The Deathsniffer’s Assistant is a fantasy novel with a unique pseudo-Edwardian setting and a murder mystery twist. What’s not to love about floating castles, eccentric lady detectives, and a protagonist who judges everyone by the quality of their shoes! After losing his parents in the Floating Castle Incident, the sensitive and mannered Chris Buckley… Continue reading Book 59 of 2015: The Deathsniffer’s Assistant by Kate McIntyre
For most twelve year olds, being kidnapped is terrifying. For Althea, it’s just Tuesday. Her power to heal the wounded and cleanse the sick makes her a hunted commodity in the Badlands, a place devoid of technology where the strong write the law in blood. For as long as she can remember, they always… Continue reading Book 58 of 2015: Prophet of the Badlands by Matthew Cox
Mysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals. The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream. They're classmates from… Continue reading Book 57 of 2015: Dream A Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
In that place where you're more asleep than awake any more, I hear something else. A phrase uttered in a child's voice, no more than a whisper: Night Night. Something freaky's going on with Sunshine's new house . . . there's the chill that wraps itself around her bones, the giggling she can hear… Continue reading Book 56 of 2015: The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
Eliana Havelock is a female with no past, whose determination to bring down a Karachi arms dealer catches the attention of the British Secret Intelligence Service. MI-6 is currently fractured due to political upheaval with many of its covert programs dissolved or disbanded. When Eliana presents the opportunity to divert an international arms disaster,… Continue reading Book 55 of 2015: Havelock by Jane D. Everly
One... death by spontaneous human combustion is a rare act of God Two... is surely a freakish coincidence Three... well, that’s starting to look deliberate. Cara has a new role as Queen Victoria’s artifact hunter, she’s adapting to married life and living in a country manor that more closely resembles a mausoleum. In London,… Continue reading Book 54 of 2015: Nero’s Fiddle by A.W. Exley
Her heart was torn differently than others, between two worlds. Her choice would affect her position in each. Ciara Miller was born the same as others, but she got a little something extra. When she was younger she learned she was a Word Speaker, someone who could create life from stories. Her gift is… Continue reading Book 53 of 2015: Torn Between Two Worlds by Lexi Ostrow
Dale grew up fighting for self respect and the respect of others. Being a Word Speaker hadn’t helped. Most of the Guardians he had sought out those that were decidedly darker and fighting on what could be seen as the wrong side of the war. When Ciara gives him her gifts to follow her… Continue reading Book 52 of 2015: Darker Side of Worlds by Lexi Ostrow
Benjamin Grimm knows the theater is much like real life. In 1876 Philadelphia, people play their parts, hiding behind the illusion of their lives, and never revealing their secrets. When he reunites with his childhood friend Eleanor Banneker, he is delighted. His delight turns to dismay when he discovers she has been under a… Continue reading Book Tour Review: A Curse of Ash and Iron by Christine Norris
"Loving you is easy, it's living with you that's killing me." An ancient Egyptian artifact is driving Queen Victoria insane, and that's not top of Cara Devon's growing list of problems. Viscount Nathaniel Lyons is a man of numerous secrets, but there is one in particular that threatens his fledgling relationship with Cara. Stunned… Continue reading Book 50 of 2015: Hatshepsut’s Collar by A.W. Exley
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