by Helen | Mar 31, 2024 | Book reviews
Alien Clay is a book about politics as much as it is about aliens.It begins as Professor Arton Daghdev plummets at speed to the ground of the planet Kiln, thrown from the latest ship bearing new workers. He’s been exiled due to political activism, now condemned...
by Helen | Mar 21, 2024 | Book reviews
How to Solve Your Own Murder is an intriguing and cosy-ish mystery that spans two viewpoints and several decades. In 1965, 17-yr-old Frances has her fortune told, but is dismayed to hear a prophecy that includes her own murder. Eventually, she will become obsessed...
by Helen | Mar 19, 2024 | Book reviews
I enjoyed the final entry in this series – it was so nice to get to Spring and a bit of (no spoilers) hope!Please note – don’t read this book as a standalone, go back to the beginning and start with book 1, okay? But as a recap, there’s been a...
by Helen | Mar 13, 2024 | Book reviews
The Collapsing Wave is a sequel to The Space Between Us, and I really would recommend reading them in order if at all possible.This is a compelling page-turner playing with an often used, but somehow here still fresh, science fiction idea – what would we do if...
by Helen | Mar 13, 2024 | Book reviews
Lights flash in the skies above Scotland. Many who see it have a stroke and never recover. But three victims recover almost suspiciously quickly, and when there are reports of an octopus-like creature washing up on a shore, they feel an instant and odd connection to...
by Helen | Mar 10, 2024 | Book reviews
Five Bad Deeds is an interesting take on a psychological thriller. Filled with a host of mostly unlikeable characters, and based on information that’s hidden from the reader, it’s going to annoy some people but entertain others. I fell into the side of...
