Book Review, Crime Fiction, mystery, NetGalley Review

Perfect Death (D.I Callanach #3) by Helen Sarah Field

One of my favourite book genre is crime fiction, since when I was about 16 years old and my gran gave me a Patricia Cornwell book to read, I have been hooked ever since. I am guilty of mainly reading crime fiction that takes places in the USA, so I was exited to find a book that based in Scotland. Ava Turner has been newly promoted to DCI and DI Luc Callanach is her most… Continue reading Perfect Death (D.I Callanach #3) by Helen Sarah Field

Book Review, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, NetGalley Review, YA

The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood #1) by Melissa Albert

I decided to read The Hazel Wood because it intrigued me with its different take on fairy tales. At the moment I am enjoying the re-imaginations of fairytale and like the idea of reading one with a dark take. Alice is a seventeen year old girl who has spent her life on the road, always leaving when her bad luck finally catches up with her. When her Ella mother receives a letter saying her Grandmother… Continue reading The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood #1) by Melissa Albert

Book Review, NetGalley Review

Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore Matthew .J. Sullivan

I was drawn to Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore due to its name to be honest, as Bibliophile I can not say no to a book that revolves around a bookstore. Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore follows Lydia Smith, a clerk at the Bright Idea Bookstore, she lives a quiet life hoping not to be noticed. This changes when one of the regular customer of Bright Idea Joey kills himself in the store and… Continue reading Midnight at the Bright Idea Bookstore Matthew .J. Sullivan

Book Review, Crime Fiction

Shadow Man by Alan Drew

I was interested in Shadow Man because I read a lot of crime fiction and like that this book was based in the 80's, in a small California town. Detective Ben Wade has moved back to his home town of Rancho Santa Elena, for a quieter life with his daughter and now ex-wife. The perfect town, with it perfect streets and excellent school, but the town perfect exterior starts to fade when a serial killer starts… Continue reading Shadow Man by Alan Drew

Book Review, Fantasy, Illumicrate, YA

The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty

I received an advanced reader coy of The City of Brass, in my  November Illumicrate box.  TBH I had not heard about the book before, but once I had read the synopsis I was very intrigued. Nahri has grown up on the streets of 18th Century Cario only believing in herself a not magic. She is a con woman with unbelievable skills, which allow her to con money out of Ottoman nobles.  When in the… Continue reading The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty