tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30207713220978421732024-03-19T03:06:50.845+00:00Literary FlitsIndie, small press and global literature.<br>
Reviews of books I've loved, liked or loathed!Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-34624600006795933812022-04-26T08:00:00.127+01:002022-04-26T08:00:00.259+01:00The Murders At Astaire Castle by Lauren Carr + Giveaway"So much fun to read! The
castle seemed foreboding. The rumors of the ghost dog, werewolves, and
more made more plausible in light of the murders. Is it enough to make
even detectives reconsider? Is it all about the missing book or is the
real motive money?" - review by Mystery Suspense Reviews
Book Details:
Book Title: The Murders at Astaire Castle by Lauren CarrStephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-32612314939282343162022-04-05T08:00:00.116+01:002022-04-05T08:00:00.222+01:00Shades Of Murder by Lauren Carr + Giveaway"Shades of Murder is a fascinating, intricately woven mystery that has a number of engaging characters looking into two cases that would seem to have
nothing in common. ...This is a most entertaining entry in this series, made all the more so by the wonderful inclusion of Gnarly and Irving, Mac's dog and Gates's black and white cat, who meet during the course of
the story." - review by Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-48676711189357175102020-11-15T08:00:00.111+00:002021-10-20T14:33:04.714+01:00A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Individual stories first published between 1945 and 1982. Published together as a collection by Penguin Classics on the 29th October 2020.One of my Classics Club Challenge reads, a More Than One challenge read, and a Book with a Vegetarian Character.
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley
My rating: 5 of 5 starsStephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-75988617743715616352020-10-24T08:00:00.041+01:002020-10-24T08:00:02.457+01:00Little Brutes by L N Nino
Little Brutes by L N Nino
Self published in 2015.
How I got this book:
Received a copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This review was first published on my Stephanie Jane blog in 2015.I received a free personalised copy of Little Brutes, a short story by L N Nino, as a thank you for signing up to his email newsletter. I first discovered his work through reading his novella Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-62363898183712270742020-07-16T08:00:00.000+01:002020-07-16T08:00:33.199+01:00Le Chat Boulanger by Mirella Youssef
Le Chat Boulanger by Mirella Youssef
Self published on the 26th March 2020.
I'm linking this review up with July 2020 Foodies Read at Based On A True Story
How I got this book:
Bought the ebook at Smashwords
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Il était une fois, un chat qui vivait dans la rue, attendant chaque jour, qu'on lui donna de la nourriture près de la boulangerie de Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-42602002503256269462020-03-02T08:00:00.002+00:002020-03-04T20:45:00.618+00:00Lone Shark by Tin Larrick + #FreeBook
Lone Shark by Tin Larrick
Self published in November 2013.
How I got this book:
Downloaded the ebook from Smashwords
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
London, 2017. In the slipstream of economic misery walks Jackson Towne, a disgraced ex-cop in his own personal exile.
A contract hit offers Jackson a way out of his hand-to-mouth existence, but as he pursues the target - a corporate Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-5029235761104170272020-02-14T08:00:00.000+00:002020-06-27T15:51:43.446+01:00Head On Backwards, Chest Full Of Sand by Sandy Day
Head On Backwards, Chest Full Of Sand by Sandy Day
Published on the 14th February 2020.
H for my 2020 Alphabet Soup Challenge
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A tender story of love-obsession, the second novel from Sandy Day, Head on Backwards, Chest Full of Sand chronicles a young woman’s coming of age during the Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-49072927348701589442020-01-26T08:00:00.000+00:002020-02-09T20:28:33.295+00:00Tomorrow's Ancestors: The Base of Reflections by AE Warren
Tomorrow's Ancestors: The Base of Reflections by AE Warren
Published in the UK by Locutions Press on the 6th July 2019.
The first of my 2020 More Than One Challenge reads.
What happens when the future abandons the past?
