Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton, published for the rush that starts on 26 September this year, is a great seasonal read for crime fans. Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC. Buy two copies, one for
Family is the prompt for Monday. We’re nearing the end of the month, and tomorrow’s may be my last offering, as I don’t usually do the Wednesday One Liners. Just Jot It January is by Linda Hill (with help from
The Weather Weaver caught my eye as a Netgalley ARC offer. Well, what a gorgeous cover! And when I read on, I couldn’t resist, especially as it’s a children’s/middle grade book. I’m very grateful to the publishers for the chance
Q is a book from Net-galley that comes out on Thursday. Looking through other reviews I think the original title was Master Class, which is easier to see on a list, but is not as original, or as mysterious. I
You Beneath Your Skin is the first trad.published novel by Damyanti Biswas. Anyone who has been blogging for any length of time has probably come across Damyanti, one of the most generous and ‘pay-it-forward’ people around. I had the pleasure
A Long Petal of the Sea is my first Net-galley book of 2020. It is published on 21st January, i.e. Tuesday. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende In the late 1930s, civil war gripped Spain. When General
My reaction to The Aunt Who Wouldn’t Die almost made me do a mini-review and give you another today to catch up on my reading. But the more I try to explain how I felt about said Aunt, the longer
The Age of Misadventure is the second novel by Judy Leigh. HarperCollins, the publishers, offered me an ARC through Netgalley, since I’d reviewed A Grand Old Time during last year’s #AtoZChallenge and loved it. Read on to find out what I thought of
After Zero was published on 1st September. I got a pre-release copy from the publishers via Net-galley on August 31st. Had I not have been in the middle of something else, I might have got this review out by the
Astronaut’s Guide is a great way for me to start this year’s April Blogging from A to Z Challenge. I’d like to welcome all new readers, and of course all the old ones (some are older than others). I’ll be posting
First of Flea’s Five Christmases Despite the action at the start, where Flea is being bullied at school until he finds himself with strange powers when it snows, this story takes a while to get going. That is to say,
Jenni and Autumn are best friends. They are more than best friends, they are the best friends that could ever be. Two hours apart and there are a million and a half things that have to be said to each