The Sunday Girl What a scary story. It is een more scarier because you realise that this can actually happen. People are so evil when they are evil, there are no boundaries or limits as to hat they can do to you just for fun if nothing else. Moreover, there is nothing one cannot do…
Month: August 2018
What a lot of noise – Book review for NetGalley – Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
Death in the Stocks This book as so much fun to read. It felt a bit like Miss Phryne Fisher Murder Mysteries, but not really. Characters were so noisy. They were like wrapping paper being torn and suffled constantly and endlessly. Too much white noise. But the noise itself was fun. Two murders. Too many…
When Lady is too much – Book review for NetGalley – Lady Helena Investigates (#1 Scott-de-Quincy Mysteries) by Jane Steen
Lady Helena Investigates A very nice costume drama on the page. Too much of everyday detail, not much investigation. The first installment feels just like that – one part of a larger picture. The nartration is interesting but un-hurried There is plenty of time for all sorts of detail and flashbacks. A story of young…
When champagne is not enough – Book review for NetGalley – A Necessary Murder by M.J.Tjia
A Necessary Murder Hello, my friend. This is exactly how this book felt. This book is second adventure of Heloise Chancey. I met her again. I spend a couple of days in her company. And just like an old friend, I was happy to see her but a bit bored with her stories (as I…
Tale is not fairy – Book review for NetGalley – The Girl in the Tower (Winterlight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower I liked the first book better. I could have left my review at that. I liked the first book in the trilogy, The Bear and the Nightingale better, much better. The second installment was very heavy, very slow and not very magical at all. The Girl in the Tower was…
