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THE BLACKHOUSE – Peter May
Fin Macleod was raised on the Isle of Lewis and is now being sent back to investigate a harsh murder that bears a remarkable similarity to a murder that occurred in Edinburgh. Fin is trying to determine if there is a connection. But returning to the island brings back memories and recollections from the locals… Continue reading
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THE JOLLY CORONER – Quentin Canterel
This was certainly one of the most interesting books I’ve read in quite some time. I’m not sure how one would define this. Quirky romance? Bizarre-o horror? Oddball thriller? I also don’t think I’ve ever gone through as much of a pendulum swing in liking/disliking a book, while reading it, as I did with this.… Continue reading
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE – Ian Fleming
Of course I am familiar with the James Bond films, and while I own a number of the books, I hadn’t gotten around to reading any of them (still haven’t). When I saw this audio book available at my local library, I decided my commute to work would be a great time to finally experience… Continue reading
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PLAYING TYLER – T. L. Costa
**WARNING! — THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!** This was an interesting read and a difficult book to rate and review. First off, this is YA. The category of YA is pretty wide open, but it follows a couple of YA tropes. First off, the protagonists are teens. That a requirement for YA. Secondly, the parents are… Continue reading
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BLOOD WILL FOLLOW – Snorri Kristjansson
I seem to have a knack for requesting review copies of books that are in the middle or at the end of a series. This is often because publisher’s aren’t particularly good about letting the reviewer know it’s the middle of a series. Such is the case here. Blood Will Follow is book two in… Continue reading
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SUGARLAND – Martha Conway
When the offer to review this book came through, I was very excited. A mystery … a favorite new genre for me. Set in the 1920’s … one of my favorite eras for researching and writing about. And jazz music … easily my favorite musical style. And I looked over the information about the book,… Continue reading
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THE COPPER PROMISE – Jen Williams
Although this book is just recently released by Angry Robot, it has been out for a little while (self-published, I believe) and it has been on my radar to read. Being a fan of many of the Angry Robot line of books, this looked like a good time to give it a go. There is… Continue reading
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MUCH OF MADNESS – S.E. Summa
Behind this attractive cover is a cute ‘buddy’ story featuring a djinn, a sin-easter, a spell-caster, Death, and a few other paranormal figures. Seraphina is an immortal who is cursed with a hex. She currently lives with a good friend Finn, a Sin-Eater. Finn’s girlfriend is Khat. Seraphina meets Marceau who is an accomplished spell-unweaver… Continue reading
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WINDSWEPT – Adam Rakunas
Windswept is an action/adventure sci-fi novel in which the simplest of desires becomes a complicated series of events and an average ‘Joe’ (or ‘Josephine’) must become an action hero in order to see out that simple desire. Padma Mehta has a dream to make a successful career as a business woman, owning a major rum… Continue reading
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THE DRAGONS OF HEAVEN – Alyc Helms
Missy Masters is mystical crime-fighting world-saving superhero. She inherited her powers of controlling shadows from her grandfather who was known as the superhero Mr. Mystic. It’s a daunting prospect and just fitting into the costume presents a challenge. But there’s more to being a superhero than wearing a costume and having powers. Learning to harness… Continue reading
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PRANKSTERS – Kembrew McLeod
Pranks? What is a ‘prank’ as performed by a ‘prankster’? Pulling ‘one’ over on someone? Author Kembrew McLeod seems to look on it as a practical joke that has political and/or social change connotations. ‘Pranking’ is popular today as we have television shows all about pranks and tv talk show hosts ‘prank’ one another all… Continue reading

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