Spring Tides at The Starfish Café by Jessica Redland

I have read quite a few books by this author. The one most connected to this one was: Snowflakes Over The Starfish Café. Although I have read quite a few books by this author and some continuing and connected series', I have a hit and miss with some of them. In the previous series that…

Murder Under Her Skin by Stephen Spotswood

This is a highly engrossing series. It veers a little away from my more traditional historical fiction reads, which have a sleuthing duo, but they have happier lives (or at least histories).I would not recommend reading this without having read the first. WillowJean has had a non-traditional upbringing, and in this installment we get to…

The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller

I am not one who is usually well served by hype. I tend to not 'get' what people are finding exciting from a particular book making its rounds. When I do understand the point and join my voice with all those clamouring, it is a joy all on its own. This is one such book.  I initially…

A Spell of Rowans by Byrd Nash

Truthfully, it was the cover that drew my eye to this book. There was something very haunting about the presentation. Coupled with the title, I knew I wanted to read it. It took me a while to get to it, but once I did, I really enjoyed it.It was a highly unexpected setting. I would…

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

I have seen Jane Harper's books talked about a lot on the blogosphere. I may have tried to get access to some advance reviewer copies and failed. When I saw this book sitting on a shelf at my library, it was only natural that I grabbed it and brought it home.I was a little surprised…

The Peppermint Tea Chronicles (44 Scotland Street #13) by Alexander McCall Smith

It has been almost forever since I read a book by this author. While I was still in HK and visiting my library weekly, I would end up picking one or the other from any of the series' I am familiar with. I saw this sitting pretty in my local library, and nostalgia hit me…

The White Lady by Quentin Zuttion

I keep picking up these Europe comics and even knowing what I am in for, continue to be surprised by the depth that these books explore. The topics are things I would not read about otherwise, at least not in this form. The words are few, the colours fewer and they convey a lot more…

Sunny by Sukh Ojla

There was something entirely enjoyable about this book. The point of view is not one I am familiar with or at least the few I have had the opportunity to read did not agree with me. This was not the case here. If anything, I would say only the incessant reference to her own physical…