About the Book Einar and the Wolf Coats have angered most of the kings of Northern Europe. With England no refuge, their only solution is to set sail across the Whale Road. A chance encounter with a slave trader leads them to Muslim Spain, but what starts as a joyous homecoming for one of the… Continue reading Book Review – The Blazing Sea by Tim Hodkinson→| What Cathy Read Next…
Convergence: A True Story by Jonathan Dixon & Gregg Owen SYNOPSIS – This story seems impossible. But every word is true. Convergence is the account of a vicious double homicide in 19…| BookZone
It’s always a pleasure to visit the fictional Sussex village of Abbeymead to go on another sleuthing adventure with our amateur (do we still call them amateur, on this, their twelfth case?) d…| Literary Potpourri
7 December 1962 He was lying on a varnished wooden board, the top of a boxed-in radiator. The board was exactly as wide as his shoulders and he knew, from painful experience, he must sit up like a man emerging from his own coffin. Roll over and he would be on the floor. You never … Continue reading The Land in Winter | Andrew Miller| This Reading Life
I turned the 6 into an 8. And the 1 into a 9. In a matter of seconds, my world was transformed. I clicked the cap back on the red felt-tip pen. The 61 I earned on my English test was now an 89. In What You Are Looking For is in the Library, Michiko Aoyama … Continue reading The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park | Michiko Aoyama| This Reading Life
In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in the tradition of Calvino, Mieville, and Le Guin. A demon. An angel. A city that burns at the heart o…| The Bookworm's Feast
En deux motsAlice a senti le besoin de prendre du recul. Quand son mari lui a annoncé qu’il l’a quittait, elle a pris un train puis s’est réfugiée en Corse. Mais le chagrin et la douleur ne s’estompent pas. Elle rentre chez elle, trouve un studio, retrouve son travail dans un laboratoire d’analyses médicales … Continuer la lecture de Celle qui fugue| Ma collection de livres
En deux motsEn septembre 1628, Milady est arrêtée et condamnée à mort. Née en 1603, elle aura connu une existence peu ordinaire. Recueillie par un ecclésiastique après l’assassinat de sa mère, elle va faire preuve d’une farouche volonté. La lecture, l’équitation, l’escrime vont lui permettre de traverser bien des embûches et de fuir … Continuer la lecture de Je voulais vivre| Ma collection de livres
Imagine an ambulance crew who decided they wouldn’t go to help a casualty because they’d seen one too many people injuring themselves because of drinking too much. It doesn’t seem likely. Yet compa…| Market Garden Reader
It started with a hummingbird dive-bombing Amelia Thomas over her morning coffee, and a pair of piglets who just wouldn’t stay put. Soon Amelia, journalist and new farmer, begins to question the communications of the creatures all around her: her pigs, her dogs, the pheasant family inhabiting her wood, her ‘difficult’ big red horse: even the earwigs in the farm’s dark, damp corners. Are they all…| Terence Eden’s Blog
The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book made my inner eleven-year-old so happy, even if my outer self is three decades removed from that inner kid. Frances Hardinge is a magician, and that is a fact. “She pulled out a piece of charcoal and started … Continue reading “The Forest of a Thousand Eyes” by Frances Hardinge| books are life
“The words that twanged and thrummed their way to Nth said, New food coming, and he stirred, resettling his legs to take the measure of the message: how far, what direction, who originated it…| LittleFrogScribbles
A Thousand Miles From Care: The Hunt for My Brother’s Killer – A Thirty-Year Quest for Justice by Steve Johnson SYNOPSIS – Soon to be a MAJOR MOVIE. A gripping and heartbreaking story, A Thousand Miles from Care tells the 30-year quest Steve Johnson undertook to uncover the truth about his brilliant brother’s death. At the entrance of…| BookZone
Weird climate fiction descends into horror in Argentinian author Michel Nieva's 2023 novel Dengue Boy, translated from Spanish by Rahul Bery. The subtitle could be 'Revenge of the mutant human mosquito' and it's not for the faint-hearted. This is magical realism taken to the limit.| Market Garden Reader
The facts of the case, though meticulously reconstructed, proved precisely nothing – except that the discovery made by two carters from Dizy made, frankly, no sense at all. It’s the 4th…| This Reading Life
The Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025 by Douglas Preston SYNOPSIS – Bestselling author Douglas Preston selects the best true crime writing from the past year, aided by series editor Pete Crooks, to produce an eclectic collection of intriguing, mysterious, and exciting true tales. This inaugural edition of what will be a yearly…| BookZone
Next of Kin: A Memoir by Gabrielle Hamilton SYNOPSIS – “We were a family veined through with certain brutalities, rifts, and unresolved conflicts, as well as some remarkable violences and som…| BookZone
