Review: ‘Rowdy Days of Dom Sanders: The Case of the Unseen Murder’ by E G Moore

This is a short book for young teens. The main protagonist – the eponymous Dom – is 12. Although there is one scene which I think might be a bit strong for some around that age. The book explores relationships of those on the cusp of puberty: between siblings, enemies, friends, frenemies, romantic interests and

Review: ‘Bear and the Wolf’ by Ruth Downie, S J A Turney

This is a shortish novella, currently only available as an e-book. It is set in AD210 at Vindolanda, the military base which guarded Hadrian’s Wall when the Romans occupied Britain. The two authors know their Roman history inside and out – and there is a short, useful Note at the end showing how the known

Tracy Chevalier speaks at Dorchester Literary Festival, 20 October 2019

Spent a very pleasant Sunday afternoon with Tracy Chevalier (and a sold-out Corn Exchange full of others) in Dorchester. She was talking about her latest book as a sort-of finale to the Literary Festival (the actual finale is an hour with Carol Ann Duffy in November). Chevalier lives locally. I’m not sure if she still

Review: ‘Moonfleet’ by John Meade Falkner

When I moved to Weymouth in 2016 I quickly discovered that the magnificent natural geography of Chesil Beach, the Fleet and Portland are the settings for this book. I had known of it as a youngster. But I’m not sure I ever read it. So I invested in an inexpensive copy and it has been

Review: ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ by Jack B Rochester

** Review originally prepared for Big Al’s Books & Pals. Received a free file of the book ** Genre: Rite of passage Description: The Zons say this of Wild Blue Yonder – “over 650 Vietnam War novels have been published, mostly dark tales from the war zone. In Wild Blue Yonder, Airman Nathaniel Hawthorne Flowers

Reminder …

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Why these reviews?

I’m aware that the books I review on this blog are a pretty weird bunch. I don’t know if any of you read all of them, or if you simply use the ones that are in your wheelhouse. But if you’ve ever wondered why I review what I do, this is why. I’m an indie

Book review: ‘The Midnight Sea (The Fourth Element Book 1)’ by Kat Ross

I got bored with sword and sorcery about twenty years ago, although I occasionally dip back in (so easy to sample recent additions to the genre with a Kindle) to see if anything new is happening. Perhaps I don’t look in the right places, but I haven’t found anything to excite me for a long

Two modern fantasy novellas by Annie Bellet

Justice Calling: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 1 and Murder of Crows: The Twenty-Sided Sorceress, Book 2 There is an interesting genre developing which I call modern fantasy. There are no swords or sandals, no dragons or fairies – but there are beings drawn from the many myths and legends of our world, mashed together, and set

Book review: ‘Deadly Deceit: Jess Turner in the Caribbean (Diplomatic Crime Thriller Series, Book 2)’ by Jean Harrod

Ever since my beloved, steam-driven Kindle died last year, I have been filing its contents and transferring books and documents to the new one. As a result I have frequently lost the thread of what prompted me to download titles. There’s so much to read now. And so often you can get quality work for