Book Reviews

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  • Book Review: In a Black Monk Funk
    by Gloria Lesher Well, this book surprised me, which is great when you are reviewing a lot of books. It means it stands out. In this case, the…
  • Book Review: Mara’s Awakening
    by Leo Flynn This book starts with a literal awakening as well as the figurative… The old waking from a dream trope isn’t used so often in Science…
  • Book Review: Nothing
    by RJ Goldman Juana has a secret, but it’s not only hers to share and when she is faced with unwanted attention, her (un)natural reaction opens her up…
  • Book Review: A Book Signing To Die For
    By Judy Moore A Book Signing To Die For This book had me at the title – it just screams “Cozy Mystery”, and the title is deserved. Sounds…
  • Book Review: Deadly Enterprise
    Kevin G Chapman This is the second book by Kevin G Chapman in the Mike Stoneman series, but the first that I have read. I would say that…
  • Book Review: Chase – The Boy Who Hid
    by Z Jeffries Disclaimer, I don’t normally review YA books, but this one caught my imagination. A new and potentially deadly twist on the game of hide and…
  • Book Review: Nousopolis
    Mack J Lou Overall, this was a terrific story, imaginative, a different take on the double bluff and twist in the tale, and well imagined world building. The…
  • Writing Musings
    So, my chromebook died. Part way through a number of book reviews, the books themselves languishing in electronic hell on my dead hard-drive. My sincerest apologies to those…
  • Book Review: Run J Run
    By Su Sukol An amazing novel but it comes with a Warning – This Novel Contains Adult Content and Themes J has unexpectedly fallen for his best friend…
  • Book Review: Vanished?
    by Christer Tholin Vanished is a mystery thriller with a Scandanavian setting and a sleuth who is thrown in at the deep end. When a German lawyer goes…
  • Book Review: Red Hail
    by Jamie Killen From the opening line of Red Hail, you are immersed in a gripping story that sweeps you into the world of Anza as she witnesses…
  • Book Review: The Death of Mrs Westaway
    By Ruth Ware Ruth Wares inheritance mystery had to my delight some parallels with my old favorite, a Villa In Italy. A cast of intriguing characters, a mysterious…
  • Book Review: The Villa In Italy
    I thought it would be easy to review this book, since it’s one of my favorite mysteries, but I was wrong. It’s hard to distill the whole of…
  • Book Review: Still Life by Louise Penny
    My first review is of Still Life by Louise Penny, a book I have wanted to read for a long time, and am tackling with my Book Club…