Elise and her companions have made it to the safety of Uracil but at a price. Desperate to secure her family’s passage, she makes a deal with Uracil's Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-16356625573237454932020-01-18T08:00:00.000+00:002020-01-22T11:45:14.239+00:00Tomorrow's Ancestors: The Museum of Second Chances by AE Warren.
Tomorrow's Ancestors: The Museum of Second Chances by AE Warren
Published in the UK by Locutions Press in February 2018.
What happens when the future recaptures the past?
In a post-apocalyptic world the human race has evolved beyond us through genetic engineering – and we’ve been left behind to make amends for the damage inflicted on the earth. The reversal of the Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-57672498515650288122019-12-17T08:00:00.000+00:002019-12-17T08:00:03.267+00:00Queen Of The Flaming Diamond by Leroy Yerxa + #FreeBook
Queen Of The Flaming Diamond by Leroy Yerxa
Published in Amazing Stories in America in January 1943.
Q for my 2019 Alphabet Soup Challenge
How I got this book:
Downloaded a free copy via Project Gutenberg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
He succeeded in dragging his charge up the three low steps that led toward the coat room. A silvery crash of music drowned out Puffy's voice Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-19156241613004009242019-12-08T08:00:00.000+00:002019-12-08T08:00:09.037+00:00The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone
The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone
Published in the UK by Weidenfeld And Nicolson in 2015.
One of my 2019 Mount TBR Challenge reads
How I got this book:
Won a paperback copy in a publisher giveaway
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Paris, 1572. Catherine de' Medici, the infamous Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-76268677389985738122019-10-21T08:00:00.000+01:002019-10-21T08:00:01.439+01:00Alfie And The Dead Girls by Jamie Stewart
Alfie And The Dead Girls by Jamie Stewart
Self published on the 24th July 2019.
One of my 2019 New Release Challenge reads
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The car continued to keep pace, trailing her.
It was unlike any other car she had ever seen. It was old and well maintained, its coat a brilliant aquamarine that Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-40109345814697075012019-09-12T08:00:00.000+01:002019-09-12T08:00:02.071+01:00The Healer's Daughters by Jay Amberg + #Giveaway
The Healer's Daughters by Jay Amberg
Published in America by Amika Press in on the 17th July 2019.
One of my 2019 New Release Challenge reads and my 2010s read for the 2019-20 Decade Challenge
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A terrorist bombing in Bergama, Turkey kills twenty-three people including three children. Modern Bergama is built on the site of ancient Pergamon, a city whose Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-77152768900190293782019-09-05T08:00:00.001+01:002019-10-14T22:15:19.555+01:00The Awakening by Stuart Peacock
The Awakening by Stuart Peacock
Published by Apex Publishing in October 2015.
Featured in Cover Characteristics: Eyes
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Do you enjoy reading poetry?
Are you looking for something out of the ordinary?
A poem can affect our mood and make us see the world differently. It can convey a wealth Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-2214287895213837362019-08-21T08:00:00.000+01:002019-08-21T08:00:04.138+01:00What The Heart Knows by Regina Puckett
What the Heart Knows by Regina Puckett
Published by Punk And Sissy in May 2014.
How I got this book:
Took advantage of a free offer on Amazon
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
After escaping a rape attempt, Emily hides away in her old family home until her sister’s best friend fakes a health crises to lure her into visiting him at his country estate. It doesn’t take long for EmilyStephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-19090899969505524132019-08-13T08:00:00.001+01:002019-10-14T22:13:35.765+01:00D.E.M. - Deus Ex Machina by Lee Ness
D.E.M. - Deus Ex Machina by Lee Ness
Self published in the UK in February 2015.
Featured in Cover Characteristics: Eyes
How I got this book:
I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest review
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The email pinged again. The attachment was a picture of the door to her flat. She reeled. Clasping her hand to her mouth as she retched Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-27798707562707572822019-08-11T08:00:00.001+01:002022-10-03T16:16:58.522+01:00Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling
Indian Tales: 36 Short Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Stories written in the 1880s.
