The Blacktongue Thief (Blacktongue #1) by Christopher Buehlman

I will preface my entire review by saying that I was turned off by the language used in the book. I am not talking of the writing, which was action-packed - but of the conversations/swearing between everyone in the narrative.I understand the world is a very rough one, harking back to a more openly war…

August 2021 Books Vs Moods

My last compilation past was: July 2021 Books Vs Moods. This is my regular monthly list where I list the books I liked of the ones I reviewed in the month and match them with the best mood they can be appreciated in. This was a great month, both in terms of making a dent in…

July 2021 Books Vs Moods

I did not stick with my plan for July, but on the whole it went better than I expected in terms of posting (which is very revealing!). My post for the last month was: June 2021 Books Vs Moods. I once again have to warn that I have a ton of reviews to go which I…

The Poker Players by Edward A. Dreyfus

This is yet another book that I took my own time getting round to. I do not know what part of the blurb tempted me to request because it had a very different storyline than my usual reads.A group of septuagenarians have been playing poker for decades and managed to refrain from personal conversations. Once…

Forte: script by Manon Heugel / Art by Kim Consigny

To get my reviewing mojo back, I wrote most of this and the next review by hand and then sat down to put it on the blog. I hope this helps shake off the stillness that has enveloped the blog and breathe some much-needed life into it. When people spoke of the lack of blogging…

Mid Year Stats 2020

I have been extremely dull when it comes to sitting down and writing reviews. This has once again led to a whole set of reviews pending and this time, I am not even making an effort to get them down on paper. One of the reasons was the realization that I was not prepped at…

The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell #13) by John Dickson Carr

I have read and reviewed two other books by this author recently (looks like I am on a bit of a binge!)   Although our library's online catalogue is not as vast as I would want it to be when it comes to old authors (they are pretty up to date on current trends), I…

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

This particular book masquerades as something and then when you are settled in believing the format, it turns on you as well as on all the people we have come to recognise. This is not a spoiler but a description of my own reading experience. The story starts with a book, it has the title…