"More trials for the young warrior bards"
A Dance with Fate
by Juliet Marillier
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 8, 2025

The sequel to A Harp of Kings brings us another YA fantasy tale, set in a Celtic countryside of Read more...

"Two Young Women Vanish, Leaving Behind Abandoned Cars, Grieving Sisters, and a Haunting Mystery"
The Missing Half
by Ashley Flowers
Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted May 7, 2025

THE MISSING HALF by Ashley Flowers with Alex Kiester is a gripping crime thriller that delves into the mysterious disappearance of two young women Read more...

"A Wildly Entertaining Madcap Crime Comedy of Errors"
The Retirement Plan
by Sue Hincenbergs
Reviewed by Sandra Martin
Posted May 6, 2025

THE RETIREMENT PLAN, the debut novel by Sue Hincenbergs, is a wildly entertaining madcap crime comedy packed with long marriages, lousy investments, deep-seated Read more...

"The past and present of crime collide for Henry Christie"
Wildfire
by Nick Oldham
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 6, 2025

Henry Christie used to be a police detective in the tacky seaside city of Blackpool. Having retired with all Read more...

"Magic and music in a YA Celtic fantasy"
The Harp of Kings
by Juliet Marillier
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 4, 2025

Liobhan, her brother Brocc and another warrior Dau, are young bards training with a band of warriors on Swan Read more...

"A Lieutenant Colonel comes home but murder stalks her family"
Welcome Home to Murder
by Rosalie Spielman
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 4, 2025

Tessa Treslow returns from service to New Oslo, Idaho, population 852. This first day she feels displaced in the Read more...

"The tables are turned on an assassin in this desert fantasy adventure"
Spy, Spy Again
by Mercedes Lackey
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 3, 2025

The series about Family SpiesRead more...

"A powerful and moving story"
Misophonia
by Dana Vowinckel
Reviewed by Evie Harris
Posted May 2, 2025

Fifteen-year-old Margarita is a complex girl.  She is a Jew who lives in Berlin with her father Avi who is a Read more...

"Never underestimate the power of the pen"
The Correspondent
by Virginia Evans
Reviewed by Evie Harris
Posted May 2, 2025

When THE  CORRESPONDENT, by Virginia Evans, opens readers meet Sybil Van Antwerp who is now in her seventies.  She has accomplished a Read more...

"Tale of Family Betrayals"
The Original Daughter
by Jemimah Wei
Reviewed by Bharti C
Posted May 2, 2025

THE ORIGINAL DAUGHTER is author Jemimah Wei's debut novel. In this story, she explores the themes of adaptive siblings, parents with mental health Read more...

"Kingfisher is My New Book Boyfriend"
Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
Reviewed by Lauren Grady-Fisher
Posted May 2, 2025

I usually don’t put too much stock in what BookTube/BookTok says, but since my recent foray Read more...

"A doctor in an Amish community makes many friends"
A Healing Touch
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 2, 2025

Ruth Stoltzfus, called Dok, is the doctor in Stoney Ridge, Lancaster, and her practice links the storylines throughout this gentle tale. Ruth certainly has Read more...

"Challenging work to separate truth from fiction. All the earmarks for a well written who dun it."
The Wife Before
by Shanora Williams
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted May 2, 2025

Interesting look at a group of dysfunctional characters. None really sympathetic. Candidly not much to like about any of them. So at first, you Read more...

"Community leaders and nosy neighbours in the latest cat café case"
Gone but Not Furgotten
by Cate Conte
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted May 2, 2025

The Cat Café is Read more...

"A celebrity chef holds a book signing in Willa's cheese shop"
Gone for Gouda
by Korina Moss
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted April 29, 2025

Willa Bauer has moved to Yarrow Glen, Sonoma County, and in the previous book, she opened a cheese shop Read more...

"An inspiring storyteller in a Renaissance garden"
Bitter Greens
by Kate Forsyth
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted April 29, 2025

The Rapunzel fairytale is retold and brought back to its origins in France and Italy. Kate Forsyth has reissued in 2025 her Renaissance tapestry Read more...

"Always a wild ride!"
A Hunger Like No Other
by Kresley Cole
Reviewed by Jessica Nathan
Posted April 29, 2025