Dragon Age: The Masked Empire

Posted on: February 10, 2015 at 8:00 am, in

by Patrick WeekesI’m perfectly happy to admit that I’m a gamer, so when I see that a whole series of books are based on a series that I enjoyed, I’ll give it a go.  Dragon Age is a fantasy series set in a world very much like medieval Europe (as many fantasy series are), with […]

Cruel Beauty

Posted on: February 7, 2015 at 8:52 pm, in

By Rosamund Hodge Cruel Beauty is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast with some Greek Mythology thrown in. Our main character, Nyx, since birth, has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom, because of a bargain struck by her father. Also since birth Nyx has been training to kill her future husband, […]

Face Off

Posted on: February 6, 2015 at 5:59 pm, in

Edited David BaldacciHave you ever wondered what it would be like if your favourite mystery detectives met and worked together? Well this collection of short stories gives readers a chance to see into a world where thriller and mystery writers come together along with their most popular characters. Face Off is a collection of stories […]

Book of the Month – February: Clariel

Posted on: February 2, 2015 at 8:15 pm, in

By Garth NixSixteen-year-old Clariel is not happy about the move to the city of Belisaere in the Old Kingdom. She misses her old life where she could roam the forests, and be on her own. City life is busy, crowded, and surrounded by ugly stone walls. All Clariel wants to do is find a way […]

The Accidental Highwayman

Posted on: February 2, 2015 at 12:09 pm, in

The Accidental Highwayman: being the tale of Kit Bristol, his horse Midnight, a mysterious princess, and sundry magical persons besides.By Ben TrippReaders are taken to eighteenth-century England and into the life of Kit Bristol. He is a simple servant of a nobleman, or so he thinks. One day when his master arrives home Kit is […]

The girl on the train

Posted on: January 30, 2015 at 5:07 pm, in

The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins Three women. All intertwined. With their own story to tell. Who do you believe? Who do you trust? What really happened that night?  This book was fantastic! I did not want to put it down, and when I had to, all I could think about was picking […]

Tell It To The Trees

Posted on: January 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm, in

Tell It To The Treesby Anita Rau Badami The novel opens with the discovery of a body in the snow outside the family home.  It is Anu, the tenant from the cottage behind the house.  How did Anu come to this terrible end?  What was she doing outside so woefully underdressed in a blizzard?  So […]

Project Cain

Posted on: January 26, 2015 at 2:36 pm, in

By Geoffrey GirardIn this sci-fi, mystery, thriller readers are taken on an exciting ride. Our main character is Jeff Jacobson, a fifteen year old who has just discovered that his scientist father “created” him in a lab. Jeff is made from the DNA of infamous serial killer; Jeffrey Dahmer. This story takes us to a […]

The Three-Body Problem

Posted on: January 24, 2015 at 11:54 am, in

by Cixin LiuContact has been made.  Aliens exists and they know we are here. This is the story of what happens when people find out that we aren’t alone in the universe.   Translated from the original Chinese Cixin Liu brings a under-represented point of view to science fiction to the West. A fair amount […]

Library of the Dead

Posted on: January 17, 2015 at 1:57 pm, in

By Glenn CooperThis is the first in the Will Piper series by Glenn Cooper. In Library of the Dead Cooper has demonstrated that, through a great deal of research, he can put together a novel full of twists and turns and span the depths of time. I very much appreciate an author who can create […]