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Monthly Archives: April 2017
“Sewing the shadows together” by Alison Baillie – Book Review
An excellent debut mystery with an atmospheric Edinburgh setting! It was the setting that first attracted me to this debut mystery. It has been on my NetGalley TBR for some time, and I’m so happy that I finally got around … Continue reading
Julie Parsons is back!
I was just getting ready to compose a blog post for Part II of “Where are they now?” since the author in question hasn’t had a book out since 2007. But… low and behold, I read in a blogger news … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Psychological thrillers, Suspense, Where are they now?
Tagged authors, Ireland, mystery fiction, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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Book blurbs – what words will put me OFF?
As a bookblogger/bookreviewer and a retired public library fiction cataloguer, I have read countless ‘blurbs‘ on novels. Some I read avidly, while others I drop like ‘hot potatoes’! Why would I dismiss a book so readily you ask? Well, the blurb … Continue reading
Posted in Choosing what to read next, Fiction, ramblings & miscellanea
Tagged blurbs, choosing books
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“The yellow house” by Jeroen Blokhuis – Book Review
Dutch author, Jeroen Blokhuis tells Vincent van Gogh’s story as the artist would have told it. The novel depicts van Gogh’s life when he lived in his beloved ‘yellow house’ in Arles, France between August 1888 and December 1889. “it’s … Continue reading
“The killings on Kersivay” by Angus MacVicar
Once more my reading travels have taken me to the Scottish isles. I LOVE this setting! When I ponder why, I realize that like all settings that are located on islands, the setting makes the story akin to a ‘locked … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Mystery fiction, NetGalley
Tagged Hebrides, mystery fiction, Scotland, stand-alone novels
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Cover Love: part 23 – Yellow coats
They say you can never have a second chance to make a good first impression. A book’s cover does just that – gives a first impression. A good cover can make a reader pick up a book. A bad cover can … Continue reading
“ough” x 9 pronunciations
Early this month I wrote a blog post called “Glorious, complicated, perverse English language“. It was fun to write and I enjoyed reading the many comments on the post. One comment though was a challenge! The comment stated that there are … Continue reading
Series to Savour 7 – Elly Griffith’s Ruth Galloway mysteries
This morning, as I peruse my lovely bookshelves I spy one of my all-time favorite series and realize that I have not yet posted about it on my “Series to Savour” blog series. Well, that must be remedied immediately! I’m … Continue reading
Canadian “Authors for Indies Day” is almost here!
Why do Canadians love their neighbourhood independent bookstores? Indie bookstores build community, make for great spots to hang out, celebrate literary diversity and serve as that place where anyone can go and experience the stories of our lives as Canadians. … Continue reading
“Lillian Boxfish takes a walk” by Kathleen Rooneyn – Book Review
It is New Year’s Eve and Lillian Boxfish, age 85, leaves her cat Phoebe, and her apartment in Murray Hill to dine alone at one of her favorite restaurants. She is early so she decides to go for a walk. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical fiction, Literary fiction, NetGalley, Women's fiction
Tagged characters, New York, stand-alone novels
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Fictionophile’s ‘philes’
Adding ‘phile‘ to the end of a word denotes ‘lover of‘ When I began this blog I was going to use Fiction-phile, but after some thought decided that Fiction-o-phile sounded cooler. It sort of goes with Bibliophile. Anyway, just for … Continue reading
“I see you” by Clare Mackintosh – Book Review
Last year my #1 thriller read was “I let you go” by Clare Mackintosh. It was a debut novel and I couldn’t imagine that she could possibly retain that caliber in a second novel. She did! “I see you” has … Continue reading
Cover Love: part 22 – Water on glass
The covers of novels entice the reader to enter a different world. Covers are, after all, the way the publisher ‘hooks’ the reader into choosing one book over countless others. In this, my twenty-second installment of ‘Cover Love‘, I’d like to show you books that … Continue reading
“The goldfish bowl” by Laurence Gough
“The Goldfish Bowl“, winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada is the first of thirteen police procedural novels featuring Detectives Willows and Parker. It was originally published in 1987. The blurb: An elusive … Continue reading
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Tagged award winners, mystery fiction, police procedurals
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