And thinking some more. This week might have been a super busy one, but it was very productive. Not only did I read two awesome books, DNFd two boring ones, picked up a bunch of bargain Star Wars clothes from the Bonds factory outlet, found some great books at a secondhand store…

Shutter by Courtney Alameda My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. This book is amazing. Seriously amazing. I don't know why it's taken me so long to read it, but I'm glad I grabbed my Kobo the other day and finally got stuck into it. Micheline Helsing is a direct desce…

One year ago, Kitty's boyfriend Nikki Bramley visited a psychic who told him he had no future. Now, he's dead. With the Bramleys grieving inside their rural English home, Kitty sets out to find the psychic who read Nikki his fate.  Instead she finds Roan, an enigmatic mediu…

Well, politics is super crappy all over the world right now, but I'm trying to concentrate on other stuff. So I spent much of last week updating files & pics, reading & reviewing. As well as daydreaming about my next WIP. Actually, I've done a bit more than that…

When part-time teacher Ollie Clay panic-buys a rundown house in the outskirts of Leeds, he soon recognises his mistake. His new neighbor is an antisocial thug, with links to a local hate group. Or does he? My Flame Tree Press ARC reading continues with this crime/thriller. I didn&…

The 48 talented and influential female artists that history should never have forgotten.   FORGOTTEN WOMEN is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to accept the hand they've been dealt and, as a resu…

Putting 48 pioneering and innovative female writers firmly back on the modern map. The women who shaped and were erased from our history.  FORGOTTEN WOMEN is a new series of books that uncover the lost herstories of influential women who have refused over hundreds of years to acce…

It’s Ray and Sandra’s first holiday on a Greek island. Why do islanders follow them wherever they go? Why do Sandra and the grandchildren have strangely similar dreams? Has Sandra been granted a wish she didn’t know she made? Before their holiday is over, some of the family may learn t…

Jayce’s twenty-year-old daughter Emory is missing, lost in a dark, dangerous realm called Shadow. An enigmatic woman guides Jayce through this bizarre world, and together they search for Emory, facing deadly dog-eaters, homicidal sex toys, and a monstrous being, the Harvest Man. Can Ja…

The monsters live inside of Kate Woodson. Chronic pain and a host of autoimmune diseases have robbed her of a normal, happy life. Her husband Andrew’s surprise of their dream Maine lake cottage for the summer is the gift of a lifetime. It’s beautiful, remote, idyllic, a place to heal. …

Yep. That's right. There's so much clutter.  Everywhere! And it's not just one thing. Here's a list of stuff: stacks of books, piles of notebooks, pens all over the place, homeless toys...  I'm sure you get the picture. I posted this on Twitter…

Ten by Gretchen McNeil My rating: 5 of 5 stars Usually, I pick a book to start on Monday and give myself the week to finish it. Sometimes I can fit in two, but as long as I finish one , all is right with my reading world. :) This week I started with a short story, and then didn&#…

The 13th Warning by R.L. Stine My rating: 5 of 5 stars I picked this up for my Paperwhite the other day and decided to sneak it in this morning, and finished it on one sitting.. Everyone calls Joe Lucky because luck is always on his side. He's also surrounded by the number t…

When David Caine, a celebrated skeptic of the supernatural, is invited by an old friend to spend a month in “the most haunted house in Virginia,” he believes the case will be like any other. But the Alexander House is different, plagued by shadows of the past. And David is haunted too,…

Welcome! Today I have a guest on my blog.  Kayte Nunn is the author of contemporary fiction, and her latest novel also delves into an intriguing historical adventure. THE BOTANIST'S DAUGHTER is a wonderful mystery story about family, secrets, promises and love.  …

Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondrously imagined tale of two female botanists, separated by more than a century, in a race to discover a life-saving flower . . .  In Victorian England, headstrong adventuress Elizabeth takes up her late father's quest for a rare, miraculous p…