A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch

It has been a while since I read a 'regency romance' which had only romance and no mystery or additional plotline. I read quite a few in college and then reached a saturation point. It has been a decade since then, but I never binged like that again. I have seen quite a few available…

A Fatal Finale by Kathleen Marple Kalb

A strong, intelligent and multi-dimensional female lead character and set in an Opera company in 1899 has the capacity to enthral. The historical aspect in this was immersive in such a way that when I watched some police procedurals during my meals, between reading this book, I had to blink and caught myself wondering why…

The Binder of Lost Stories by Cristina Caboni

I have once again topped up numerous reviews to put out together because I cannot seem to maintain a good enough regime despite waking early and sleeping at my normal times! I did start a knitting project (my very first!) and I hope at least I will see that through. Translator: Patricia Hampton Narrators: Karissa…

Giant by Mikael

  This was a graphic novel with very evocative artwork. Some pages had more colour than others. It is a stark, realistic take on the lives of Irish immigrants who came to work in a growing city that offered them labour in return for fostering dreams of making it big. The skyscrapers of NYC form…

Solving Sophronia by Jennifer Moore

This is a very promising start to a five-book series. I picked it up in between my other reads because I wanted something quick and relatively sweet and straightforward. I got what I was looking for. We meet Sophie, who has ideas beyond what her society allows. She is artistic and uses that art to…

A Very English Murder (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Book 1) by Verity Bright

Yet another potential-filled historical cozy mystery series. This book can be divided into two distinct halves for me. The first involved the introduction of an intrepid explorer who has come back 'home' to take over a house and title that she has not thought about in a while. Ellie talks to herself and is described…

Death in Delft Master Mercurius Mysteries Book 1 by Graham Brack

The book is still available to request on Netgalley as of the writing of this post There is something very fulfilling about a book that you start without intending to actually see it all the way through in that sitting, but end up doing just that it.  This was one such book. I cannot point…

The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery

There are always so many sides to any story. Since the victors write history, we end up having a lot of information about some events and hardly anything about another. This is probably why, despite reading a considerable chunk of historical fiction, I have never had an opportunity to read about Hiroshima. This is a…