Book Review | Saltblood by Francesca de Tores
Saltblood, a tale of war, pirates and deception. I loved the blurb and loved the book, thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for the advance copy. It’s due out on April 25th. Saltblood by Francesca de...
View ArticleCrossing | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Crossing was provided as a prompt last April (2023). I wasn’t inspired by the chicken so much as the word prompt… which reminded me of the short story X Marks the Spot, that in turn gave me book 8 of...
View ArticleBook Review | Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni
Drunk Chickens and Burnt Macaroni by Mary Smith has been in my Kindle for several years. I only added it to my Goodreads list in 2022, probably when housekeeping after Mary’s death from cancer that...
View ArticleCurved ball follow-up
The curved ball thrown by my paperback distributor featured in my IWSG post two weeks ago. To recap, an email from the publisher said Ingram would be dropping my “book/books” from April 25th. But not...
View ArticleBook Review | Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Enlightenment is Sarah Perry’s new novel, due out on May 2nd. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the advance copy. I’ve seen Sarah Perry at book events, and also read her lovely The Essex...
View ArticleRibbit! | #writephoto Flashback Fiction
Ribbit! was a fantastic prompt from KL Caley at New2Writing.com for a #writephoto in 2022. We’re well past frog mating season in the UK although the weather’s so changeable I expect some places still...
View ArticleBook Review | Voyagers: The Third Ghost
Voyagers: The Third Ghost is one of a number of IWSG Anthologies. I think I’ve reviewed another, and I have at least one more in my Kindle. Voyagers: The Third Ghost Journey into the past… Will the...
View ArticleCurved balls part 3 | #IWSG
I told you about the two emails that threw me curved balls last month. I sort of sorted one out and talked about it in another post a couple of weeks back. Now an update and a couple more issues The...
View ArticleBook Review | Knight Moves
I’ve had Knight Moves on my kindle since 2015 and I’ve no idea where I got it. It suffered from not having a Goodreads description, although the ebook does, and I’ve quoted it here. I read several of...
View ArticleFlags | #writephoto Flash Fiction
Flags was a writephoto prompt from April last year. I’ve been catching up now that K L Caly is on a break. I had an idea as a result of the photo, but somehow when I sat down to write The post Flags |...
View ArticleBook Review | The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley is due out on May 14th. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the advance copy. I was fascinated by the description, and I wasn’t disappointed. The...
View ArticleBook Review | The Seafarer’s Secret by Carol Ann Collins
The Seafarer’s Secret is doing a Great Escapes tour with Lori Caswell, and I thought: that looks interesting and fun. And so it is! The author’s details are included, as well as a review. The...
View ArticleThe Gallery | Flashback Fiction
The Gallery is a bit of balderdash that set Pete, the Swede, and their women off on a wild goose chase across the universe which eventually became The Perihelix. And I wrote it ten years ago! The fact...
View ArticleBook Review | The Language of Power (The Steerswoman #4)
The Language of Power is the fourth book of The Steerswoman series, which I adored through 1 and 2 and got lukewarm about in book 3. Reading between the lines of what is said on Goodreads and following...
View ArticleBook Review | Archipelago by H R Hawkins
Archipelago was one of the few books in Netgalley’s scifi/fantasy list that appealed. I thank them and the publisher for a chance to review a free copy. It was published in January. Archipelago by H R...
View ArticleVoting, campaigning, and #30DaysWild
Campaigning came to mind after I got an email from publisher saying roughly: as I enjoyed Lissa Evans’ previous book(s), perhaps I’d like to read this one. This one is called Small Bomb at Dimperley,...
View ArticleBooks and Fairs – June update #IWSG
I thought an IWSG post about books and fairs might go down well this week. I mean, I spend most of my time reading books and going to sell my books at fairs. And I enjoy both of those very The post...
View ArticleBook Review | Air: Sylphs, Spirits and Swan Maidens
Air is the third in Rhonda Parrish’s Elemental Anthologies collection. I’ve read them completely out of order, of course. But at least I paid for them! Air: Sylphs, Spirits and Swan Maidens ed. by...
View ArticleIncline | Flash Fiction #writephoto #30DaysWild
Incline, or perhaps sheep, is today’s prompt. I’m working my way though the #writephoto prompts from KL Caley at New2Writing.com from last year, when I wasn’t doing much with my hands. I’m still not...
View ArticleBook Review | The Bletchley Girls
The Bletchley Girls by Tessa Dunlop has been on my to-read list for more than 8 years. I think I must have been fascinated by the idea of the Secret Listeners since the 1970s when snippets started to...
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