The Emilie Adventures by Martha WellsMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Emilie Adventures by Martha Wells have a bit of a vintage classic feel to them, like a throwback to Jules Verne and Co. Maybe it’s th…| books are life
“You ask how many ages had the Carryx been fighting the long war?“ More suddenly than anyone could have been prepared for, the lives of a group of academic researchers pivot from interdepartmental backstabbing to the unimaginable: alien invasion, capture, and being whisked off to an alien world. That their new lives still revolve around … Continue reading The Mercy of Gods – James SA Corey| LittleFrogScribbles
“The harsh sunlight turns everything Dan sees to pain.“ Dan Brennan is – or was – one of the best pilots the Fleet has ever had. Alas, hugely unfair personal politics saw Dan booted out, and we join him living on the streets, heavily addicted to a drug called ‘haze’. Fortunately, we also join him … Continue reading Haze – Katharine Kerr| LittleFrogScribbles
“It was hardly the fault of the Argo.” I do love a good Greek myth, but will admit that my knowledge of the many tales is sketchy at best. I’m probably not alone in say that all I…| LittleFrogScribbles
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Brooklyn’s Jane Doe: The Mishandling of a Sexual Assault Investigation by S.A. Mathers SYNOPSIS –“I have had the misfortune of being raped twice-once in the park and again in the media,” wrote “Jane Doe,” the victim of an infamous stranger rape in Brooklyn, New York. Two decades later, detective S. A. Mathers reopened Doe’s case…| BookZone
Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance by Ann Wolbert Burgess SYNOPSIS – From the author of the critically-acclaimed true crime account, A Killer By Design (the inspiration behind Hulu’s original docuseries, Mastermind), a groundbreaking look into the crucial role played by expert witnesses in the most high-profile criminal cases, based on…| BookZone
If You Don’t Like This, I Will Die: An Influencer Memoir by Lee Tilghman SYNOPSIS – A powerful and illuminating memoir that exposes the stark and rarely-seen reality of influencing as a career. Lee Tilghman—also known as @LeeFromAmerica—was one of the very first wellness influencers. To her nearly 400,000 followers, she shared daily updates and…| BookZone
Friday, 7 November. Concarneau is empty. The lighted clock in the Old Town glows above the ramparts; it is five minutes to eleven. The tide is in, and the south-westerly gale is slamming the boats …| This Reading Life
No one noticed what was happening. No one suspected that something serious was taking place in the small station’s waiting room, where only six passengers sat dejectedly among odours of coffee, bee…| This Reading Life
Page count: 400 pagesRating: 4.5 stars| Malin's Blog of Books
I received a review copy of this book from Fairlight Books via NetGalley for which my thanks. A wonderful, gentle read about art, love, and life, going into art and its creation on the one side mirrored by the entirely different but equally meaningful relationship between viewer/spectator and piece of art which adds its own…| Literary Potpourri
It seemed an unlikely choice, this large establishment in the financial district, so that I stood outside and checked the address, the name of the restaurant, I wondered if I had made a mistake. Bu…| This Reading Life
My Dearest Ruby, – We got back from Loch Sween last night. It was still raining there when we left, and we reached home in a downpour. To-day it rains steadily. A wet Glasgow Sunday! The Brit…| This Reading Life
Page count: 289 pagesRating: 3.5 stars| Malin's Blog of Books
“We dance the dance of ruin.“ The end of the world has been and gone – give whoever wrote that blurb a payrise! Following on from Dogs of War and Bear Head, we skip forward again further into the future – generations, this time. No single major catastrophe caused the collapse of Earth’s civilisations, more a death of … Continue reading Bee Speaker – Adrian Tchaikovsky| LittleFrogScribbles
“The following contents page uses Flashback Lock(TM) technology, re-arranging chapter numbers into a simple, chronological order for the convenience of the reader.” Many years ago, the …| LittleFrogScribbles
“Thank you for joining MINDR, the official Grimoire Grammar School Notification System.” There are plenty of books about magical schools, the USP here being that this is told from the p…| LittleFrogScribbles
Before I knew what I was, I lived with my brothers in a grand old house in the heart of the New Forest. It had blue velvet curtains full of dust, and fire surrounds painted like marble to fool the …| This Reading Life
Helen realised that she had walked too far just as daylight was beginning to fade. As she looked around her, she was struck by the desolation of the country. During her long walk she had met no one…| This Reading Life
