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Quote, Unquote
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1 min read
“The world of reality has its limits; but the world of imagination is boundless!”
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Book Review: And Fire Came Down by Emma Viskic
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4 min read
This is the second book in the Caleb Zelic series and, like Resurrection Bay, is relentless in its pacing as Caleb once again is trust into the centre of a murder mystery. Continuing a few months on from the aftermath of events that took place in book one, Caleb, beset by nightmares, is barely making…
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Book Review: The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
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3 min read
Back Cover Blurb The brutal killing of the Romanovs meant the end of the Tsars. Nearly a century later, the people of Russia have voted to bring back the tsar, a ruler to be selected from the distant relatives of the last tsar; Nicholas II, who was murdered along with the rest of the Romanov…
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Book Review: Flight of the Fantail by Steph Matuku
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3 min read
Straight out the gate Steph Matuku lets us know exactly what kind of characters we’re going on a journey with in Flight of the Fantail. From a clever opening that intros us to the usual high school types we’ve come to expect. From the cliche bullying Pretty Party Girls Idelle and Chantelle, to the jocks…
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Book Review: The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor
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2 min read
While Andrew Taylor beautifully evokes the stifled atmosphere of New York City under siege during the War of Independence (also referred to as the ‘Revolutionary War’). And gives us a plausible enough character in the guise of Mr. Edward Savill, a clerk for the American Office based in London. The over-all arcing storyline could have…
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Book Review: We Ride The Storm by Devin Madson
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4 min read
WE RIDE THE STORM by Devin Madson has definitely been a wild ride of murder, mayhem, and enough twists and turns to make a reader dizzy! Madson is not averse to throwing in a good blindside. So that, just when you think you know what’s going on, she sucker punches you in the gut with…
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Book Review: Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe
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5 min read
First of all, let me start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed Velocity Weapon from beginning to end. And, like any good roller coaster ride, this one starts off with a few gentle reveals, and slowly—at first—builds up to a number of startling revelations, as you crest a peek, wondering what the hell is coming next…
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Book Review: The Reckoning by James McGee
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3 min read
THE RECKONING is not a book for the faint of heart, nor anyone who doesn’t like animal cruelty, violence, or graphic action in a fight scene. That’s because author, James McGee, accurately portrays the gritty underbelly of early 19th century London, when Britain is at war with France, and the Napoleonic Wars raged across Europe.…
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Book Review: All The Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
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3 min read
Let me say this, if Agatha Christie is considered to be the Queen of the Whodunit, then Louise Penny truly is (IMHO) the undisputed Empress of this genre. There is no doubt in my mind that Penny is the master of her art, as we can see quite clearly in All the Devils are Here,…
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Book Review: The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
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3 min read
Steve Cavanagh has done an outstanding job of writing a riveting thriller that grabs you from the opening line, right on through to last page. Setting a pace that makes you feel you can smell the burnt rubber from the Ninja road bikes in one chase scene that would give Steve McQueen a run for…
Here be dragons, aliens, and space pirates
