February 2023 – scintilla.info
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Book Review: Ancient Images, Ramsey Campbell Horror: Ancient Images, Ramsey Campbell Blog Tour February 8, 2023 I had a basic concept of this book going into it. A film historian finds a long lost copy of a 50-year old movie starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff. He then dies fleeing someone or something terrifying. […]
Book Review: Final Term, A Geraldine Steel Mystery, Leigh Russell Mystery: Final Term, A Geraldine Steel Mystery, Leigh Russell Blog Tour February 6, 2023 Cassie is trouble and troubled. A teenager with more issues than a daily newspaper, she is pretty enough and bold enough to manipulate boys into giving her what she wants. […]