How I got this book:
Downloaded the ebook from ForgottenBooks
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
A classic collection of 36 short stories by Rudyard Kipling, including the following:
"The Finest Story in the World", With the Main Guard, Wee Willie Winkie, The Rout of the White Hussars,&Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-53451862483515133152019-08-03T08:00:00.004+01:002021-12-16T11:48:44.899+00:00Blue Tide Rising by Clare Stevens + #Giveaway
Blue Tide Rising by Clare Stevens
Published in the UK by Inspired Quill on the 15th March 2019.
One of my 2019 New Release Challenge reads, a Book With Vegan Characters and a 2019 COYER Summer Hunt read
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Somewhere in me a scream is rising, but I contain it. Just.”
Diazepam-fogged Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-51750873193989306882019-07-25T08:00:00.000+01:002019-07-25T08:00:03.986+01:00Every Love by Jann Doe
Every Love by Jann Doe
Self published on the 21st July 2019.
A 2019 New Release Challenge read
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Love can be wholesome,
Healthy and pure.
It can also be deadly,
Of this I am sure.
I've experienced many,
I've opened my door.
Of all the love that I've held
There's one thing I know,
Ain't no one has loved
Quite like me... Jann Doe.
EVERY LOVE is a Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-41700603879685010252019-07-15T08:00:00.000+01:002019-07-15T08:00:02.331+01:00sells sea shells by Mara Mer
sells sea shells by Mara Mer
Published by Mari Reiza in April 2019.
A 2019 New Release Challenge read and one of my 2019 COYER Summer Hunt reads
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
'Ismail is young, strong and handsome. He's also the proud owner of a heart-bursting smile. Yet despite all his enviable attributes, Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-14341399474803206792019-06-04T08:00:00.001+01:002019-06-09T10:26:06.012+01:00To The Blossom From The Flame by Jason Srebnick
To The Blossom From The Flame by Jason Srebnick
Self published in America in February 2014.
One of my 2019 COYER Summer Challenge reads
How I got this book:
Downloaded the ebook via NoiseTrade
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The city of New Boston...
In the world of Aaron Cogwell going to work at his Corporation seven days a week for a minimum seventeen hour work day is the normStephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-88141286175405409532019-05-10T08:00:00.000+01:002019-11-07T09:49:12.695+00:00In The Sun by Mixie Plum + #Giveaway
In The Sun by Mixie Plum
Published in America by Boom Publishing on the 28th March 2019.
One of my 2019 New Release Challenge reads.
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A novella inspired from a life lived; almost lost, & lived again.
In The Sun is one of those books that seemed straightforward while I was reading Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-52820241204360438312019-05-05T08:00:00.003+01:002021-10-20T16:37:02.487+01:00The Devil's Gorge by Dora Ilieva
The Devil's Gorge by Dora Ilieva
Self published in Canada in October 2014.
My seventh Book With A Vegetarian Character.
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Sam, a University of Toronto History student, receives a letter informing him that he has inherited some property in Bulgaria, the country of his parents. Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-36571198104974679602019-05-03T08:00:00.001+01:002019-05-05T20:32:00.648+01:00Salads That Satisfy by Aysegul Sanford + #FreeBook
Salads That Satisfy by Aysegul Sanford
Published in America by Foolproof Living in 2018.
How I got this book:
Signed up to the author's weekly newsletter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
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15 vegetarian salads recipes.
Your foolproof guide to making salads a part of your every meal.
I Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020771322097842173.post-67865796523107930882019-04-14T08:00:00.001+01:002019-04-14T08:00:01.516+01:00An Empty Nest: A Summer of Stories by Sandy Day + #Giveaway
An Empty Nest: A Summer of Stories by Sandy Day
Self published in Canada on the 8th April 2019.
One of my 2019 New Release Challenge reads
How I got this book:
Received a review copy from the author
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Her kids are gone.
Her husband is gone.
She is slammed by an unexpected grief after her daughter moves out. This is why, relocating from her small Stephanie Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071958445763105060noreply@blogger.com7