Shadows of Hemlock is the worthy sequel to K.M. Pohlkamp’s award-winning novel, Apricots and Wolfsbane. Both of these books feature a strong female assassin in Tudor England. That one line …
[review] The Adventurers and The Temple of Treasure by Jemma Hatt
The Adventurers and The Temple of Treasure is the second book in The Adventurers Series – a series of adventure stories for children aged 8-12. I reviewed Book 1 in …
[review] Death on the Page by Essie Lang
Death on the Page by Essie Lang is the second book in the Castle Bookshop Mysteries, a cozy mystery series that features bookstore owner Shelby Cox. Title: Death on …
[review] The Dead Don’t Wait by Michael Jecks
The Dead Don’t Wait is an interesting historical mystery set during the reign of Queen Mary. This is the fourth book in the series, but the first one that I …
[review] The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas by Daniel James
The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas is an intriguing mix of genre styles, from fiction to mystery, investigative journalism to biography. It’s also a mash of story-telling, emails, letters, transcripts …
[review] Murder for Good by Veronica Heley
Murder for Good is, unbelievably, the TWENTIETH, instalment in the Ellie Quick Mystery series. I can’t believe I hadn’t discovered this series before now. Usually I don’t request books …
[review] Shadows by R.J. Furness [blog tour]
Shadows is Part 1 in the Sapphire Smyth and The Shadow Five series by R.J. Furness. I say “Part 1” rather than “Book 1” since this is a six-part, serialised …
[review] The Gilded King by Josie Jaffrey [blog tour]
The Gilded King continues my run of trying out books that aren’t in my regular reading schedule. When The Write Reads announced this book tour, the book blurb sounded really interesting …