The next two installments in the Witches of Wormwood Mysteries series are both fun. The First is a ‘locked room’ murder mystery, except the locked room is a locked mansion constructed with many deadly traps by its paranoid owner. There is genuine intrigue and character development and the usual cat related humour. Sage and SecretsContinue reading “Heliotrope and a Haunting(The Witches of Wormwood Mysteries Book 7) – 23.08.21 and Sage and Secrets(The Witches of Wormwood Mysteries Book 8) – Silver Nord, Ruby Loren – 27.08.21”
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories – Susanna Clarke – 18.08.21
I have mixed feelings about this book because I love Susanna Clarke’s books, especially Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell, but I hate short stories… This is a book of short stories set in the universe of Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell! The style of writing and the dark fey/faerie fables are great – everything IContinue reading “The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories – Susanna Clarke – 18.08.21”
Bacchanal – Veronica G. Henry (Audiobook) – 14.08.21
Bacchanal is set in the Southern States of America in the 1930s. It follows Eliza Meeks, a young Black girl who has been abandoned by her family and is feared/shunned by the people of the town where she lives because she has the gift of being able to communicate with animals. She is spotted byContinue reading “Bacchanal – Veronica G. Henry (Audiobook) – 14.08.21”
Miss Benson’s Beetle – Rachel Joyce – 11.08.21
I have enjoyed all the books I’ve read by Rachel Joyce, and this is no exception. For some reason I assumed Miss Benson’s Beetle would be of the Volkswagen persuasion, but no, it’s an actual insect type beetle. Set in England (to begin with) in the 1950s Miss Benson is a middle aged unhappy teacherContinue reading “Miss Benson’s Beetle – Rachel Joyce – 11.08.21”
Long Shadows: Elizabeth Cage, Book 3 – Jodi Taylor – 09.08.21
I’m a big fan of Jodi Taylor, and I’ve read everything she has published so far, but I think (actually I’m sure) that this Elizabeth Cage series (and also the Frogmorton Farm series) are my absolute favourites. Elizabeth Cage, the series hero is an introvert and a loner (yes, one of the reasons I loveContinue reading “Long Shadows: Elizabeth Cage, Book 3 – Jodi Taylor – 09.08.21”
Dreadful Company: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel – 01.08.21 Grave Importance: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel – Vivian Shaw – 04.08.21
I love the character of Dr Greta Helsing – physician to the magical/supernatural beings that live among us. Dreadful company is mostly about vampires. Some of Greta’s best friends are vampires, and she knows well their struggles and battles to live as (literally) bloodthirsty immortals but still retain their honour and dignity and do asContinue reading “Dreadful Company: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel – 01.08.21 Grave Importance: A Dr Greta Helsing Novel – Vivian Shaw – 04.08.21”
Snowblind (Dark Iceland Book 1) – Ragnar Jónasson and Quentin Bates (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.07.21
So, this is a murder mystery type book set in Iceland (and written by an Icelandic person) and I listened to it as an audiobook. When I first heard the Icelandic narrator’s voice I thought it was a lovely sounding voice, and good for this book as he would be able to properly pronounce theContinue reading “Snowblind (Dark Iceland Book 1) – Ragnar Jónasson and Quentin Bates (AUDIOBOOK) – 29.07.21”
The Shadow Wing (Crow Investigations Book 6) – Sarah Painter – 25.07.21
I’ve really enjoyed all the books in Sarah Painter’s series about a private detective, Lydia Crow, with magical abilities. It has been interesting seeing Lydia’s journey through the series, from originally wanting little or nothing to do with her magical family inheritance, so coming to terms with her abilities and taking on more responsibility asContinue reading “The Shadow Wing (Crow Investigations Book 6) – Sarah Painter – 25.07.21”
Grandmothers – Salley Vickers – 20.07.21
Years ago I read everything I could find by Salley Vickers, but it’s been a while and at the moment I’m mostly reading more magical realism/urban fantasy type books, so this was a nostalgic return for me. From the very start I loved this book. There is just something about the style of writing thatContinue reading “Grandmothers – Salley Vickers – 20.07.21”
Rooftoppers – Katherine Rundell (AUDIOBOOK) – 16.07.21
I listened to this as an audiobook, and I’m sorry to say that it was hard for me to give the story a fair reaction as my feelings toward it were coloured by my reaction to the narrator. The narrator was a very posh, older English gentleman, and (as I’ve said before) there is somethingContinue reading “Rooftoppers – Katherine Rundell (AUDIOBOOK) – 16.07.21”
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