My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars How To Hang A Witch hooked me first with that catchy title and then secondly after reading a fantastic review of the story by my friend Georgia @Lost in Neverland. Here’s her wonderful review. … Continue reading How To Hang A Witch (How To Hang A Witch #1) by Adriana Mather #BookReview #YoungAdult #Historical #Paranormal #Witch #Ghosts
My rating: 3 of 5 stars A Falcon For A Queen by Catherine Gaskin popped up as a recommended reading in the gothic romance genre and I was expecting something similar to Mary Stewart or Victoria Holt’s writing but I … Continue reading A Falcon For A Queen by Catherine Gaskin #BookReview #HistroicalFiction #Romance #KindleUnlimited
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars True crime aficionados have for years wondered about the great mystery in the life of one the most celebrated mystery writers of our times, Dame Agatha Christie. What did happen to her for 11 … Continue reading The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont #BookReview #Historical #Mystery #Crime @NetGalley #TheChristieAffair
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Abigail Wilson’s books have been popping up on my recommendation list for some time and after reading The Vanishing at Loxby Manor, I must say, I should have got to them sooner. Historical romance … Continue reading The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson #BookReview #Historical #Romance #Mystery #Gothic
My rating: 5 of 5 stars In 1979, Val McDermid has begun a new series with an investigating journalist, Allie Burns, as the protagonist. Val McDermid definitely needs no introduction, hailed as the Queen of crime, she establishes her moniker … Continue reading 1979 (Allie Burns #1) by Val McDermid #BookReview #Mystery #Crime #Historical #Scotland @NetGalley @groveatlantic #1979
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Why wouldn’t I want to read this book, just look at that beautiful cover image! That just there provides the perfect gothic feel and there I go, sucked into the story of a young … Continue reading The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood #BookReview #Gothic #Romance #Historical @booksirens #TheCurseOfTheMortonAbbey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Bone Garden is surprisingly a historical thriller. I have been so used to her Rizzoli and Isles series of books that the Bone Garden felt a totally different author. Told in dual timelines … Continue reading The Bone Garden by Tess Gerritsen #BookReview #MysteryThriller #Historical #Medical #DualTime #TheBoneGarden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars Adam Nicke, I think, someone has to figure a new genre to slot this book into 😹 😹 😹. Jokes apart, the author has worked wonders in creating a fantasy/time-travel erotic love story with … Continue reading Immortal Seduction by Adam Nicke #BookReview #Fantasy #Romance #Time-Travel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Carlyle Labuschagne’s fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast is an utterly dark and grim story that I don’t want to even classify as a retelling of my favorite story. A Beast So Beautiful … Continue reading A Beast So Beautiful by Carlyle Labuschagne #BookReview @booksirens #Fantasy #Retellings #YoungAdult #Historical
My rating: 5 of 5 star Under Glass and Stone had such an exciting blurb that I couldn’t stop myself from requesting an ARC and thankfully, the book delivers big time! The boxed set of Under Glass and Stone has … Continue reading Under Glass And Stone by A.N. Willis #BookReview #Gothic #Romance #YoungAdult #Historical #Supernatural #Suspense @booksirens @anwilliswrites
