The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder – Victoria Dowd

  *I received a free ARC of this novel, with thanks to the author, Joffe Books and NetGalley.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A faded country house in the middle of nowhere. The guests are snowed in. The murders begin. Withering and waspish, Ursula Smart (not her real name) gate-crashes her mother’s …

The Final Strain – Brian Gates

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  The world ended in neither fire nor ice, but blood. It began with the news reports of a rampant flu-like virus that killed all who got infected. It induced …

Logging Off – Nick Spalding

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Amazon Publishing and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  From bestselling author Nick Spalding comes a hilarious, uplifting story about one man’s attempt to live a tech free life. Andy Bellows is in a right state. Plagued …

I, Unicorn – Natasha Ewendt

  *I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*       Blurb:  You’ve always wanted to be a unicorn, deep down. This is your chance. Anxious, depressed or lost? This easy unicorn ride to happiness will bring you insta-peace …

Q&A with Allison Alexander – Super Sick

  A subject very close to my heart today - as I live with a chronic illness myself! I got the chance to put some questions to Allison Alexander about her book, Super Sick, which deals with the representation of chronic illness and making peace with living with it. First, here's the book:   Blurb:  Superheroes …

She Ran Away From Love – Mawson

  *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and his friend Mark.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  The Light of Love pours down on Frilly. It shines so brightly that she quails and runs away. Upset with herself for feeling scared, she wakes …

She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be – J.D. Barker

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author, Hampton Creek Press and NetGalley. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A haunting tale of suspense, rendered with the masterful skill only Barker could muster. After the loss of his parents, young Jack Thatch first met …

Flying on the Ground – Richie Billing

  *I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*     Blurb:  Richie Billing’s short fiction has been published by Kzine, TANSTAAFL Press, Far Horizons, Writing on the Wall and a dozen more. Flying on the Ground is a collection of the majority of these pieces, …

Blog Tour: I Am Dust – Louise Beech

  *I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author, Anne Cater and Orenda Books. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  When iconic musical Dust is revived twenty years after the leading actress was murdered in her dressing room, a series of eerie events haunts …

A Touch of Death – Rebecca Crunden

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A thousand years in the future, the last of humanity live inside the walls of the totalitarian Kingdom of Cutta. The rich live in Anais, the capital city of …