DDBook Reviews

Heather Boyd - Distinguished Rogues There are so many Regency authors publishing that it is difficult to discern which authors deserve a closer look. Chills, the first book in the Distinguished Rogues series is free on Amazon and is where I found it.    The story is filled with humour and tension.  Pixie is n London to find a husband and Lord Ettington, her former Guardian is upset that he doesn't feature in her search.  Pixie has a way of ending up in the most improper situations and he has his hands full to try and protect her reputation.  It is a good read and really something that stands out amongst Regency Romances. Having said this, one is naturally apprehensive to read more novels in the series as sometimes it happens that the same recipe is used and only the names and small details change.  Heather Boyd, however, finds a way of surprising with each following book, each novel has an original storyline with characters that in no way represent the previous heroi

I received this book for review and was pleasantly surprised. It is a good clean story with enough chemistry and magic to keep tension throughout the story. At times you want to close your eyes at what Blythe does in order to help girls in atrocious circumstances. The most surprising is that she can convince a Marquess to change his gambling and womanizing ways by merely being herself. I would recommend this to teenagers as well as adults who like the stories without the racy content found in some of this genre. I would, however, like to point out that this is not a Christian book. Despite this, I still enjoyed the story as a whole and would recommend it to those who love regency romance as much as I d

IMAGINE A SILVER-HAIRED ELF, MYSTERIOUS IN NATURE AND DRESSED IN BLACK LIKE THE SHADOWS WHERE HE FEELS AT HOME... Now, add to this a young barmaid whose whole world is turned upside down during an attack on her village.  Forced to flee into the woods into the hands of the Elves living there.  With the appearance of a mysterious mark on her right arm her life changes dramatically.  In Cursed, Claire, Aeron, and Farron embark on their quest to find out what the mark means and why it appeared on Claire's arm.  Claire only wants to find her mother and Farron does allow her some leeway to search for her.  It does not take  Claire to get into trouble and as she thinks she is escaping from a prison she stumbles into a life-threatening situation.  She has to use her newly discovered magic to survive and is saved by Farron and taken to a Haven to heal. In Awakened, we pick up where Farron and Claire are on their way to Farron's mother.  They are ambushed by Lianna, an old

According to Wikipedia, this is the definition of a Cozy mystery.   " Cozy mysteries, also referred to as "cozies", are a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. Cozies thus stand in contrast to hardboiled fiction, which features violence and sexuality more explicitly and centrally to the plot. The term "cozy" was first coined in the late 20th century when various writers produced work in an attempt to re-create the Golden Age of Detective Fiction ."   This is precisely what they are. Engaging crime novels without the guts and gore, some humour, primarily nosy female 'detectives' who make life difficult for the real ones. Kight romance, little or no sex and generally an easy read that holds your interest.   Usually, one can tell by the tone of the Title that you are looking at a Cozy mystery e.g.   The ca

If like me you loved Artemis Fowl and his adventures and are bummed out that the series has ended then you will be glad to know that there is something to continue your reading experience. Eoin Colfer continues his excellent, fast-paced storytelling with the W.A.R.P  series.  Currently, there are three books in the series.  In the first, we meet Riley a Victorian orphan who is sucked to the twentieth century when he accompanies his master Albert Garric, assassin-for-hire on a job.  Their mark was in the F.B.I Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme, under which witnesses were placed in the past to protect them. Riley ends up with Chevie Savano, a sixteen-year-old, who worked with the F.B.I as an official source of intelligence.  She and Riley end up running from Garrick through time and saving the world. I enjoyed reading this and would recommend it to all teens who love adventure and science fiction. Happy reading.

If you know the words 'Please sir may I have some more, you also know who said it and which book.  Oliver Twist, to some, is the best known of Charles Dickens' books.  Yes, A Tale of two cities and Great Expectations are also well known but did not honour being made into a Disney Animated Film or a musical. As with many books, the title character is not always the one that people end up liking.  In the case of Oliver Twist , the Artful Dodger is the character that steals the show and how appropriate for Terry Pratchett to take this lovable character and give him the Pratchett makeover. Those of us who have read the Discworld novels and novels such as Nation  know that anything is possible once Pratchett has taken a character into his world.  For some, it might be disappointing to realize that there was nothing magical in Dodger .  That is to say nothing magical as in the Discworld novels. Knowing who Dodger is and knowing the brilliance of Pratchett, one can

This is so very true.  Let me know in the comments what books you would like me to review.  I am working on my post on Dodger from Terry Pratchett as it does not fall in his fantasy genre as the Discworld novels do.