I’m a little late with the Book Blast for this title, but the giveaway is still live, so I hope Renee and Fiona don’t mind too much. It’s one I’ve been looking forward to reading for some time, and I
Book Review: The Ides of April by Lindsey Davis
If you haven’t discovered Lindsey Davis’s delightful informer (which is what a private investigator is called in Ancient Rome) Marcus Didius Falco, then you’ve missed a treat. I’ve read 14 out of the 20 she has written (I gather there’s
Book Review | Just Add Salt by Jinx Schwartz
This is a book I found through Twitter, probably on one of its free kindle days. It looked like a mad-cap adventure thriller on a boat in Mexico – and that’s what it is! Hetta Coffey is a woman who
Bravo Victor – Last chance of a FREE copy
Bravo Victor is the sixth in The Princelings of the East series, and stars Victor, keeper of the Inn of the Seventh Happiness, a much-loved character in four of the previous books. On Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th July, from
Book Review: The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
I was reminded of The Princess and the Goblin, and its sequel, The Princess and Curdie, in the Children’s Book Week Giveaway earlier this year when I asked for people’s favourite children’s books. These were part of my childhood, or
Book Review: Shirley Link and the Safe Case by Ben Zackheim
Move over Sam Spade, there’s a new detective in town! Most reviewers suggest she’s Veronica Mars for grade-schoolers, but since I don’t know Veronica Mars I bow to their superiority and just say Shirley Link rocks! Some years ago there
Last chance to get The Traveler in Black and White FREE
Today, 20th February, is Victor’s birthday! To celebrate, The Traveler in Black and White is FREE for the last time on Amazon worldwide. This engaging tale explains how Lord Mariusz aka Hugo came to find the land at the end
Traveler in Black and White is FREE today
Today, 19th January, is the anniversary of the passing of Lord Mariusz. To celebrate his life, The Traveler in Black and White is FREE on Amazon worldwide. This engaging tale explains how he came to find the land at the
Book Review: Sinfandel by Gina Cresse
This is a crime novel suitable for mid teens upwards. There’s no sex and no graphic violence but I can’t imagine younger teens would enjoy it (except for the raccoons). Gina Cresse’s Sinfandel is a murder mystery thriller set in
Book Review: The North Pole Challenge by Kevin George
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,
Who are the Princelings of the East?
I was reading through and discovered I had never really talked about the first book, The Princelings of the East, in the blog itself. And since I’ve signed up for the KidsLit Blog Hop, I thought this would be a
Book Review: Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria
Marco is a cat. And one day Marco discovers he can read. After a devastating change to his home circumstances he leaves, finding his way to the Angel Springs library and meeting Cicero and the rest of the Dead Cats
Book Review: Asylum by Claude Bouchard
This is not a children’s book but is clean, family oriented and intriguing. Dr Russell suddenly decides to solve his family troubles by taking indefinite, unplanned leave from his job, and takes his wife and two kids on the holiday