Note: This copy of Buried in a Book was provided by NetGalley. T.C LoTempio's Buried in a Book is the second entry in their Cozy Bookshop Mystery series. The story here follows bookshop owner Charley as she finds herself in the middle of a murder-mystery all around a rare book. Having not read the first …
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Note: This copy of The Clock House Murders was provided by NetGalley. The latest translation in the series that was catapulted to fame in the western world with the Decagon House Murders, The Clock House Murders follows a very similar template. It is, of course, a locked room murder mystery. While having heard a lot …
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Note: This copy of City on Fire: A Novel of Hong Kong was provided by NetGalley. City on Fire by Simon Elegant is the story that’s hard to put into any one box. Off the top it seems like a police-procedural crime thriller, but it is so much more. Taking place in a Hong Kong …
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Note: This copy of Startup Hell was provided by NetGalley. Let me just start this by saying I did not expect to like this as much as I did. I really picked this book up as a palate cleanser. The premise sounded interesting, and a supernatural romcom seemed like a good way to reset. Instead …
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Note: This copy of Murder Like Clockwork was provided by NetGalley. This book follows the events of the first book in the series 10 Marchfield Square. We’re thrown back into the community of Marchfield Square where our ever mysterious but genial residents yet again find themselves embroiled in a mystery. This time though, the focus …
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Matt Dinniman is fast becoming a must-read author after being catapulted into the stratosphere with his Dungeon Crawler Carl Series. Operation Bounce House is a tad bit different in that it is a completely different genre from the LitRPG books he is more recently known for. Operation Bounce House is a sci-fi dystopian novel set …
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Note: This copy of Mage Mangler was provided by NetGalley Mage Mangler by Kevin Sinclair was much better than I expected it to be. That's not to say I expected a bad book but that with most LitRPGs these days there is usually a formulaic path that very few stray from. While this book doesn't …
Note: This copy of Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter was provided by NetGalley. When you stumble across a book with a cover and title such as this, one can't help but be intrigued. Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter seemed to tick off all the checkboxes for a potential cosy read. The setting for this book …
Continue reading Book Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter – Heather Fawcett
The Running Man by Richard Bachman / Stephen King is a 1982 dystopian sci-fi novel that recently came back into the spotlight with the new movie of the same name starring Hollywood's recent darling Glen Powell. While I'm sure the movie is bound to be a action extravaganza, I was more curious about reading the …
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Note: This copy of Gabby Greene Knows Whodunit was provided by NetGalley. I’ve come to realise that despite my love for fantasy and sci-fi, I always find myself coming back to mysteries on occasion as a palette cleanser. This book caught my eye and felt like it would be the ideal cosy break from what …
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Note: This copy of The Impossible Detective was provided by NetGalley. Let me preface this review by saying this book left me with mixed feelings. The Impossible Detective by Bob Reiss has a very interesting premise. A young girl is witness to an autonomous vehicle hitting somebody, not once but twice, and then casually driving …
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Note: This copy of Borderlands: Debt or Alive was provided by NetGalley. If you're looking for anything on a slightly absurd scale with a healthy dose of action and humour, the borderlands franchise never fails to disappoint. While the games were a bit much for me at the time, this book has me considering picking …
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Having gotten me excited with the LitRPG genre again with his Iron Tyrant Series, Seth Ring's Exlian Syndrome Series brings us a more sci-fi oriented story compared to the above. In a dystopian world where aliens known as Exlians terrorize the local population, its down to a group of awakened individuals who work as the …
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A very highly anticipated novel from the author that brought us Babel, Katabasis is pitched as a dark academia-esque novel where two Ph.D students venture into hell in order to save the soul of their advisor who died in a freak magic accident. Intriguing premise? Yes. Cover art? On point. So far it was two …
Note: This copy of Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests was provided by NetGalley. K.J. Whittle's Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests may have an innocuous and innocent looking cover; it is anything but. The story of how seven seemingly random strangers are invited to a dinner where they are provided with a …
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Note: This copy of Hekate: The Witch was provided by NetGalley. There has been a preponderance of books around deities recently and while none have really piqued my interest, this book on Hekate, did. This was partly because Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, appears in the game Hades 2 as the mentor to …
Continue reading Book Review: Hekate: The Witch – Nikita Gill
The Iron Tyrant series by Seth Ring has done something I didn't expect to happen so soon. It has gotten me excited with the LitRPG genre once again. Having consumed quite a bit from this genre in the past, I had reached a level of saturation where every story felt the same. Compared to most …
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I have decided that this is the year I shall dedicate to Adrian Tchaikovsky. Having been reminded of his brilliance when reviewing The Hungry Gods, I just knew I had to dive into more of his work. Service Model is the book I decided start with, and it did not disappoint. Service Model is the …
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Note: This copy of The Man Who Died Seven Times was provided by NetGalley. The Man Who Died Seven Times is one hell of an intriguing title. Originally published in 1998 (according to Goodreads, though some sources say 1995) in Japanese, it is the first of the author, Yasuhiko Nishizawa's works to be translated into …
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Note: This copy of Down Cemetery Road was provided by NetGalley. I must say that I first heard about Mick Herron when the Apple TV show Slow Dogs was announced. Having not read any of his work, seeing the option to read/isten to Down Cemetery Lane came as the perfect opportunity to get started. This …
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