Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Wow. I can’t say too much without giving away a lot of details, but I really need to stop getting suckered by Alice Feeney’s books. Daisy Darker was just a two star read to me, but this latest is just 3 stars mostly because until the whole book went off the rails, it was pretty freaking good. I just wish that Feeney had tied up a ton of plot holes in this book. I thought the ending was a mess too by the way. I can guess […]
The Killer Question by Janice Hallett
A few years back, there was a Jeopardy champion who proved to be a controversial figure in the quizzing community. His main offense? He and his friends weren’t very amiable bar trivia participants. They didn’t order many drinks or any food, they didn’t interact with the other teams, they were rude to staff, disputed any ruling they deemed questionable, and, of course, they won every single week. Bar trivia, or pub quiz as our friends across the pond would prefer it, can be either a […]
The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews
CBR17 Bingo: Free (swapping out Migrant) In a world pretty much like our own, people were just going about their ordinary lives when suddenly, everything changed. Gigantic portals to some other mystical dimension began opening all over the world. It soon became clear that if the portals were left unattended for a while, hordes of horrific monsters emerged and proceeded to wreak havoc. Once specialised teams started breaching the gates, they discovered each portal contained a lot of rare and valuable minerals and resources, as […]
Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio
When I get excited about a book I find it funny that I don’t run out and tell everyone and anyone about it. Yet, I almost missed telling you about Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio and illustrator Laurie Conley. I will start by saying the very least I can say is it is an outstanding and fun story. There is a delightfully classical element as well as a modern tone which allows it to work for many ages. It is simple as […]
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
What a kooky mystery book. My mom was visiting for the last few days and she and I love to get our blankets and read (which we indulged in doing) so she was perfectly placed to ask me what was going on within the fun orange cover of this book. The quick logline doesn’t really capture the vibe of the book, though, and I don’t know whether I sold her on it or not. Murder at Gulls Nest features Nora, a former Carmelite nun who has left her order after three decades and is on the hunt for a […]
I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin by James the Stanton
I think that James the Stanton might be a little crazy. Okay, a lot crazy. Afterall, why would someone write a book (or more actually a zine) called I Think Our Friend Dan Might Be a Dolphin and proceed to make one of the more warped things I have ever read (and honestly I think I’ve read several warped things). I hated everything about this book. It was too small. It was too blue. It was really really NSFW or anyplace else for that matter. […]
