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REVIEW – Deadly Caller (Detective Jane Phillips) by OMJ Ryan
Deadly Caller is yet another novel by OMJ Ryan that never fails to get the gears moving. There’s only one thing you should do when seeing this in bookstores – THAT IS INSTANT BUY. It won’t be a shock to find out that Ryan’s skill impressed me from Jane Phillip’s first outing. He instigated my love of police procedurals and has only made that love grow stronger. The author has used the technology of a pandemic world and made it deadlier! A murder was witnessed over a zoom meeting. I’ve come to expect the unexpected from Ryan, but this is another stellar outing for Phillips and her team! “There is…
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Female Norse Gods in a Modern World – NORSEVEMBER
Norsevember is an event organised and created by Alex at Spells & Spaceships. Check out his blog for the full Norsevember hub, where you can find Norse book reviews, articles, and a schedule for all that’s to come. Norse female Goddesses played an integral role in The Viking’s beliefs and way of life. We already know so much about the likes of Odin, Thor, and Loki but what of the lesser-known female deities? How do their influence and stature relate to our own beliefs? Today’s Britons have adapted and made their aspects of the Norse way of life, they have taken on some nuances, developed core aspects of farming but…
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REVIEW – A Ritual of Bone (The Dead Sagas #1) by Lee C. Conley
A Ritual of Bone is a unique and propulsive love affair with zombie fiction. It is new and refreshing and it was as ambitious as it was gritty and I was ready and willing to fight with the dead. It is the first book in the Dead Sagas series and manages to create individual plots (well more like mini-stories, really) that so perfectly interweaves at a crescendo leaving the reader gasping and hungering for more. The writing is visceral and the world-building takes you away into a time that bears no meaning but a time that aches to be discovered to be understood. Master Logan and his apprentice are dabbling…
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Games to Play During Norsevember
Norsevember is an awesome event created by Alex @Spells and Spaceships. I love learning new pieces of lore or uncovering a new myth, but discovering a new game I can get lost in – well that’s priceless. When I’m not reading fantasy or horror I love to get lost in an alternative world, gaming is amazing. I can become a warrior, an elf, or a wizard, and it’s terrific not being me for a while. In this article, we will be discussing the best Norse/Viking-themed games on the market. Assassins Creed – Valhalla Personally, I think you would be hard pushed to find a better open-world game platform than the…
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Review: Whisper Cottage by Anne Wyn Clark
Whisper Cottage is a domestic thriller about Stina and Jack, a young couple who are desperate to leave the rat race that is Birmingham. They are both sick and tired of worrying if they leave their front door unlocked even for ten seconds they are running the risk of aggravated burglary. They find their dream home in the Warwickshire village of Avoncote and they just know they are going to be genuinely happy here. Newlywed and expecting their first baby together and with the addition of the two-year-old border collie, Jobie life couldn’t be better. The only thing that niggles at Stina is the village gossip about their elderly neighbour,…
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WWW Wednesday – 10/11/2021
It’s time I started joining in on this meme so here we are! This is a bookish meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words where bloggers answer the 3 Ws: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? Current Reads Whisper Cottage by Anne Wyn Clark – How well do you know the woman next door? When Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they’re hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour’s, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend. Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow’s garden,…
