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
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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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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