who Lie may be the mostly aptly titled psychological thriller/police procedural I have ever read. Most of the […]
Book Review: Ruabon, Lost Tales of Solace, Karl Drinkwater Science Fiction: Ruabon, Lost Tales of Solace, Karl Drinkwater Blog Tour July 25, 2021 I have this mental image of Karl Drinkwater having created this amazing playground called “Solace,” where the main attractions are two novels featuring a talented and dangerous woman searching for her […]
Book Review: Gregor the Overlander, The Underland Chronicles Book 1, Suzanne Collins Gregor is eleven years old, living in a New York City apartment with his mother, grandmother, and two younger sisters. Forced to grow up quickly after the disappearance of his father, he helps his family by doing chores and watching his […]
Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry, The Murderbot Diaries Book 6, Martha Wells Science Fiction: Fugitive Telemetry, The Murderbot Diaries Book 6, Martha Wells It’s back! The Sec Unit also known as Murderbot is dwelling on the Preservation space station where its job is keeping its friend Mensah safe from assassins. Whenever possible, it is also […]
Book Review: The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu, Detective Kubu Book 2, Michael Stanley Book Review: The Second Death of Goodluck Tinubu, Detective Kubu Book 2, Michael Stanley When a guest is found murdered at a Botswana tourist lodge, the police are greatly concerned about the effect on tourism. A major part of […]
Book Review: A Cut for a Cut, Detective Kate Young Series, Carol Wyer Mystery: A Cut for a Cut, Detective Kate Young Series, Carol Wyer Blog Tour June 30, 2021 Kate Young is determined to get the man who ordered the murder of her husband. A journalist, Chris Young had been investigating corruption on the police […]
Book Review: A Gambling Man, Aloysius Archer Book 2, David Baldacci Mystery: A Gambling Man, Aloysius Archer Book 2, David Baldacci Aloysius Archer was instrumental in solving a major crime while on parole. Now that he is done, he has decided to become a private investigator. Following the recommendation of a friendly police detective, […]
Book Review: Murder at the Grand Raj Palace, A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation Book 4, Vaseem Khan Mystery: Murder at the Grand Raj Palace, A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation Book 4, Vaseem Khan Some series draw me in because of their convoluted yet ultimately logical plots, their larger-than-life characters, their gritty realism, or other […]
