This book pulls you in and doesn’t let go. The author has a magical component that she adds to her writing, which makes you live the characters’ lives rather than simply read about them. “Sky Watcher: A Shadow in Time” by Heather Lynn is a story about Charlotte. At twenty-two, her life has thrown too... Continue Reading →
“Broken Boundaries” by Helen Aitchison
Melody Dartford is broken. After the traumatising events she went through as a teenager, she has not healed. But is it really so? As the reader learns more about the young woman living a seemingly ordinary life in bustling London, suspicions inevitably creep in about something not being right with her in the first place.... Continue Reading →
“Mercy House” by Lubov Leonova
Picking up right from where my review of the previous book of the trilogy ended… Imagine the sinister castle with the dark corridors and dungeons hiding the sufferings of innocent victims – young girls who possess ‘destructive’ magic, something men ruling the world cannot allow women to wield, so they don’t lose their power… “Mercy... Continue Reading →
“Reading You: A Memory Thief Mystery” by Lubov Leonova
Having read previous books by this author, I was excited to revisit the world she has created on the pages and learn more about the characters. The kingdom where magical powers can both elevate or destroy you and where people facing the challenges of taming their extraordinary abilities sometimes succumb to their dark side came... Continue Reading →
“Snow: Cursed” by Willa R Finnegan
What if there existed a land inhabited by all the characters and magical creatures of our favourite fairy tales and books read to us by our parents when we were little? What if none of them were the way we imagined them while eagerly turning the pages or listening to our moms and dads reading... Continue Reading →
“Sorcery’s Dark Embrace” by Jupiter Rose
Claire is young, unprotected, and alone. The world she lives in is hostile, joyless, and dark. It seems that Claire’s best chance is focusing on survival. And even then, she might not be lucky. Like those hanging on the wall, demonstrating the power of the nobles and the futility of anyone wishing to fight against... Continue Reading →
“Innocent Again” by Steven Decker
Becky is rich and beautiful. She doesn’t have to struggle with mortgage or student loan payments. She doesn’t even have to make a career, enjoying the benefits of well-off parents and a successful husband. Becky would have been blissfully happy had an unsavoury discovery about her husband having an affair not spoiled her charmed existence.... Continue Reading →
“Somebody’s Nobody” by Helen Aitchison
It is a bad thing to kill people. No one has a right to decide when someone’s life should end, even if the life this someone leads turns the existence of others into a nightmare. This is a rule everyone raised in a civilised society accepts as an axiom and never doubts. Unless one grows... Continue Reading →
“From Here to the Great Unknown” by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
“From Here to the Great Unknown” is a memoir of Lisa Marie Presley, legendary Elvis’s daughter, told by herself and her daughter Riley Keough. Lisa Marie Presley recorded her memories and asked her daughter to help her to write the book. Sadly, she died shortly after making those tapes, leaving the task of sharing her... Continue Reading →
“No Happier State” by Will Tinkham
In no way would it be an exaggeration to say that Will Tinkham is one of my all-time favourite authors. Once I open his book, I can’t stop reading. His skill to weave ordinary people’s lives into the canvas of big history is unparalleled. By doing this, Will Tinkham highlights what we often forget. Every... Continue Reading →