Category: Review

The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright

Title: The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus Author: Jaime Jo Wright Publisher: Bethany House Source: The publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 1928 The Bonaventure Circus is a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from its inner circle as a baby. When she receives mysterious messages from someone called the “Watchman,” she is… Continue reading The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright

Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne

Title: Ink & SigilAuthor: Kevin HearnePublisher: Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Del Ray BooksSource: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails—and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink… Continue reading Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne

The Nidderdale Murders by J. R. Ellis

Title: The Nidderdale MurdersAuthor: J. R. EllisPublisher: Amazon Publishing UKSource: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review In a Yorkshire Dales village everyone has a motive for murder—except the killer. A retired judge is shot dead outside the Dog and Gun inn in the remote Yorkshire village of Niddersgill. There’s a witness who saw everything, and the… Continue reading The Nidderdale Murders by J. R. Ellis

Faking It by Rebecca Smith

Title: Faking ItAuthor: Rebecca SmithPublisher: Harper Collins UK, One More ChapterSource: NetGalley Meet Hannah Thompson: wife, mother, teacher and… secret erotica author? My Guilt List: 1. If we have a date night then I’m always asleep before it’s halfway through and honestly, if I had to choose, I’d rather have a hot bath and read my… Continue reading Faking It by Rebecca Smith

Swashbuckling Cats edited by Rhonda Parrish

Title: Swashbuckling Cats Editor: Rhonda Parrish Publisher: Tyche Books Source: NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. If you think cats and water don’t mix, think again. Plunge into worlds of piratical cats: some selfish, some mischievous, all fond of hitting the catnip stash. From ships on the deep blue sea, to… Continue reading Swashbuckling Cats edited by Rhonda Parrish

Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne

New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne returns to the world of his beloved Iron Druid Chronicles in a spin-off series about an eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland. “Ink & Sigil is escape reading, and I loved every word.”—Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of A Longer Fall Al MacBharrais is both blessed… Continue reading Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne

The Big Get-Even by Paul Di Filippo

Title: The Big Get-Even Author: Paul Di Filippo Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Source: NetGalley A disbarred lawyer and an ex-arsonist cross paths and find themselves organizing an elaborate real estate scam to bilk a shady rich speculator out of twenty million dollars. The sting is personal for ex-arsonist Stan and for a woman named Vee, who plays… Continue reading The Big Get-Even by Paul Di Filippo

The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka

Title: The Last Place You Look Author: Kristen Lepionka Publisher: Blackstone Audio Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library I listened to this on audio book so I missed small details that I’d normally catch when reading the ebook or print version but I still really enjoyed it. The narrator was perfect. It has bits set in Columbus… Continue reading The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka

Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine

Title: Unfamiliar Familiars Author: Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review The witch and her black cat are an iconic partnership, but every witch is different—shouldn’t you have a familiar as unique and powerful as you are? Leave the toads and crows to the basic… Continue reading Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine