October 2022 – scintilla.info
Book Review: Counterpoint, Michelle Cook Dystopian: Counterpoint, Michelle Cook Blog Tour October 31, 2022 In her previous book, Tipping Point, Michelle Cook brings us to a near-future world that has been brutalized by huge changes in the climate, destroying countries and governments, leaving England in the hands of a barely democratic cabal of […]
Book Review: The Dark Alchemist,The Wonderworking Series Book 1, Rhys A. Jones Young Adult: The Dark Alchemist,The Wonderworking Series Book 1, Rhys A. Jones Blog Tour September 30, 2022 Oscar Chambers lives in a very different version of 2020 England than ours. The major wars of the 20th Century had very different outcomes, […]
Book Review: The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson, translated by David Warriner Mystery/Horror: The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson, translated by David Warriner Blog Tour September 23, 2022 I was a teenager when Mount St. Helens erupted. For months prior, scientists had warned that the volcano was returning to life. A swelling bulge showed where lava was […]
Book Review: Altered Helix, Altered Helix Novella 1, Stephanie Hansen Fantasy: Altered Helix, Altered Helix Novella 1, Stephanie Hansen Blog Tour October 24, 2022 As we approach Halloween, what could be more appropriate than a book set in a haunted house? Austria is a young lady who has just graduated from high school. […]
Book Review: Black Hearts, The Skelfs Series Book 4, Doug Johnstone Mystery: Black Hearts, The Skelfs Series Book 4, Doug Johnstone Blog Tour September 26, 2022 In her years working in the burial business, Dorothy Skelf has seen almost every imaginable reaction to death. A fist fight at the gravesite that results in knocking over the casket […]
Book Review: Exiles, Daniel Blythe Young Adult/Dystopian: Exiles, Daniel Blythe Blog Tour September 28, 2022 Mia is on patrol, hunting for food and scouting for danger. The town has learned much about the local flora and fauna. Some of it is edible. Some of it will try to kill you. None of it is […]
Book Review: When the Children Fight Back, Children of the Eye Book 3, Barry Kirwan Science Fiction: When the Children Fight Back, Children of the Eye Book 3, Barry Kirwan Blog Tour October 3, 2022 The major disappointment with this book was getting to the last page. This trilogy of books really reminds […]
Book Review: Betty Boo, Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Book Review: Betty Boo, Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Blog Tour October 12, 2022 Having now read two books by Argentinian writers I can hardly call myself an expert in South American literature. Limited as I am by monolingualism, I have no […]
Book Review: Red As Blood, An Áróra Investigation Book 2, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Mystery: Red As Blood, An Áróra Investigation Book 2, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Blog Tour October 7, 2022 The odds of my learning Icelandic are marginally better than the odds of my going to Mars. If by some […]
Book Review: Quest for Atlantis, The Mermaid Chronicles Book 2, Marisa Noelle Young Adult/Fantasy: Quest for Atlantis, The Mermaid Chronicles Book 2, Marisa Noelle I will be honest with you, gentle readers. I am not the best audience for a fantasy young adult romance. Or, really, any romance. My wife can assure you, […]