Karen’s Review Christopher Artinian is a new author to me. I found this book on Instagram and looking at all of his books on display, this one stood out. The vibrant cover caught my attention immediately. I enjoy apocalyptic stories but don’t tend to read that many. I wanted to rectify that and it seemed… Continue reading Salvation by Christopher Artinian
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First Touch by Teyla Branton
Karen’s Magic Review There is a good reason this novella has over six hundred ratings on Amazon. It a terrific story. Imprint is what the strangely named heroine Autumn Rain reads. By placing her hand on an item she can pick up the thoughts of whoever touched it. It’s an interesting basis for a story.… Continue reading First Touch by Teyla Branton
Forever Young by Lynette Ferreira
Karen’s Review There are some books that take work to get into. Others, you slide right in. This is the latter. Immediately the story is all there and it grabbed my attention on the opening page. Jacob, who is from another planet, crash lands his capsule on earth where he has been sent on a… Continue reading Forever Young by Lynette Ferreira
Before the The Glass Slipper by Michelle Deerwester Dalrymple
Karen’s Magic Review I found this at the same time I came across the Cinderella book I read and reviewed earlier. It’s not a retelling-of, which I thought at the time. I hadn’t read the title probably or the description. I only saw the glass slipper and that it was 121 pages long. What a… Continue reading Before the The Glass Slipper by Michelle Deerwester Dalrymple
Best Book of the Year
I’ve had the honour of reading fifty-three books in 2021. Truly a record for me. Now I have to decide the most enjoyable one of the year, and what comes a close second and third There are some stand-out stories, and some I’ve not liked as much. There are long books and short ones, exciting,… Continue reading Best Book of the Year
National Book Month
Sahara Foley's Excalibur series is a cracking read for all lovers of Fantasy and Science Fiction. For this week in celebration of National Book Month and National Friends of Libraries Week, the complete set is on sale for this crazy price of 99 for four powerful, all absorbing books! I've read both The Secret of… Continue reading National Book Month
Beauty and The Beast by Vivienne Savage
Karen's Review I liked the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, but back in the eighties I fell in love with a programme of the same name starring Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton. I absolutely loved the concept of it. The Beast lived under the streets of New York, along with other people who… Continue reading Beauty and The Beast by Vivienne Savage
Review of Sugar and Spice by Julia Blake
The Blackwood Family Saga Book 3 Karen's Review Although it’s part of a series, this can be read as a standalone. Everything is fully explained, so you needn’t have read the others in the series to know what’s going on. This is a great series about one family with a different characters represented in each… Continue reading Review of Sugar and Spice by Julia Blake
Review of Fixtures and Fittings by Julia Blake
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Romance Is it a Series?Yes, the first book is called Lost and Found, reviewed here. Is It Easy to Read?Yes. Karen's ReviewHaving read the first book, I was really interested to see what this was going to be like. I knew I would enjoy it as I liked the author's writing style and story… Continue reading Review of Fixtures and Fittings by Julia Blake
Review of Lost and Found by Julia Blake
Genre: Romance/Suspense/Thriller Is it a Series? Yes, at the end of the book it says there is going to be a series featuring the Blackwood men. Is it easy to Read? Yes. Karen's ReviewThis author only recently came on to my Facebook radar when I saw an update saying she had published her book today.… Continue reading Review of Lost and Found by Julia Blake
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