Category Archives: A closer look

The Scarlet Mark by Shellley Kassian

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

I’m posting a review I wrote more than two years ago… I’ve just realized I don’t have it on my website. January 2016 Intertwining her novel’s plot with several distinctive threads – Norse mythology, folk tales and early medieval Christianity … Continue reading →

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Running Home by Katie O’Connor

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

A great romance, and much more. Running Home, the first novel in the Heart’s Haven series, is an enjoyable read, a lovely romance that will leave you happy and satisfied. It has likable and realistic characters and a solid story. … Continue reading →

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The Snowman, or, what happened to Jo Nesbø

Posted on January 24, 2018 by

What is the magic ingredient for a bestseller? Must be luck, for a good story certainly isn’t. And I think I know what happened to Jo Nesbø, but you’ll need to read to the end of this blog to find out. … Continue reading →

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A closer look: One Woman’s Island by Susan M. Toy

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Like her Island in the Clouds, Susan Toy’s second Bequia Perspective novel, One Woman’s Island is a complex story. On the surface, it’s a crime novel. Mariana, a Canadian woman in her forties, arrives on the island of Bequia running … Continue reading →

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Coming up: “The Gift: Betrayal”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

When was the last time you fell in love with a book after chapter one? It happened to me with “The Gift Legacy.” With the newest book, the fifth installment in the series, “The Gift: Betrayal” only days away, I’d … Continue reading →

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The Gift Legacy : Redemption (* * * * *)

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

I’m don’t read a lot of contemporary/urban fantasy fiction, but I’ve read enough books in my life to easily spot a good one, regardless the genre. There is something in JP Mclean’s series that I couldn’t find in many other books of this … Continue reading →

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The Gift: Revelation (* * * * * Yes, she did it again!)

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

Love is in the air… I fell in love with Awakening, the first book in JP Mclean’s contemporary fantasy series, The Gift Legacy. Then I read Book Two, Revelation, and think I’m now in a serious relationship!    

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