Surrender to the Marquess by Louise Allen This is a really intriguing book, above and beyond the charming Regency romance it tells. I found myself thinking about it long after I’d finished, because there’s some really deep stuff in here, far beyond the usual fluff Harlequin romances deliver. Louise Allen really knows her subject, and,… Read More Surrender to the Marquess – Book Review
The Queen’s Daughter is the first book that I have read about Joan, the daughter of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of the Aquitaine. It is the world where England, France and Toulouse battle each other for lands that are taken and retaken from each over the course of centuries. If you… Read More The Queen’s Daughter – Book Review
The Dry by Jane Harper Published by Little, Brown in 2017 Pages: 352 The blurb: Amid the worst drought to ravage Australia in a century, it hasn’t rained in small country town Kiewarra for two years. Tensions in the community become unbearable when three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who… Read More The Dry – Book Review
Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall Also by this author: Under Rose-Tainted Skies Published by Clarion Books on January 3rd 2017 ISBN: 0544736516 Pages: 320 Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can’t step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he… Read More Under Rose Tainted Skies – Book Review
CHAMELEON By Zoe Kalo Genre: YA/Gothic/Ghost/Multicultural Word count: 55,000 Release date: February 2017 Premise: Kicked out of school, 17-year old Paloma finds herself in an isolated convent in the tropical forests of 1970s Puerto Rico, where she must overcome her psychosis in order to help a spirit and unveil a killer.
Summary: The shape shifters from Gemini Island’s Ursa Resort have been through hell. In the battle with their enemy the Alpha Brethren, they suffered losses and are still dealing with the emotional aftermath. No one in this heroic group has emerged unscathed. When mountain lion shifter Connor Church lost his best friend, he made… Read More Predator’s Salvation – Book Review
I’m weirdly fond of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians and I can’t quite put my finger on why. It’s campy, and self-aware, and God help me I love it. I first picked it up because I liked the look of it – one of those judge-a-book-by-its-cover situations that works out surprisingly well. Since then it’s become one of… Read More The Magicians – Book Review
Title: Hard Luck Hank: Screw the Galaxy Author: Steven Campbell Published: April 2014 Rating: Four and a Half Stars BLURB Hank is a thug. In his view the galaxy has given him a gift: a mutation that allows him to withstand great deals of physical trauma. He puts his abilities to the best use possible and… Read More Screw the Galaxy – Book Review
The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green Release Date: January 3, 2017 Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian, Romance SYNOPSIS: After being imprisoned and branded for the death of her client, twenty-five-year-old midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling 1720s French colony of Louisiana, where she hopes to be reunited with her… Read More The Mark of the King – Book Review
Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie This book one of a three part series. Read this book first, then the next two, for Ancillary Justice sets up the other two. The world created by Ann Leckie is not one that will be familiar to most readers, even those who read primarily science fiction. Part of… Read More Ancillary Justice – Book Review
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