Reviews

One Two Buckle My Shoe is the first in a series and I really liked the setting for this easy read opener of what promises to be an excellent series of books.

Diamonds & Dust is a Victorian murder mystery set in London and written in the present. Josephine King, an orphan, is a good sort and stoic with, I felt, very little emotional response to the death of her Uncle Herbert or, perhaps she just showed the response that was expected in that era. Uncle Herbert had […]

I have read all of Mark Barry’s books now and for some reason his first as been left until my last. He is the most under-rated writer I know and I would encourage…no, urge you to read any of his books, there is something for everyone as he is a multi-genre writer and novelist. Hollywood […]

I have enjoyed Barb Taub’s writing for a while now both through her other two books, Don’t Touch and Tales From Null City, which introduced me to Urban Fantasy, (you can check out my reviews by clicking on the titles) and on her blog at www.barbtaub.com. Here I guarantee she will raise at the very […]

Concealment is a thriller based in the financial world of a large accounting firm called Pearson Malone and is written in the first person. Amy Robinson is a partner in this firm and right from the start of this story she believes she is living a lie due to the upbringing she endured in her childhood home […]

Dream on is a work of contemporary fiction telling the story of various people in and connected to the members of a band in a town that could be yours. I bought Dream on a long time ago now and it has been languishing on my kindle, but I was delighted when I eventually got […]

I bought The Black Banner a while ago now for my niece but accidently forgot to give it to her for her birthday mainly because when it arrived I wanted to read it myself. As it is aimed for the teen and young adult market though (a fact I didn’t appreciate at the time) I […]

Harrison has a wonderful tale to tell in a great setting. This is an enjoyable light summer read which tells the story of Eva Delacroix who is determined to renovate her childhood holiday home, Blue Heaven, on the banks of Lake Huron.