Title: Ink & SigilAuthor: Kevin HearnePublisher: Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine Del Ray BooksSource: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review Al MacBharrais is both blessed and cursed. He is blessed with an extraordinary white moustache, an appreciation for craft cocktails—and a most unique magical talent. He can cast spells with magically enchanted ink… Continue reading Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
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The Nidderdale Murders by J. R. Ellis
Title: The Nidderdale MurdersAuthor: J. R. EllisPublisher: Amazon Publishing UKSource: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review In a Yorkshire Dales village everyone has a motive for murder—except the killer. A retired judge is shot dead outside the Dog and Gun inn in the remote Yorkshire village of Niddersgill. There’s a witness who saw everything, and the… Continue reading The Nidderdale Murders by J. R. Ellis
Book Club & W.W. Norton Present: Nick Flynn in conversation with Paul Lisicky
Book Club & W.W. Norton & Co. Present: Nick Flynn in conversation with Paul Lisicky This Is The Night Our House Will Catch Fire is a breathtaking work of spare lyricism and astonishing insights. Rarely does a memoir speak so openly about marriage alongside childhood trauma. And rarely does a work engage so deeply with how… Continue reading Book Club & W.W. Norton Present: Nick Flynn in conversation with Paul Lisicky
Faking It by Rebecca Smith
Title: Faking ItAuthor: Rebecca SmithPublisher: Harper Collins UK, One More ChapterSource: NetGalley Meet Hannah Thompson: wife, mother, teacher and… secret erotica author? My Guilt List: 1. If we have a date night then I’m always asleep before it’s halfway through and honestly, if I had to choose, I’d rather have a hot bath and read my… Continue reading Faking It by Rebecca Smith
Swashbuckling Cats edited by Rhonda Parrish
Title: Swashbuckling Cats Editor: Rhonda Parrish Publisher: Tyche Books Source: NetGalley from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. If you think cats and water don’t mix, think again. Plunge into worlds of piratical cats: some selfish, some mischievous, all fond of hitting the catnip stash. From ships on the deep blue sea, to… Continue reading Swashbuckling Cats edited by Rhonda Parrish
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne returns to the world of his beloved Iron Druid Chronicles in a spin-off series about an eccentric master of rare magic solving an uncanny mystery in Scotland. “Ink & Sigil is escape reading, and I loved every word.â€â€”Charlaine Harris, New York Times bestselling author of A Longer Fall Al MacBharrais is both blessed… Continue reading Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
The Big Get-Even by Paul Di Filippo
Title: The Big Get-Even Author: Paul Di Filippo Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Source: NetGalley A disbarred lawyer and an ex-arsonist cross paths and find themselves organizing an elaborate real estate scam to bilk a shady rich speculator out of twenty million dollars. The sting is personal for ex-arsonist Stan and for a woman named Vee, who plays… Continue reading The Big Get-Even by Paul Di Filippo
Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten
Title: Dead Perfect Author: Noelle Holten Publisher: HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. To be Published October 2020 A murdered woman… When the body of a young woman is found in a local park, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she’s dealing with no ordinary killer. The murder victim has… Continue reading Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten
The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Title: The Last Place You Look Author: Kristen Lepionka Publisher: Blackstone Audio Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library I listened to this on audio book so I missed small details that I’d normally catch when reading the ebook or print version but I still really enjoyed it. The narrator was perfect. It has bits set in Columbus… Continue reading The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka
Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine
Title: Unfamiliar Familiars Author: Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine Publisher: Chronicle Books Source: NetGalley in exchange for an honest review The witch and her black cat are an iconic partnership, but every witch is different—shouldn’t you have a familiar as unique and powerful as you are? Leave the toads and crows to the basic… Continue reading Unfamiliar Familiars by Megan Lynn Kott and Justin DeVine