Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
Queen of Nightmares is part of Ronel Janse van Vuuren’s Irascible Immortals series, which is on promotion at present. You can see my interview with Ronel under I for Irascible. Thank you, Ronel for a review copy for today 🙂
King of Swords fits into my A to Z Challenge today, as my usual Saturday book review, plus one of my book illustrations, which fits today’s theme. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler. My interests are
The Edge of the World fits into my A to Z Challenge today, with a book review, plus one of my book illustrations, which fits the location of the book. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler.
The Cat Who Saved the Library is the sequel to The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, which I featured last time I did the A to Z Challenge, and reviewed in 2021. Thank you to the publishers and
When the Moon Hits your Eye by John Scalzi is due for publication on 27th March. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for an ARC. When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi From the New York Times
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford has been on my kindle for a while. About five years, in fact. I’m very glad I got it, as it certainly hits the ‘marvellous’ tag. Time Travelling with a Hamster (Al
The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. Probably his breakthrough novel. So famous, that I decided I couldn’t really be a Matt Haig fan if I hadn’t read it. But now I have. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Between life
The CIA Book Club was offered by the publisher as an ARC via Netgalley. Thank you so much. It sounded fascinating – and it was. The CIA Book Club by Charlie English This is the astonishing story of the ten
Madame Matisse by Sophie Haydock is her follow-up novel after The Flames, about Egon Schiele’s mistresses. Here the author examines the women who surrounded Henri Matisse. Thank you to the publishers for the chance of the ARC via Netgalley. The
The Clockmaker’s Daughter is the first pick for a new weekend bookclub on Classic FM (Tim Lihoreau’s breakfast show). Tim asked listeners to recommend a book, and got no doubles, so picked five and asked us to vote… and I
The Green Kingdom by Cornelia Funke and Tammi Hartung is a fascinating new book for children/middle grades. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity of an ARC. It is due to be published on 6 March (in
Death at the Scottish Broch: A Mia Reid, Archaeologist, Mystery by Rose Kerr Cozy Mystery1st in SeriesSetting – Isle of Skye, ScotlandPublisher : Level Best Books (November 5, 2024)Paperback : 264 pagesISBN-10 : 1685128025ISBN-13
The Captain Who Broke the Rules is the second novella in the Ptolemy Lane series. It follows the Body in the Zero-Gee Brothel. It’s a quick read, but just right for when I want something light and easy after getting
The Meteorites is out on 6th February, and I thank Netgalley and the publishers for the chance of an ARC. I really enjoyed this book, but I thought it had some problems which needed a good edit. It also had
I got the Best of Michael Moorcock as part of a storybundle of scifi, possibly of short stories. I read a lot of Michael Moorcock as a late teen/student, and couldn’t for the life of me remember any of these