May 2022 – scintilla.info

Book Review: Little Drummer, Oslo Detectives Book 4, Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett   Book Review: Little Drummer, Oslo Detectives Book 4, Kjell Ola Dahl, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour May 30, 2022   A journalist finds a young woman’s body slumped in a car. Dead from an apparent overdose, detective Gunnarstranda […]

May 30, 2022By scintilla.admin Fiction #BlogTour, #Book4, #DonBartlett, #fiction, #KjellOlaDahl, #LittleDrummer, #mystery, #OsloDetectives, #series, #translatedLeave a Comment

Book Review: The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation, Rosemary Sullivan   Nonfiction/History: The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation, Rosemary Sullivan   The mystery of the Frank family’s betrayal has puzzled historians for decades. The story itself is quite well known. The Frank family, a Jewish family in Amsterdam during […]

Book Review: Kalmann, Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle   Mystery: Kalmann, Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle Blog Tour May 25, 2022   Kalmann is an ambitious and challenging book. It is a vivid first-person narrative that takes very unexpected directions.   Kalmann is a young man in his early […]

Book Review: The Long Call, The Two Rivers Book 1, Ann Cleeves   Mystery: The Long Call, The Two Rivers Book 1, Ann Cleeves   Detective Matthew Venn stands in the foyer of a church, listening quietly to the funeral service inside. Although the service is for his father, he is confident his presence would […]

Book Review: Critical Point, Cas Russell Book 3, S.L. Huang   Thriller: Critical Point, Cas Russell Book 3, S.L. Huang   Cas Russell has an office. It has a desk. It has a door. It has her name on the door. She has an appointment with a potential client. The next step in her rejoining the […]

Book Review: Keep Her Sweet, Helen Fitzgerald    Thriller: Keep Her Sweet, Helen Fitzgerald  Blog Tour May 16, 2022   Some stories sneak up on you, leading you to think they are going in one direction and then suddenly veering in a new direction. Others make no secret of where they are going, though the […]

Book Review: The Galaxy and the Ground Within, Wayfarers Book 4, Becky Chambers   Science Fiction: The Galaxy and the Ground Within, Wayfarers Book 4, Becky Chambers Hugo Award winner for Best Series   The planet Gora is essentially a truck stop for weary travelers across the galaxy. Devoid of native life, absent an atmosphere […]

Book Review: The Girl and the Moon, Book of Ice Book 3, Mark Lawrence   Fantasy: The Girl and the Moon, Book of Ice Book 3, Mark Lawrence Blog Tour May 11, 2022   When your novel starts with the execution of your protagonists, you’ve set a high bar for yourself to climb. Fortunately, Mark Lawrence […]

Book Review: The Knave of Secrets, Alex Livingston   Fantasy: The Knave of Secrets, Alex Livingston   Knave of Secrets, Alex Livingston Blot Tour May 8, 2022   Valen loves nothing more than a game of chance. Sitting down in a tavern or club with strangers, engaging in a harmless game of cards or dice, […]

Book Review: Fly, Jacob Moore Young Adult/Fantasy: Fly, Jacob Moore   Fly, Jacob Moore Blog Tour May 9, 2022   When I was a kid, I wanted to fly. I wanted to soar through the air effortlessly, powered by some unknown magic that allowed me to travel aloft. I might be a grandfather now, but […]

May 9, 2022By scintilla.admin Fiction, Shared Reading #BlogTour, #Book1, #fantasy, #fiction, #Fly, #JacobMoore, #series, #SharedReading, #YA, #YoungAdultLeave a Comment