Penguin Classics UK covers designed by Alceu Chiesorin Nunes I have been saving this post for closer to July and all things Paris, but I’ve come down with a nasty lurgy after my recent FNQ ho…| This Reading Life
The Ocean’s Menagerie: How Earth’s Strangest Creatures Reshape the Rules of Life by Drew HarvellMy rating: 3 of 5 starsWhen I think of ocean animal life, it’s sharks and whales and dolp…| books are life
“We’re off to the perimeter, heading uphill on our little Loonie towards where a canopy tether should have been but – Damage Central tells us – isn’t.” In Dogs o…| LittleFrogScribbles
“Aren’t we kind of the opposite of Adam and Eve?” a boyfriend once asked me, long ago. I was twenty years old and had taken this boyfriend home at a time when I knew nobody would …| This Reading Life
I’ve come to look forward to my annual visit with Robert Whiltow. His novels have become a type of comfort read with an interesting legal dilemma, well-rounded characters, and an entertaining…| Nashville Book Worm
Title: Lavender for All Seasons Author: Paola Legarre Publisher: Timber Press Published Date: Jun 03 2025 Genre: Non-Fiction, Gardening Source: Netgalley and Publisher Summary: An essential guide t…| Reading With Wrin
Page count: 320 pages Rating: 3 stars Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this ARC. My opinions are my own. Rua remembers not...| kingmagu.blogspot.com
While I’ve heard of Nate Bargatze and seen multiple viral clips of his routines and moments from Saturday Night Live floating across my social media feeds, I’ve never really sought out one of his comedy specials or listened to one … Continue reading →| Nashville Book Worm
A biting wind swept through an open window at the end of the hall where Mary kept vigil outside her mother’s bedroom. The month of May had been mean thus far to the rural market town of Bever…| This Reading Life
I have hated my mother for most of my life but it is her face I see as I drown. But Rowan doesn’t drown and the face she sees upon wakening is the ‘rough and wind-bitten and scratchy…| This Reading Life
Biblio Nerd Reflections reviews THE RULES OF ROYALTY by Cale Dietrich, a YA MM romance novel about a 17-year-old who finds out he's a prince.| Biblio Nerd Reflections
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante PääboMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI must admit I was easily seduced by the title, being very curious about the Neanderthals, and didn’t even realize u…| books are life
Jane Austen is not my secret friend – although in my latest novel Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden I made her a bothering companion to my heroine. Here in this book I try to stay with he…| This Reading Life
My husband and I were traveling last week and lucky me! I had lots of books on my Netgalley app and lots of time to read! Here are two of my new favorites.| The Book Search
I adore historical fiction and the middle grade versions are typically wonderful! Here are two terrific ones to look for!| The Book Search
Title: Lovely Dark and Deep Author: Elisa A. Bonnin Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Published Date: March 25th, 2025 Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Boarding School, YA Source: Netgalley and the Author Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 Goodreads Summary: Hidden off the coast of Washington, veiled in mist, there is an island that does not appear on … Continue reading Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin | Book Review| Reading With Wrin
It began in every town and every city at the same time, in every dark and twisted corner of our world. One third of the earth’s citizens were asleep at the time. Their awakening was marked by…| This Reading Life
Bo Delafort had just turned twelve when she pulled the moon from the mud of the Thames. She hadn’t been looking for it, and that made all the difference. It’s 1918 and WWI is drawing to…| This Reading Life
“Once upon a time, a knight came riding into the holler.” The Knight and the Butcherbird comes with the description, “A dystopian fairy tale” and honestly I can’t beat…| LittleFrogScribbles
“Basit Deniau’s greatest architectural triumph is the house he died in.” Rose House lies in the middle of nowhere, deep in the Mohave desert. It was the crowning glory of the alre…| LittleFrogScribbles
If you’ve been blogging about books for a while, you’ve probably come across mention of NetGalley. You may even use it, or choose not to. Since this discussion immediately follows my State of the A…| Leah's Books
(Molly the Maid #3) About the Book: Molly the maid is no stranger to secrets… She sees everything behind closed doors at the Regency Grand hotel: wiping away the dust and grime of guests passing th…| Theresa Smith Writes
US cover UK & Aust cover St. Louis is a big city, a cold one, and it has a population of 800,000…Working men and women, lots of Negroes, it’s the city of 100,000 Negroes. The Missis…| This Reading Life
