Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
Book 9 in the Flavia Albia series is Comedy of Terrors and Book 10 (published this year) is Desperate Undertaking. I was less than enthusiastic about the last two books, but gave both of these five stars on Goodreads. In
Bleeding Heart Yard is the third Harbinder Kaur crime thriller from Elly Griffiths. Thank you, NetGalley and Quercus Books for the ARC. I’m delighted this series is extending – read my reviews of The Stranger Diaries and the Postscript Murders
Damyanti Biswas writes cracking, atmospheric and immersive short stories. Today she launches her first full-length novel You Beneath Your Skin. I’m planning to review it later in the year – I’m a bit behind with my launch reviews at the
Elly Griffiths published her tenth Ruth Galloway book in February. Despite having pre-ordered the paperback version from Amazon (due out in July), I got an ARC from NetGalley, and then wondered whether I was doing the right thing, since I
The Narrow Bed was our bookclub’s pick for November. I felt under pressure from all the other books I had to read—but then I realised it would supply the N in my Alphabet Challenge! I wasn’t disappointed—and it was a
It’s Anthology Contest time! I may be in the middle of #TackleTBR, but other things go on apace. Checking round the IWSG posts last week, I realised that it was time for the Annual Anthology contest. It’s the fourth one,
Blood Sister is a book I bought at Noirwich last year, after the Brit Noir session with author Dreda Say Mitchell and others. I was highly impressed with Ms Say Mitchell, and she gave me some sound advice on the
Death by Pumpkin is the third in N A Granger’s delightful cosy mystery/crime series starring Rhe Brewster. Regular readers probably know that Noelle Granger is a regular reader. Despite this, I read and review her books! I bought this one
This is my annual round-up of books I’ve read in the year. Maybe it’s a little early, since there are still three weeks to go, which could mean three more books, but I am thinking of taking a small break other
I’m still catching up with my book reviews, and these were read before starting the Tackle TBR, although to be fair, neither had been on my TBR for long. Noelle Granger’s Death in Dacron Sail had been on the list
I received a free ebook of Wind Catcher as part of a MDBR Book Review Blast. I understood it was an upper MG fantasy, which is stretching what I think is appropriate, and I’d classify it as YA with a young
I read the blurb for this and thought, “oh, yeah, another twin book” and read on and thought “oh YEAH!” I hope it works for you too! I have a note that the book is free for some days this