Review - "Death Descends On Saturn Villa"

Death Descends on Saturn Villa Gower Street Detectives #3 by M. R. C. Kasasian rating:☆☆☆☆ published: 4th June 2015 spoilers? no Goodreads "You are hiding something from me," I say and Sidney Grice shakes his head. "No," he tells me quietly. "I am hiding a great many things." I have a bit of a love-hate...

Review - "Diverse Energies"

Diverse Energies edited by Tobias S. Bucknell rating:☆☆☆ published: 20th November 2012 spoilers? no Goodreads To act as though we have hope is to keep hope alive. The problem I have with rating anthologies by various authors is that I never know how to rate the thing overall. Like, do I average the...

Review - "Falling From The Sky"

Falling From The Sky Bear Creek #1 by Nikki Godwin rating:☆ published: 21st February 2014 spoilers? yes Goodreads “And what do you want, McCoy?” Terrence asks. “Really and truly?” “For this summer to never end.” Hold on, folks, this could be a bumpy (and sarcastic and slightly angry because I wasted...

Review - "Fierce & Fabulous"

Fierce & Fabulous Sassy Boyz #1 by Elizabeth Varlet rating:☆ published: 27th June 2016 spoilers? yes Goodreads Where do I start with this trainwreck of a book? Firstly, it's probably worrying that the series is called Sassy Boyz (with a Z). That doesn't bode well. Secondly, the title, Fierce &...

Review - "Hot Head"

Hot Head Head #1 by Damon Suede rating:☆☆ published: 15th June 2011 spoilers? a bit Goodreads Where to start. Firstly, this book was basically a game of spot the stereotype. It opens up in a bar, where a stereotyped Latino is itching for a fight, and yelling homophobic slurs, while his stereotyped...

Review - "Dark Serpent"

Dark Serpent Hugh Corbett #18 by Paul Doherty rating:☆☆☆☆ published: 25th August 2016 spoilers? no Goodreads Galley provided by publisher If there's any author I trust to write a historical mystery, it's Paul Doherty. Like the other Hugh Corbett books I've read, this was a well-built, intriguing mystery,...

Review - "Death Ship"

Death Ship DI Peter Shaw & DS George Valentine #7 by Jim Kelly rating:☆☆☆ published: 1st December 2016 spoilers? no Goodreads Galley provided by publisher Death Ship is the first Jim Kelly book that I've read, and it's a well-constructed, compelling mystery story. On occasion it felt a little...

Review - "As I Descended"

As I Descended by Robin Talley rating:☆☆ published: 6th September 2016 spoilers? yes Goodreads Galley provided by publisher I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it's actually a good book, and well-written, and I liked most of the characters. On the other hand, I might describe it...

Review - "How To Keep A Boy From Kissing You"

How To Keep A Boy From Kissing You by Tara Eglington rating:☆☆☆ 1/2 published: 25th October 2016 spoilers? no Goodreads Galley provided by publisher This book is almost the perfect realisation of one of my favourite tropes: rivals to lovers. I say almost, because there were a few things that I didn't...

Review - "The Deviants"

The Deviants by C. J. Skuse rating:☆ published: 22nd September 2016 spoilers? YES Goodreads Galley provided by publisher This book was so good. I know, I know, it's pretty strange to open the review with that, given that I've rated it 1 star, but the writing and the characters were great, and I ended...