My thanks to Francis Lincoln Books for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss! Hedy Lamarr is another entry in the Little People, Big Dreams series, and one I was keen to read for two reasons; one because I have been seeing reviews of different books in the series and find them a great…
Book Review: Jirvania by Jan Anderegg
My thanks to the author for a review copy of the book via Booktasters. Jirvania is the second in a fantasy children’s series the Julu series, and a story which is set around the idea of protecting stories and more importantly our imaginations, for where would the world be without them? An ordinary 11-year-old boy…
Book Review: The Black Cat Change Up: Ball Park Mysteries no 19 by David A. Kelly
My thanks to BooksGoSocial for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. The Black Cat Change Up is a cute, quick and very enjoyable little children’s mystery set around baseball (though one doesn’t need to know much about the game to enjoy the book) and in this case themes of superstition and cats (the…
Shelf Control #212: An Academic Question by Barbara Pym
Wednesday, the 25th of January, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature created by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. Since early January 2023, Shelf Control has moved base here to Literary Potpourri. To participate, all you do is…
Book Review: Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, and translated by Boris Dralyuk
My thanks to Deep Vellum Publishing for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Grey Bees by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov, originally published in 2018 and in this translation by Boris Dralyuk in 2022, is a quiet and subtle look at the Ukrainian conflict (before the current invasion), through the eyes of the gentle…
Book Review: The Battle Cry of the Siamese Kitten (2022) by Philipp Schott
My thanks to ECW Press for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. The Battle Cry of the Siamese Kitten (2022) is the third volume of memoirs/anecdotes by German-born, Canadian veterinary doctor and writer, Dr Philipp Schott (I have previously read and reviewed the second volume, How to Examine a Wolverine, as well…
Book Review: Bombay Monsoon (2022) by James W. Ziskin
My thanks to Oceanview Publishing for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Bombay Monsoon (2022) is a piece of historical fiction with a thriller/mystery element, set in India in 1975 during the period when the then PM Indira Gandhi had declared an Emergency. Twenty-six-year-old Danny Jacobs is an American journalist working with United…
Shelf Control #211: The Summer of the Danes by Ellis Peters
Wednesday, the 18th of January, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature created by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. Since last week, Shelf Control has moving base here to Literary Potpourri. To participate, all you do is pick…
Book Review: Brouhaha by Ardal O’Hanlon
My thanks to Harper Collins UK for a review copy of this book via NetGalley. Long long ago, I used to watch (not regularly, but sometimes) the BBC comedy My Hero, about an alien superhero, Thermoman who lives on earth and is married to a nurse, Janet; when I noticed this book on NetGalley, it…
Book Review: Misfire (2023) by Tammy Euliano
My thanks to Oceanview Publishing for a review copy of this book via Edelweiss. Misfire (2023) is the second in the Kate Downey series of medical mysteries/thrillers by Tammy Euliano. I read and reviewed the first, Fatal Intent (2022), last year and absolutely loved the story and characters. The book was not only an exciting…
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