Book Haul

I recently made the decision to spend less money … then I saw Amazon selling a fair few books I wanted for £0.99 each. Technically, that’s less money. So I kind of had to. My book addition was helped by being auto-approved on Netgalley by an Audio Book publisher here in the UK and by…… Continue reading Book Haul

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – A Book Review

Blurb: Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery. With impeccable timing Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance on to the English crime stage. Recently, there had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn, constant companion to old Mrs Inglethorp, had stormed out of the house muttering something about ‘a…… Continue reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – A Book Review

Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski – A Book Review

Blurb: One body. Six stories. Which one is true? 1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre. Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories of the tight-knit group of friends…… Continue reading Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski – A Book Review

Titanborn by Rhett C. Bruno – A Book Review

Blurb: Titan’s rebellion is coming. Only one man can stop it. Malcolm Graves is a Collector. The best there is. He’s spent a lifetime putting down riots and chasing wanted offworlders across the solar-system for Pervenio Corporation. So long as the pay is right, he’s the man for the job. He never bothers asking questions.…… Continue reading Titanborn by Rhett C. Bruno – A Book Review

The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark – A Book Review

Blurb:  They’ve finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes. They’re fools and madmen and like the art of war. And their children go hungry while we piss gold and jewels into the dust. In the richest empire the world has ever known, the city of Sorlost has always stood, eternal and…… Continue reading The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark – A Book Review

Hell Divers By Nicholas Sansbury Smith – A Book Review

Blurb: More than two centuries after World War III poisoned the planet, the final bastion of humanity lives on massive airships circling the globe in search for a habitable area to call home. Aging and outdated, most of the ships plummeted back to earth long ago. The only thing keeping the two surviving lifeboats in the…… Continue reading Hell Divers By Nicholas Sansbury Smith – A Book Review

The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden – A Book Review

  Blurb In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. 401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are his subjects. His rule is absolute. Though the sons of Sparta are eager to play the game of thrones…… Continue reading The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden – A Book Review

Critical Failures 2 ‘Fail Harder by Robert Bevan – A Book Review

  Blurb Finding themselves permanently stuck in this strange new world, the gang tries to make the best of it by finding the nearest tavern and getting shitfaced. The plan goes just fine until they lose Katherine and Chaz. They soon discover that they aren’t the first players Mordred has sent to this world.  …… Continue reading Critical Failures 2 ‘Fail Harder by Robert Bevan – A Book Review

The Teacher: Penny Green Short Mystery by Emily Organ {Short Read Sunday} – A Book Review

Blurb: London 1881. A young teacher dies at a school just weeks after her sister. A tragic coincidence or something more sinister? Fleet Street reporter Penny Green is suspicious but nothing suggests the sisters have been murdered. The police are disinterested and the school wants to move on from the tragedy. How can Penny persuade…… Continue reading The Teacher: Penny Green Short Mystery by Emily Organ {Short Read Sunday} – A Book Review

What Immortal Hand by Johnny Worthen – A Book Review

Blurb: Michael is called of God; just not that God. What begins as a routine investigation of a hijacked truck turns into a desperate and personal quest for memories, faith, and meaning. The answers to these, for Michael Oswald, like the strangled cries of a thousand murdered travelers, is found in the dark heart of…… Continue reading What Immortal Hand by Johnny Worthen – A Book Review