Category: Fantasy
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CROSSINGS by ALEX LANDRAGIN
Crossings is an unforgettable and explosive genre-bending debut—a novel in three parts, designed to be read in two different directions, spanning a hundred and fifty years and seven lifetimes. Paris. About to be overrun with Nazis is not the best place for a not only German man but a Jewish one as well. As all-around is…
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A Sprinkling of Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber
A Fairy Garden Mystery #1 Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly believes in inviting magic into your life. But when uninvited trouble enters her shop, she’ll need more than a sprinkling of her imagination to solve a murder . . . The first book in a new series. With fairies and fairy gardens and magical…
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Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
THE BLURB: In the dark underbelly of Victorian London, a formidable female sleuth is pulled into the macabre world of fanatical anatomists and crooked surgeons while investigating the kidnapping of an extraordinary child in this gothic mystery—perfect for fans of The Essex Serpent and The Book of Speculation. Historical Fiction with a mystery, a missing child with…
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SECRETS of the CHOCOLATE HOUSE by PAULA BRACKSTON
In this second book with time spinner, Xanthe is back in her own time and modern-day Marlborough. She is still missing Samuel and wonders if he thinks of her. Helping her mother in the shop and buying new stock, getting involved in the town and planning a special event for all of the shops. While…
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Craftedleaf Tea Review!
Recently I was introduced to Craftedleaf-Tea on IG. They sent me so many great samples and the packaging is wonderful. I have been searching for a good Puerh that doesn’t taste like dirt. The tea in our area is almost always in a bag looking like dust and tasting like dust. Not this company! The…
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The Nobody People by Bob Proehl
After decades in hiding, a group of outcasts with extraordinary abilities clashes with a world that is threatened by their power. Great world-building in this tale! It has rather an X-Men feel to it. These are ordinary people that you wouldn’t look twice at. Nobodies. And yet not quite as ordinary as they seem. They…
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SUMMERTIME AND THE READING IS EASY!
Summer is in full swing here. Lots of sun, sand, and water. And of course, a good book! Some of my favorite reads this summer have been: Oh, what a twisty puzzle this thriller was! Mean Girls meets the PTA This is an outstanding novel about freedom, racism, and family. Another one that tugged…
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CELEBRATING MAY DAY WITH 4 NEW RELEASES!
It is 1955, and the three Fayette sisters have lived their whole lives in the enchanting French Quarter of New Orleans. Though neglected by their parents, they share a close bond with one another?from afternoons in their small, shared bedroom, to trying to speak with ghosts beneath the sweeping trees in their garden. When the…
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LITTLE DARLINGS by MELANIE GOLDING
A tale inspired by a fairy tale we heard a lot growing up. Changelings. A horrid topic for any mother but a deliciously wicked and creepy idea for a fairy tale! Or is it more than a fairy tale? Lauren Tranter has given birth to twin boys and is exhausted and unsure of even how…
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Perfunctory Affection by Kim Harrison
Is it better to live a lie of perfection when the truth is too ugly to survive? Meg wants to overcome her crippling anxiety and depression which took hold after her mother’s death and her boyfriend, Austin, is supportive of her. Her therapist starts her on a trial drug what is supposed to cement new…
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