Book Snapshot A unique and entrancing book, strange and beguiling in its telling What It’s About Jeppo loathes his hometown and he can scarcely tolerate the townsfolk. Mostly, he despises his life as a gravedigger. He went to the Academy in the south, after all. He was never meant to take up his father’s shovel.Continue reading “The Knave of Graves – Review”
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The Best Books I Read in 2025
Another year comes to a close, faster yet than the last! There’s a day left to go but I’m not going to finish a book in that time so in total, I read 31 books over the year. My target was 40 but in April, my daughter was born, October marked the completion of aContinue reading “The Best Books I Read in 2025”
The Curse of Dragon Tail Island: Cover Reveal
Welcome folks, to a cover reveal I’m especially pleased to be a part of. Jonathan Nevair is one of the nicest people I’ve had the pleasure to know and he’s a fantastic author too! I think he is around 3rd on the list of most books I’ve read by a single author, though all hisContinue reading “The Curse of Dragon Tail Island: Cover Reveal”
The Space Between the Trees – Review
Book Snapshot The story has less depth than Konyu’s other graphic novels but the artwork is still just as stunning What It’s About A journey through mystery and time, via a labyrinth of eerie forests – with mind-bending twists and supernatural threats. Norm Konyu delivers a supernatural and psychological thriller graphic novel, set in anContinue reading “The Space Between the Trees – Review”
Coffin Moon – Review
Book Snapshot A blood splattered and easy to read grindhouse-style 70s horror What It’s About It’s the winter of 1975, and Portland, Oregon, is all sleet and neon. Duane Minor is back home after a tour in Vietnam, a bartender just trying to stay sober; save his marriage with his wife, Heidi; and connect withContinue reading “Coffin Moon – Review”
A Sword of Gold and Ruin – Review
Book Snapshot Anna Smith Spark continues to push the boundaries with her unique and refreshing brand of fantasy What It’s About The sequel to the masterpiece folk horror high fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, a lyrical blend of epic myth and daily life. Kanda and her family are on a quest to rebuildContinue reading “A Sword of Gold and Ruin – Review”
The Scour – Review
Book Snapshot A brilliantly engrossing and haunting murder-mystery fantasy What It’s About In the dying port town of Gdansburg, Sir Konrad Vonvalt finds the unthinkable: a fellow Justice imprisoned for the murder of a young boy. Despite the furious insistence of the townsfolk, the only evidence is a question written on a piece of paperContinue reading “The Scour – Review”
The Life and Death of Richard III – Review
Book Snapshot An informative and competent analysis of the life and death of Richard III which holds up as a historical biography but may leave modern readers expecting more… What It’s About With a new introduction and concluding chapter from bestselling medieval author Dan Jones. Richard III is one of the most mysterious figures inContinue reading “The Life and Death of Richard III – Review”
The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie – A Fascinating Evolutionary Journey
Book Snapshot Dawkins continues to astound with his new book on evolution, one that makes you marvel at the wonder of science What It’s About One of the world’s great science writers and a book that reflects on the vast arc of evolutionary history and what it tells us about life on earth. How muchContinue reading “The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie – A Fascinating Evolutionary Journey”
Beyond the Deepwoods – An enchanting blast of warm nostalgia
Book Snapshot A wonderful journey of discovery and adventure in the perilous Deepwoods What It’s About Abandoned at birth in the perilous Deepwoods, Twig is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. One cold night, Twig does what no woodtroll has ever done before – he strays from the path. So begins a heart-stopping adventureContinue reading “Beyond the Deepwoods – An enchanting blast of warm nostalgia”
Spells and Spaceships 