Synopsis: A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena’s motivated by […]
Synopsis Bursting with brilliant characters, heart-stopping adventure and tons of laughs, this magical tale is perfect for fans of Nevermoor, Frozen and How to Train Your Dragon! Way out in the furthest part of the known world, a tiny stronghold exists all on its own, cut off from the rest of human-kin by monsters that […]
Today I am bringing you another cover reveal for the fairly new publisher Corylus Books. I do enjoy cover reveals, so I am pleased to show you Sword by Bogdan Teodorescu Synopsis On the streets of Bucharest, a brutally efficient serial killer is at work. His targets: individuals from the Roma community with a criminal […]
Synopsis: When iconic musical Dust is revived twenty years after the leading actress was murdered in her dressing room, a series of eerie events haunts the new cast… The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing her last song, waiting for her final cue, looking for her killer… Now […]
Synopsis There is more than one way to drown. Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans—emotions. Can she face the darkness long enough to surface […]
Synopsis You mustn’t go into the Darkwood, children. Not even to get your ball. Leave it. That ball belongs to the Witches and the Beasties, now. Those wicked Witches. Stealing your ball. Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths. This is bad news for Gretel Mudd, who […]
This will be my first year taking part in G’s Magical Readathon and I am really looking forward to it. You can find her announcement video here. I have spent a happy couple of hours putting together a TBR, and chosing a book for each prompt. However, there is no way I am going to […]
Synopsis: ALIENS IN MY GARDEN takes ALDITHA the witch and HARPER (the talking, though not terribly bright owl) from their usual business serving the residents of the Garden on a path that pits them against SKOROS. The would-be evil wizard is useless at magic, great at engineering, has a brass wand, a smart alec who […]
It’s been a tricky few week’s for me and at some point I will write a post on how I deal with Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and raising my kids (who have their own challenges). Needless to say, I have been having concentration issues combined with a reading slump and I have been struggling to read […]
Two in a row I am spoiling you! This cover reveal is for a mystery novel translated from Romanian. Cover – Living Candles Synopsis The discovery of a woman close to death in a city basement sends Bucharest police officers Anton Iordan and Sorin Matache on a complex chase through the city as they seek […]
