B Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Fantasy / grifter / heist / Historical / LGBTQIA characters / Magic / non-linear timeline / novella / Paranormal / POC / Prohibition-era / Seattle / shapeshifters5 Comments
Seattle, 1929—a bitterly divided city overflowing with wealth, violence, and magic. A respected magus and city leader intent on criminalizing Seattle’s most vulnerable magickers hires a young woman as a lady’s companion to curb his rebellious daughter’s outrageous behavior. The widowed owner of a speakeasy encounters an opportunity to make ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Alternate POV / Contemporary / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / murder / mystery / mystery/thriller / Paranormal6 Comments
A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two cold case slayings in this chilling new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. In 1977, Claire Lake, Oregon, was shaken by the Lady Killer Murders: Two ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Fantasy / Historical / Paranormal / selkies / shapeshifters3 Comments
On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift… It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. Effie ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / China / Cider Bar Sisters / food / Korea / mixed-raced heroine / POC / POC author / sex and romance / sex positive / sexy / TorontoNo Comments
Friendly neighbors can have their benefits… Nicole Louie-Edwards enjoys the nightlife and bringing men back to her apartment, although lately, she’s gotten tired of the chase. Her quiet new neighbor, David Cho, isn’t her type, but after they get trapped in an elevator together on her birthday, she develops a ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / Business woman / class differences / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / investigation / police procedural / present tense / revenge / thief / To Catch a Leopard Series / VeniceNo Comments
Revenge is a diamond best served cold. A year after THE STEAL, Ania Thorne is determined to take back what the Leopard stole from her. Together with her lover and partner, Jerome, she stages a spectacular heist during the Venetian Carnival, to lure out the treacherous mastermind they unmasked. She’s ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsDoctor / neuroscience / non-fiction / scienceNo Comments
In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the senses and how, through them, our brain understands or misunderstands the world around us. Vision, hearing, taste, smell, and touch are what we rely on to perceive the reality of our world. Our senses are the conduits that ... more >