Darkness for Light is Emma Viskic's latest taut and thrilling instalment in her international award-winning Caleb Zelic Thriller series. Darkness for Light (Caleb Zelic #3) Synopsis After a lifetime of bad decisions troubled PI Caleb Zelic is finally making good ones. He’s in therapy, reconnecting … [Read more...]
Josephine, Singer Dancer Soldier Spy: Eilidh McGinness’ inspiration
Today we welcome Eilidh McGinness (author of The Cypher Bureau) back to Booklover Book Reviews to discuss her new novel Josephine, Singer Dancer Soldier Spy, PLUS we have a signed ARC copy to giveaway worldwide. Eilidh McGinness' inspiration for Josephine, Singer Dancer Soldier Spy I am lucky … [Read more...]
Dead Man Switch (aka The War Widow) by Tara Moss, Review: Smart & sassy
Tara Moss' new novel Dead Man Switch (aka The War Widow) is a brilliant start to what is sure to become a bestselling crime fiction series. Meet PI Billie Walker - smart and sexy, with a dash of Mae West humour, she's a hard-boiled detective with a twist. She's a woman in a man's world ... Dead … [Read more...]
THE BLUE ROSE by Kate Forsyth, Review: Stirring historical romance
Kate Forsyth's The Blue Rose moves between Imperial China and France during the ‘Terror’ of the French Revolution and was inspired by the true story of the quest for a blood-red rose. The Blue Rose Synopsis Viviane de Faitaud has grown up alone at the Chateau de Belisama-sur-le-Lac in … [Read more...]
September – October 2019 Book Releases to add to your Reading Wishlist
September and October 2019 is peak season in the publishing industry, so book lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to new book releases. I will do a quick recap of some of the blockbuster new fiction releases and then take a closer look at the titles I am particularly looking forward … [Read more...]
Apple Island Wife by Fiona Stocker, Review: Refreshing humour
Apple Island Wife: Slow Living in Tasmania is the delightful first memoir from Fiona Stocker, escaped Brit turned Tassie farm owner and freelance writer. Apple Island Wife Synopsis Slow Living in Tasmania What happens when you leave city life and move to five acres on a hunch, with a husband … [Read more...]
FORTUNE by Lenny Bartulin, Book Review: Gripping
Fortune by Lenny Bartulin, is a gripping, globe-spanning historical epic. Fortune Synopsis: In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Prussia. Beginning on the very day he leads his triumphant Grande Armee into Berlin through the Brandenburg Gate, Fortune traces the fates of a handful of souls whose … [Read more...]
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Review
This Is How You Lose the Time War is for lovers of wordplay and thought-provoking literature. In this novella by award-winning authors Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange letters—and fall in … [Read more...]