The Tainted Cup is a cross-over book that mixes a mystery story with a fantasy setting. Ana Dolabra is a genius police investigator who rarely leaves home. She is assisted by Dinious “Din” Kol, who has perfect recall and can therefore be Ana’s eyes and ears. The story is told … Read More

Arton Daghdev had been a professor of biology, but also participated in revolutionary anti-government Mandate circles. The story begins with his arrival at a prison camp on a far away planet of Kiln where he was sent after his anti-government activities were discovered. The purpose of the camp is to … Read More

If you are expecting a story that is very realistic, you might be disappointed, but this is a classic Joe Pickett story. There is a grizzly attack of more than one person and everyone in the area is on edge. Wildlife teams are trying to track it when grizzly attacks … Read More

The main character in the Book of Doors is a young woman named Cassie. She shares an apartment with her friend Izzy who had aspirations to become an actress, but works as a waitress. Cassie works in a bookshop in New York. It is one of those types of places … Read More

Summer Westin, aka “Sam,” works as a naturalist writer for the Save the Wilderness Fund. The story opens with her arriving at the Heritage National Monument park in Utah. Previously a cougar had been shot in the park, nursed back to life, and released, and Sam hopes to get some … Read More

The Wild is a story about a seventeen year old named Dawn whose life is spinning out of control. Her father died, her mother remarried, she is emotionally upset, does drugs, and moves in with a drug dealer who is much older than her. Her parents stage an intervention by … Read More

The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is a great fantasy and the series, of which this is the first book, is also exceptional. Skip the review and go read it. The story is about Violet Sorrengail, the 20 year old daughter of General Sorrengail, her mother. Violet had been planning … Read More

Joanne Addington, a writer and blogger, meets Greg Taylor at a conference in London which is being held to promote the Scottish highland estate where Greg works as a gamekeeper. They have a fling and Greg invites Joanne to visit him at Beanach, a small village. The invitation was meant … Read More