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Book Review: Amoura Awakened, Meg Kramer Fantasy: Amoura Awakened, Meg Kramer Amoura Renly is 16. Some teenagers find a way to become magnets for hostility–they look different, they sound different, they are different, and for many people of all ages different is threatening. Amoura is one of those magnets, and she is often bullied […]
Book Review: Mr. Gearhart, Abernathy Series Book 3, Emily Owen Steampunk/Fantasy: Mr. Gearhart, Abernathy Series Book 3, Emily Owen Oh how I love to read steampunk novels! There is just something delightful about the “what if” in these alternate histories. Often written with a light touch, anachronistic technology dropped into an earlier time period […]
Book Review: The Silent House of Sleep, Dr. Jack Cuthbert Mystery Book 1, Allan Gaw Mystery: The Silent House of Sleep, Dr. Jack Cuthbert Mystery Book 1, Allan Gaw Blog Tour December 4, 2023 Many years ago I knew an elderly couple in the Los Angeles area. She was a petite woman who always dressed […]
Book Review: Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora, R. A. Clarke (editor) SciFi/Fantasy/Horror Story Collection: Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora, R. A. Clarke (editor) Sometimes even after you’ve read a description of a book, you find yourself completely unprepared for the story at hand. Spread: Tales of Deadly Flora is one of those books. A […]
Book Review: Atoned, The Wardens Book 1, Steve J. McHugh Book Review: Atoned, The Wardens Book 1, Steve J. McHugh Blog Tour December 1, 2023 On the surface, this is a multi-genre sci fi mystery, filled with intriguing aliens, a determined investigator, sentient robots, and interplanetary intrigue. It certainly could be read that way […]
Book Review: Wild Court, Matthew Samuels Urban Fantasy: Wild Court, Matthew Samuels Ben and Matt have been best friends their entire lives. Now in their 20s, they are living in London and still hanging out together as often as they can. Ben is an assistant librarian, having followed his love of books into a […]
Book Review: Arvia: Wings of the Wild, Tales of Arvia Book 4, D. H. Willison Fantasy: Arvia: Wings of the Wild, Tales of Arvia Book 4, D. H. Willison When I was a teenager, I began reading the Xanth novels by Piers Anthony. Set in the fantasy world of Xanth (which not coincidentally looked a lot like Florida), […]
Book Review: Upstairs at the Beresford, Will Carver Fantasy/Horror: Upstairs at the Beresford, Will Carver Blog Tour November 20, 2023 This is a hell of a story! The Beresford is an old hotel. Nobody really knows how old. It is in the heart of a city, an old city, a city which has […]
Book Review: Pass The Cyanide, Karmen Špiljak Mystery: Pass The Cyanide, Karmen Špiljak Blog Tour November 20, 2023 I’ll have to admit, this book scared me a little bit. As I read it, we were preparing for Thanksgiving in the United States. Recipes for dishes, both new and traditional, were in every magazine, on […]
Book Review: Under the Tamarind Tree, Nigar Alam Fiction: Under the Tamarind Tree, Nigar Alam Blog Tour: November 17, 2023 Under the Tamarind Tree is a beautiful novel full of heart, full of tragedy, and full of hope. It follows one woman, Rozee, at two points in her life. As a young woman, she […]