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Review: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

Title: Moriarty Author: Anthony Horowitz Series: Sherlock Holmes #2 Rating: 3 Stars 304 pages Published December 9th 2014 by Harper Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I’m a huge self-proclaimed fan of anything Sherlock. Recently I’ve started dabbling in the original works by Arthur Conan Doyle, while simultaneously gorging […]

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Review: The Mysteries by Lisa Tuttle

Title: The Mysteries Author: Lisa Tuttle Series: None Rating: 4 Stars 464 pages Published September 4th 2014 by Jo Fletcher Books Review copy provided by the author Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository The Mysteries is The Cuckoo’s Calling with fae. It follows private investigator Ian, from his earliest encounter with a missing person in […]

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Review: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris

Title: Grave Secret Author: Charlaine Harris Series: Harper Connelly #4 Rating: 3 Stars 306 pages Published October 27th 2009 by Berkley Hardcover Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Well, that was a weird journey. Grave Secret is the final book in the Harper Connelly series, this time combining both a mystery as we’re used […]

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Review: Death of an Avid Reader by Frances Brody

Title: Death of an Avid Reader Author: Frances Brody Series: Kate Shackleton #6 Rating: 4 Stars 384 pages Expected publication Octover 2nd 2014 by Piatkus Review copy provided by the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Set in the 1920s, the Kate Shackleton books follow private detective Kate as she navigates post-war society and […]

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Review: Heist Society by Ally Carter

Title: Heist Society Author: Ally Carter Series: Heist Society #1 Rating: 3.5 Stars 287 pages Published February 9th 2010 by Disney-Hyperion Borrowed from the library Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Kat is the offspring of a thieving family, and she’s one of the best and youngest thieves in the world. She has decided to […]

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Review: Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike

Title: Sleep No More Author: Aprilynne Pike Series: None Rating: 4 Stars 352 pages Published April 29th 2014 by HarperTeen Review copy received from the publisher Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Charlotte is an Oracle. She gets visions of the future – but one rule she has learnt in her life is to never […]

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Graphic Novel Review: Hellboy #1 – Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola

Title: Seed of Destruction Author: Mike Mignola Series: Hellboy #1 Rating: 3.5/5 Stars 128 pages Published December 9th 2003 by Dark Horse Library Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Summary: During the Second World War a Nazi project involves some kind of dark magic. At the same time of the ritual, Hellboy is summoned. Now, […]

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Review: Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris

Title: Grave Sight Author: Charlaine Harris Series: Harper Connelly #1 Rating: 4 Stars 293 pages Published 2007 by Gollancz Gifted to me by my boyfriend Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Instead of the full-on supernatural romp of the Sookie Stackhouse books, the Harper Connelly ones are more rooted in reality. They feature heroine Harper […]

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Review: A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

Title: A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Series: Sherlock Holmes #1 + #2 Rating: 4/5 Stars 325 pages Published 2005 by Collector’s Library Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository I am an unapologetic Sherlock Holmes fan, yet it took me this long to read the source of […]

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Review: Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

Title: Spell Bound Author: Kelley Armstrong Series: Women of the Otherworld #12 Rating: 4/5 Stars 352 pages Published August 4th 2011 by Orbit Bought Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Finally, an instalment of the Women of the Otherworld books I enjoyed like old times! Savannah has lost her magic, and with that her courage […]

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