February 2022 – scintilla.info

Book Review: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins, Oné Pagan Nonfiction: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins, Oné Pagan   Please tell me I’m not the only person who sometimes picks up a random book by an author I’ve never heard of because the title catches my eye! Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins. Seriously? That title alone […]

Book Review: Waste Tide, Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu   Science Fiction: Waste Tide, Chen Qiufan, translated by Ken Liu   When I was younger I often stayed up all night to read a book. Now, though, I need my sleep. I no longer have the resilience to read into the wee hours of […]

Book Review: Beneath Cruel Fathoms, The Bitter Sea Trilogy Book 1, Anela Deen Fantasy/Romance: Beneath Cruel Fathoms, The Bitter Sea Trilogy Book 1, Anela Deen Blog Tour February 23, 2022   Had I been paying attention, I likely would have skipped this book. I enjoy fantasy, but this was a fantasy/romance. I am not good […]

Book Review: Fuzz, Mary Roach   Book Review: Fuzz, Mary Roach   I was unaware that the durian fruit can be deadly. Known for its appalling odor (I’ve heard, though I’ve never personally confirmed, that it smells like a rotting corpse), the durian is a prized fruit by many people and a despised fruit by […]

Book Review: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Story Collection: Music of the Night, edited by Martin Edwards Blog Tour (belated posting) February 11, 2022   First, my sincere apologies to Anne Cater and the wonderful people at Flame Tree Press. This review was supposed to be posted on February 11. Since I […]

Book Review: Detective in a Coma: Vile City, Detective in a Coma Book 1, Jennifer Lee Thomson   Mystery: Detective in a Coma: Vile City, Detective in a Coma Book 1, Jennifer Lee Thomson Blog Tour February 18, 2022   Detective Inspector Duncan Waddell has his hands full. A wave of burglaries in Glasgow has targeted the […]

Book Review: Off Target, Eve Smith   Science Fiction: Off Target, Eve Smith Blog Tour February 17, 2022   All in all, I may prefer my speculative fiction to be set somewhere in the far off future on a far distant planet with completely imaginary issues. Off Target is none of these. It is brilliant, […]

Book Review: A Lethal Deception, Detective Kay Hunter Book 11, Rachel Amphlett   Mystery: A Lethal Deception, Detective Kay Hunter Book 11, Rachel Amphlett Blog Tour February 16, 2022   DI Kay Hunter knows how to solve crimes. She knows how to lead her team. She knows what needs to be done at each stage of an […]

Book Review: Shadow of a Dead God, A Mennik Thorn Novel Book 1, Patrick Samphire   Fantasy: Shadow of a Dead God, A Mennik Thorn Novel Book 1, Patrick Samphire Blog Tour February 16, 2022   A mage has to eat. Unfortunately, mage powers do not seem to include conjuring food out of air, so Mennik Thorn […]

Book Review: Octavia Bloom and the Missing Key, Through the Fairy Door Book 1,  Estelle Grace Tudor   YA/Fantasy: Octavia Bloom and the Missing Key, Through the Fairy Door Book 1,  Estelle Grace Tudor Blog Tour February 14, 2022   Sometimes a book just feels like the author is trying things on to see what […]

February 14, 2022By scintilla.admin Fiction #BlogTour, #Book1, #EstelleGraceTudor, #fantasy, #fiction, #OctaviaBloomandtheMissingKey, #series, #SharedReading, #ThroughtheFairyDoor, #YA, #YoungAdultOne Comment