This is billed as “A Silly Rhyming Children’s Picture Book”. I’d just like to note that there’s something so cutely compelling about the silliness within that this adult had no problem reading it to her friend’s daughter and would happily do so again. Gerald Hawksley, the author and illustrator, has done a brilliant job of making small children’s lives even more fun. This edition has a bunch of extra jokes and puzzles, I assume to make it long enough to justify the regular purchase price, but …
Fiction
The Beast of Clan Kincaid
Well, this is the first romance novel that I have ever read that was set in the Scottish Highlands and features a bunch of historical clan warriors. This means that I cannot speak to the historical accuracy of the book, though the men are wearing skirts (sorry kilts) and that I do know is accurate. It’s important to note that this didn’t interfere with my enjoyment of The Beast of Clan Kincaid by Lily Blackwood. The hero is suitably hunky and interesting to gain your attention from the off …
Grounded: A Grounded Trilogy Book
I wonder why there aren’t more novels set among the Amish community? Ever since I saw Harrison Ford’s Witness, I’ve found this unusual religious group fascinating. Well, apparently, so did G P Ching and they’ve set their Ground Trilogy in among that community. It asks the question, “how would the Amish handle dramatic change?” The answer is The Green Republic, a walled community which no longer interacts with the wider world at all. Our heroine finds herself in desperate need to be on …
The Death Of Lucy Kyte: A Josephine Tey Mystery
Nicola Upson’s series “The Josephine Tey Mysteries” has become something of a bestseller in the UK and now she’s making inroads here in the U.S. too. Josephine Tey is a British mystery author and in The Death of Lucy Kyte, she’s tackling a “real life” (in the book, of course) mystery of her own. Sadly, this is the 5th mystery that Josephine has tacked and that leaves us without the data of the previous 4 books. I did feel that this loss infringed on the enjoyment of The Death of Lucy Kyte at …
When The Power Is Gone: A Powerless World Novel
This is an interesting novel and one that I am glad to have tried. P A Glaspy tackles the survivalist instinct in many Americans in When The Power Is Gone. A family of “preppers” (those who have prepared for the impending Global Apocalypse) in Tennessee feels ready for what is to come when they find that the one thing they hadn’t considered was “how to get to where you need to be when the time comes?” What ensues is a dark tale of how humanity might bring out the best and worst in itself at …
City Of Fire: A Lena Gamble Novel
Today’s discounted title is a doozy! Robert Ellis has been making serious waves in the thriller community and his first book in the Lena Gambles series, City of Fire, is absolutely brilliant. It’s also been knocked down to less than $2 on Amazon at the moment. So, if you needed an incentive to try his work – this is it! The violence is pretty graphic so don’t go handing this to your kids but the tale of Lena Gamble and her involvement with a brutal murder is darkly compelling. You’ll keep …
The Mystery At Underwood House: An Angela Marchmont Mystery
Every single book nowadays, apart from non-fiction, appears to be part of a larger series and Clara Benson’s The Mystery at Underwood House is no exception. It is the second part of a ten part series but happily, it stands alone very well and you won’t feel like you’ve missed out if you decide to take the free taste of Clara’s imaginings. There’s a clear “Agatha Christie” inspiration running through this 1920s whodunnit? A warring family gathers to the reading of a wealthy relative’s will and …
Bet Me
Jennifer Crusie brings us Bet Me in today’s discount section and it’s from an under-represented area on Mom Reads; the humorous novel. This is a story of long shots, risk management, true love and… well, great shoes. It was good enough to pick up a RITA Award for its writing back in 2005 and the author has reached the USA Today and New York Times best seller lists on more than one occasion. It’s now available, in its 10th anniversary edition no less, for less than $2 on Amazon and that is an …
Summer’s Deadly Kiss: The Vampire Inheritance Saga
So, this is for those who enjoy a good paranormal romance along the lines of Twilight. That puts it out of my realm of interest and into my good friend Kate’s daughter’s interests. So, I asked Athena to review it for me and she came back bubbling over with enthusiasm for Cate Farren’s Summer’s Deadly Kiss and that’s good enough for me. Given that this is free, you’re not risking anything to discover if the life of Clover Kwon is your idea of literary paradise of its’ opposite number. Here we …