Awakening the Power of Self-Publishing by Rudo Muchoko

Good Morning. Today I have a review for you for a non-fiction book on self-publishing. Huge thanks again to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for providing me this read-and-review opportunity. Blurb Having worked in the publishing industry, it is fascinating how, once a book has been created and placed on Amazon, self-published authors tend…

Hello 2023 – Writing Life Update and A Look at the Year Ahead

Hello and welcome back to my blog and Happy 2023. I know, traditionally speaking, this welcome to 2023 post seems a little delayed. Usually, posts like this occur in early January and are full of optimism and a lot of goal-setting. However, I have found that over the last year, I've learned a lot about…

The Silence Project by Carole Hailey

Hello and Welcome back to my blog. I hope everyone has had a great start to 2023. Today I have a review for The Silence Project by Carole Hailey. A massive thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for providing me a copy of this book to read and review. Blurb Monster. Martyr. Mother.On…

The App by Stuart James

Hello and welcome back to the blog. Today I have a review for Stuart James latest novel The App. Thank you to Stuart and Zoe-Lee of Zooloo's Tours for providing me this review copy. Blurb The App... Once you're in, they'll never let you leave. Whatever happens, don't download The App. * It will come…

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by Bianca Marais

(Ad) Today I've got a witchy review for you. Thank you to Tracy at Compulsive Readers for arranging this Random Things Tour read and review. Blurb A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Summoned by an alarm, five octogenarian witches gather around Ursula when danger is revealed to her in a…

Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs

(Ad) Good Morning! I have a review for the upcoming release of Cold Cold Bones by Kathy Reichs for you today, this is the 21st book in the series. Blurb Sometimes, revisiting the past is the only way to rescue the present . . . Winter has come to North Carolina and, with it, a…

The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin

(Ad) Good Morning, today I have a review for The Dark Remain by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin. Blurb If the truth's in the shadows, get out of the light . . .Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides…

The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles

(Ad) Hello and welcome to another review. Blurb Kent Knowles beautifully illustrated transformative journey tells the tale of Jane, a cruel young girl who torments the animals and insects in the forest, until one day she is about to perform her cruellest feat when a giant wave of creek water washes her away. She awakens…

Vlad and the Roman Triumph by Kate Cunningham

(AD) Hello, today I have another children's book review for you. This is the 6th book in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. Blurb Vlad flea is back with another history adventure. Join him and his friend, Felix the cat, as they explore ancient Rome.They are meant to be part of the…

Magical Rescue Vets by Melody Lockhart

(Ad) Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I have a review for Magical Rescue Vets: Blaze the Phoenix by Melody Lockhart. This is the 3rd book in the series and while we have not read the other two it worked perfectly as a standalone. Blurb In this adventure, Rosie wishes that she could…