3.5+ Stars

  • The Girl in Kellers Way: Review + Megan Goldin on suspense

    The Girl in Kellers Way explores chilling psychological themes, and after a bit of a slow start, Megan Goldin’s alternating first-person narrative really hits its stride. ~ Today we welcome author Megan Goldin to Booklover Book Reviews to celebrate the release…

  • Book Reviews, DISPLACED by J F Slade & BRISK MONEY by Adam Christopher

    I love the increasing accessibility of novellas via ebook these days. Two in the science-fiction genre I’ve read recently are Displaced by J F Slade and Brisk Money by Adam Christopher. Displaced Synopsis :  What will you justify for peace? In a not-so-distant future,…

  • Book Review – SCATTERWOOD by Piers Alexander

    The much anticipated sequel to The Bitter Trade. Scatterwood Synopsis : SEVEN YEARS’ SERVITUDE. SEVEN DAYS TO SAVE HIS FAMILY Jamaica, March 1692. Calumny Spinks is forced to spy for the Crown and help prevent an invasion of England. He’s sent to…

  • Land of Hidden Fires by Kirk Kjeldsen, Review: Taut & compelling

    Kirk Kjeldsen’s Land of Hidden Fires is a refreshing change from more traditional WWII stories. Land of Hidden Fires Synopsis: Occupied Norway, 1943. After seeing an allied plane go down over the mountains, headstrong fifteen year-old Kari Dahlstrom sets out to locate…

  • Book Review – SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA by Jaroslav Kalfar

    An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition, and self-discovery Spaceman of Bohemia Synopsis : Orphaned as a boy, raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents, Jakub Procházka has risen from small-time scientist to become the country’s first astronaut. When a dangerous…

  • Book Review – SLADE HOUSE by David Mitchell

    Perhaps I was expecting too much from a title that started life as a short story published on Twitter. Slade House Synopsis : Turn down Slade Alley – narrow, dank and easy to miss, even when you’re looking for it. Find the small…

  • I FOR ISOBEL by Amy Witting, Review: A novel in parts

    Amy Witting’s classic novel I for Isobel initially had me enthralled, the inner workings of a 9yr old mind held charm, as did Witting’s original turn of phrase. I for Isobel Synopsis ‘This was life: no sooner had you built yourself…

  • FRAME by A K Alliss, Book Review

    Debut novel from Aussie author AK Alliss, Ouroboros Cycle Book 1. Frame Synopsis : How far would you go to save someone who was already dead? Hidden in the frame of a single photo, a content producer for social media sensation, Mathew…

  • Mayan Mendacity & The Four Legendary Kingdoms, Book Reviews

    Quick reviews of two recent additions to book series I am a faithful follower of: L J M Owen’s Intermillennial Sleuth Dr Elizabeth Pimms and Matthew Reilly’s Jack West Jr. Mayan Mendacity Synopsis:  Dr Elizabeth Pimms has a new puzzle. What…

  • LE CHATEAU by Sarah Ridout, Book Review: Evocative

    In Le Chateau, Sarah Ridout’s evocation of the sights, sounds, scent and mystique of Southern France will be the envy of many authors. Le Chateau Synopsis What really happened at the Chateau? When Charlotte regains consciousness after an accident, she finds…

  • Book Review – THE NINJA’S DAUGHTER by Susan Spann

    The Ninja’s Daughter Synopsis : An Hiro Hattori Novel/Shinobi Mystery Autumn, 1565: When an actor’s daughter is murdered on the banks of Kyoto’s Kamo River, master ninja Hiro Hattori and Portuguese Jesuit Father Mateo are the victim’s only hope for justice. As…

  • KILLING ADONIS by J M Donellan, Book Review

    Killing Adonis has recently published in the US by Poisoned Pen Press Mysteries. Killing Adonis Synopsis: LIGHT DUTIES, LARGE PAY NO QUESTIONS ASKED … OR ANSWERED After seeing a curious flyer, Freya takes a job caring for Elijah, the comatose son of…

  • Book Review – I WAS TOLD THERE’D BE CAKE by Sloane Crosley

    I Was Told There’d Be Cake Synopsis : Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut collection of literary essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the…