Just a reminder: A bunch of the books I’ve reviewed recently are now available at a bookstore near you. Here are links to the reviews. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow The Gallery Assistant Death on a Scottish Train The Devil Take the Blues Miss Winter in the Library With a Knife If you read any of these books, please consider leaving a review at Amazon, GoodReads, B&N or wherever books are sold. Reviews–good, bad, or indifferent–help readers choose books and […]
The outcast daughter of a powerful family of witches returns home to New York City and is immediately embroiled in a supernatural power struggle in this wickedly funny fantasy debut from AM Kvita. After seven long years Joan Greenwood is finally returning home. Unfortunately, her family totally forgot about it. Joan’s homecoming is lukewarm at best, but soon turns disastrous when news hits that someone has created a spell that can turn an ordinary human into a powerful witch, threatening […]
Ok—I live in a house in the woods. I built it—or at least I told the builders how to build it (whether they liked it or not) and I’ve lived in it for over 20 years. I can absolutely guarantee that this house is alive. It’s tried to kill me a couple of times—all in good fun—and it’s even more frequently saved my life. We have a complicated relationship. Haunted by a curse that kills someone close to their family […]
OK. I admit that my Halloween decorations have been up since August (and they’ll stay up until February—sue me!) My to-read list for the next month is filled with witches and ghosts and all manner of wonderful magic! Let’s face it—Reality bites right now. But while there are books, there is hope, right? The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is the perfect start to this season, the perfect escape, and a perfectly charming tale of finding […]
Modern Day. Payne’s Hollow, a village on the shores of Lake Ontario. We begin with a funeral. I already like it. Any book that starts with a funeral—especially a funeral where everybody agrees that the deceased was a giant pain is okely dokely with me. Even better, the reading of the will causes substantial problems for Samantha, the granddaughter of the recently deceased. It seems Sam’s father confessed to murder over a decade ago and then killed himself. In the […]
Present Day—just before Christmas. A secluded retreat in northern England. Six individuals have been invited to the swanky retreat for a free Christmas holiday with the challenge of solving a fictional mystery for a substantial prize. When a blizzard downs communication and closes roads, the contestants and the staff of the Midwinter Trust find themselves dealing with a real mystery. As the snow gets deeper, so do the red herrings–and the pile of dead bodies. This is a mystery within […]
