A book with the Fae and the other creatures from the Irish mythology like the evil leprechauns, the Korrigan, the druids, the Queen, and mightiest amongst them, the Fae Darrig all hit my fantasy lore with the magic of a realm that can only happen in a dream but foretold with the twist of the … Continue reading Book Review – Korrigan by Rebecca F. Kenney
Book Review – Cuckoo by Sophie Draper
My review A hollow creaky house, a haunting melody from the pear drum, a hurl from the bannister, and a hallucinating main character make this book a vortex of swirling visions. Here realities are dreams, and dreams are illusions. The images painted have their base in stories, and these stories prey on the mind till … Continue reading Book Review – Cuckoo by Sophie Draper
Book Review – Love You Gone by Rona Halsall
My review I loved this book thoroughly!! Absolute mind blowing, different thriller, though some parts may be slightly unbelievable What do you call a book where the events make your pulse race? What do you call a book where the plan unfolding makes you hold your breath? What do you call a book where you … Continue reading Book Review – Love You Gone by Rona Halsall
Book Review – Secrets Between Us by Valerie Keogh
My review This was one heck of a ride from midnight to 3am. I couldn't seem to stop reading, I tried really hard to shut down my kindle, but I had to get to the ending. Indentical twins, Tia and Ellie, one in a high powered finance job in London with a husband, Will, and … Continue reading Book Review – Secrets Between Us by Valerie Keogh
Book Review – The Classroom by A. L. Bird
My review A story of 2 women and 1 man which was interlinked between them. A triangle is never a good thing in a relationship, and neither was this... One was mother Kirsten who said she loved her daughter but never found time for her. One was a teacher Miriam who had a special eye … Continue reading Book Review – The Classroom by A. L. Bird
Book Review – The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft
My review This was a cute book of a woman finding her confidence and inner fire and going for her passion. All Lily wanted was to be a chef and all that was stopping her was her insecurity. The way she saw herself. Till she met Josh and their interactions gave her the confidence to … Continue reading Book Review – The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft
Book Review – Malice by Jennifer Jaynes
My review This started out as a medical thriller with an unknown drug Respiron being promoted as a vaccine against the common cold till children started getting seriously sick and dying. This was one of the plots, involving paediatrician Dr. Daniel Winters as his patient too got sick. The book also had a second plot … Continue reading Book Review – Malice by Jennifer Jaynes
Book Review – The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt
My review Secrets, secrets, don't tell anyone Live the life, pretend the fun Keep them covered, keep them hidden They can be one, they can be ten Pretend they don't bother They will come out, one way or the other Secrets, secrets don't tell anyone Live the life, pretend the fun... And this was exactly … Continue reading Book Review – The Secrets We Keep by Kate Hewitt
Book Review – Liquid Magic by Mitzi C
My review This was one book which was so difficult to get into and the one which was so difficult to get out of. The story started with scenes so disjointed that I was fragmented in my view to continue to read further on not. But I am glad I stuck to my determination of … Continue reading Book Review – Liquid Magic by Mitzi C
Author Interview – Thomas Zman @ThomasZman1
Today I take great pride to interview Thomas Zman, author of Before It Began 1. Hey Tom, welcome to my blog. I hope you have a fun time with me. Tell me something about yourself? Who is Thomas Zieman? I am a retired baker who’s always had a fascination with science fiction. I worked for … Continue reading Author Interview – Thomas Zman @ThomasZman1
Book Review – Daughter of Light and Shadows by Anna McKerrow
My review The cover intrigued me, the genre said fantasy, so I had to try this book from the new author, Anna McKerrow. The story did capture me initially, the prologue laid the myth of the witches of the land and their curse on the village. That intrigued me. Then the book introduced me to … Continue reading Book Review – Daughter of Light and Shadows by Anna McKerrow
Book Review – The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland
My review I somehow had a feeling that this book by author Shalini Boland was going to be a fabulous read. I hadn't liked her previous 2 books. And my intuition proved correct. This was one heck of a ride!! The story started with an absolute heart stopping bang - little Katie was missing with … Continue reading Book Review – The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland
Book Review – If They Knew by Joanne Sefton
My review This book barely escaped being a DNF by the skin of its teeth... Whew!! A thriller of secrets which didn't thrill or entice me. I love a book which has secrets hidden in its pages, but the writing here was so s. l. o. w., that everything in the world including painting my … Continue reading Book Review – If They Knew by Joanne Sefton
Book Review – Secrets at Meadowbrook Manor by Faith Bleasdale
My review I picked up this book due to the cute cover and blurb which caught my eye with the secrets hidden in it. My first book by Faith Bleasdale, and the book made a fairly enjoyable read. The story goes thus, Gemma is hired to convert Meadowbrook Manor into a hotel. Gemma not only … Continue reading Book Review – Secrets at Meadowbrook Manor by Faith Bleasdale
Book Review – The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse
My review Amanda Prowse has always been the 'Queen of Emotions' for me. Her books have always made me run for tissues, a big box load of them. I generally read her books with tears down my cheeks along with a smile on my lips. This book too had its moments when my eyes would … Continue reading Book Review – The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse
Book Review – Something Wicked by Kerry Wilkinson
My review This is the first book in the Andrew Hunter series, a private investigator who took up following deterring wayward husbands, till Richard Carr comes to his office asking him to find his son Nicholas Carr. The book took its time helping me to find a rhythm in its read, there were too many … Continue reading Book Review – Something Wicked by Kerry Wilkinson
Book Review – Before It Began by Thomas Zman
Suspend your belief Leave the routine Look at the stars Wander the imagination Are we really the only one? Think beyond the skies Look beyond the world Leave the theories aside Can linear be the evolution? Look at the proof Look to the wonders Look at the past Look into science Can we really be … Continue reading Book Review – Before It Began by Thomas Zman
Book Review – Scheele’s Green Ghosts by Terry Graves
My review This was one of the most different books read by me in this year. And I was glad to have read it. The basic plot line was great: an admixture of fantasy and magic in a children's book. The story was set in the city of Lundenwich where magic and spirits and unexplainable … Continue reading Book Review – Scheele’s Green Ghosts by Terry Graves
Book Review – My Sister’s Lie by Debbie Howells
My review OMG OMG OMG!! This was the first book where I hated the main character and wanted bad things to happen to her. And I was so glad when it did!! What does that say about the book?!! Ten years of non communication between sisters Nina and Hannah, ended when Hannah received a call … Continue reading Book Review – My Sister’s Lie by Debbie Howells
Book Review – Forget my Name by J. S. Monroe
My review The blurb said a woman arrived to a village via the train with her bag stolen and total retrograde amnesia, including not knowing her name. Then she knocked on Laura and Tony's home claiming it to be hers, as the address was all that she remembered. They took her in, and Tony named … Continue reading Book Review – Forget my Name by J. S. Monroe