“‘Guv?’ My barman was a mechanical, multi-limbed lifeform from a system in the vicinity of Arcturus.” After discovering interstellar travel – via a phenomenon dubbed &…| LittleFrogScribbles
En deux motsValentina, femme médecin, chevauche dans le froid de la Patagonie. À des milliers de kilomètres, Luis enterre sa mère et découvre chez le notaire la trace d’un père chilien. Il …| Ma collection de livres
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Now that I'm done with the CYBILS for the year, I can dig back into the realistic fiction pile. Here are two of my latest favorites! Weird...| imtanner.blogspot.com
There have been some amazing new titles in my Netgalley TBR pile and YAY for finally reading them! Here are two of my newest favorites!| The Book Search
I've fallen deep in the dark heart of middle grade fantasy fiction this week and there have been many, many magical creatures! These were my two favorite ones!| The Book Search
There is some terrific new middle grade speculative fiction coming out this month that I think kids are going to love! | The Book Search
I've been having a great time reading the books on the new Sunshine State Young Reader lists. They never fail to find such fun books! Here's a link to the K-2 list. And here's a link to the 3-5 and 6-8 lists. They have such a variety of books. And here's a link to my TPT store where there are reading comprehension questions for all the 3-5 and 6-8 books and lesson plans for the K-2 list. | The Book Search
These two brand new middle grade books are all about games- and you know that since it's middle grade fiction, it's really about way more than the game. Bigger stakes and bigger rewards! Both of these books are high reward books! | The Book Search
It's funny how sometimes there's kind of a "thing" in middle grade literature. This week, I read two different books that were published in the same week and both were about kids who were dealing with a missing mom. It's fairly often that children are left to their own devices, particularly in middle grade literature-think James and the Giant Peach, Harry Potter, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, to name a few, so it's not really surprising to find missing parents, but these two books...| The Book Search
And the hits just keep coming! Boy, have I read some great books lately! Here are two of my favorites.| The Book Search
I'm branching out from all the speculative fiction I've been reading to catch up on some realistic fiction. Here are two of my new favorites!| The Book Search
Middle grade speculative fiction is SO MUCH FUN. The characters are always interesting, the problems are often rooted in social issues, which those middle graders are just beginning to notice, and the fantastical situations that authors put these characters in is just a blast. Here are two new ones that I really enjoyed.| The Book Search
Need some great new middle grade books with relatable characters? Wait till you hear about these!| The Book Search
I might have mentioned before that I'm not typically a fan of graphic novels. I like creating my own mental images of characters and settings and so I don't usually choose graphic novels. BUT, holy cow, these two new ones have such interesting story lines and the art work is SO compelling, you have to look for them!| The Book Search
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First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Th…| Leah's Books
If you’re a NetGalley member, my Sherlock Holmes-inspired novel A Man Named Baskerville is now available for download and review. Baskerville is my take on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Told as a journal penned by the original’s villain, it relates his life story from a pauper’s childhood in the Empire of Brazil to life […]| Jim Nelson
“Hello. This is your storyteller. You may already be wondering why I’m intruding onto the story like this, which is a fair question.” Fifteen years ago, teenagers Jeremy and Rafe …| LittleFrogScribbles
Yun Ko-eun is the pen name for South Korean writer Ko Eun-ju. Ever since the buzz surrounding The Disaster Tourist (2020), I have been curious about this author and her writing. When I spotted her …| This Reading Life
“There was a body in the chapel of Saint Bride’s.” “Forget what you think you know – this is not that crime novel”, states the publicity for Chris Brookmyre̵…| LittleFrogScribbles
Long Island Compromise Author: Taffy Brodesser-Akner Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 9, 2024 Publisher: Random House Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for providing me with a…| Leah's Books
Joy Blackwood has no idea why her French art dealer husband has left a valuable painting to a woman called Robyn Tessier in Ballycove, a small town on the west coast of Ireland, but she is determin…| A Little Book Problem
The Honey Witch of Innisfree can never find true love. That is her curse to bear. But when a young woman who doesn’t believe in magic arrives on her island, sparks fly in this deliciously sweet deb…| The Bookworm's Feast