Katherine – Tudor Duchess is the third book in Tony Riches’ Brandon Trilogy. Since the Tudor/Elizabethan eras are my favourite historical fiction to read, I jumped at the chance to …
Monthly recap: November 2019
November was a really great month for me in terms of books! One of my most anticipated reads (The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern) was released, I knocked off more …
[review] Death with Dostoevsky by Katherine Bolger Hyde
Death with Dostoevsky is the fourth book in Bolger Hyde’s Crime with Classics series. I almost never ever pick up a book in the middle of a series so this was a rare …
[review] Shadows of Hemlock by K.M. Pohlkamp
Shadows of Hemlock is the worthy sequel to K.M. Pohlkamp’s award-winning novel, Apricots and Wolfsbane. Both of these books feature a strong female assassin in Tudor England. That one line …
[review] The Adventurers and The Temple of Treasure by Jemma Hatt
The Adventurers and The Temple of Treasure is the second book in The Adventurers Series – a series of adventure stories for children aged 8-12. I reviewed Book 1 in …
[review] Death on the Page by Essie Lang
Death on the Page by Essie Lang is the second book in the Castle Bookshop Mysteries, a cozy mystery series that features bookstore owner Shelby Cox. Title: Death on …
[review] The Dead Don’t Wait by Michael Jecks
The Dead Don’t Wait is an interesting historical mystery set during the reign of Queen Mary. This is the fourth book in the series, but the first one that I …
Monthly recap: October 2019
Well, it’s the end of the month (again!) October seemed to go by really quick. The weather has really turned quickly and it’s definitely Autumn (or Fall) here in Toronto. …