Book Review: The Coins O' The Realms by C.A. Deegan

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: The Coins o' the Realms

Subtitle: (The Cracklock Saga #5)

Author: C.A. Deegan

Genre: Literature and Fiction/Young Adult

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 5

Best read after earlier books in series? yes

Available:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209392627-book-5

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This is the next instalment in the Cracklock Saga. And it is another one to get you addicted to this series. Jack and his family need to work together with his ‘evil’ family members in their fight against the Dire. The Dire is now getting stronger as it seeks and finds its others. Will Jack and his family succeed?

What I liked about the book:

The book is well-written and action-filled.

What I didn’t like about the book:

Like the other books in the series, it was difficult to put the book down, and I was at risk of not getting enough sleep (just kidding, the book was just that good).

My favourite bits in the book:

The entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is a stand-alone book in the series, and the seventh book I’ve read by this author, and I can’t wait to read the next. I’m looking forward to reading the eighth book in the series when it arrives.

What books could this be compared to and why?

Like stories about faeries and goblins? This is a story like no other.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

 

If you like fiction with a bit of fairy dust, but lots of action and evil entities, too, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Book Description by Author:

SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND…

 

The Dire seeks its others; its insidious reach stretching across the globe. When it finds them, the realms are doomed.

 

Jack has to stop it; the coins he needs lost to millennia. And only foes, both old and new, can help him find stolen friends and ancient magicks.

 

It's a terrible race. Jack and his friends have to win it. They have to....

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Book Review: The Missing Heirloom by Lorraine Simpson

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Basic Details:

Book Title: The Missing Heirloom

Subtitle: An Anna Stone Mystery

Author: Lorraine Simpson

Genre: Thriller/crime/mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211760247-the-missing-heirloom

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This cozy mystery follows Anna Stone, PA to a Dame. During a party, an expensive heirloom is stolen and Dame Charleston and Anna set out to find out what has happened. They come across several secrets and mysteries along the way. Will they succeed and avoid mortal danger?

What I liked about the book:

This book was action-packed, full of intrigue and twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is a cozy mystery and the first in a new series. I look forward to reading more of Anna’s adventures.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book finds itself in the category of crime, thrillers and mysteries. It is written to a very high standard.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

 

If you like cozy mysteries, this book may be the book for you.

 

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

An impossible mystery with a reluctant sleuth...

The first in a gripping new standalone mystery series featuring Anna Stone.

Country Estate PA, Anna Stone, 29, loves her job. But when a valuable necklace goes missing at a party, it’s clear that one of the people in that dining room is the thief. It doesn’t help that the pendant was around Anna’s neck at the time. She sees the way the villagers are looking at they’re closing ranks.

Dame Lilian Charleston is upset about a cousin who disappeared fifty years ago...

And now Angela Bennett, the estate’s former housekeeper, has vanished, too—presumed dead.

And where on earth does Marrakesh come into it?

In the small village of Rosewater, England, everybody has a secret.

But, how far will they go to conceal it?

About the Author:

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Book Review: Fur by Katherine Black

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Fur

Subtitle:

Author: Katherine Black

Genre: Thriller/crime/mystery

Part of a series?

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201954149-fur

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This is a completely different book for this author. I’ve read several books by her hand and although a thriller of sorts, it deals with the troubles and strains on relationships that come with a child with autism. Will the love for a canine cause Sammy to wander in mortal danger?

What I liked about the book:

This book was action-packed, full of intrigue and twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is another great book by this author and I can’t wait to pick up another one by her hand.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book finds itself in the category of crime, thrillers and mysteries. It is written to a very high standard.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Yes
Adult	Yes

 

If you like suspenseful psychological thrillers, this book may be the book for you.

 

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Every family has a limit. Every secret has a price.

 

15-year-old Samuel May is a neurodivergent young man with a unique mind. When his best friend vanishes, it triggers more than just a search. It plunges Sammy and his parents into an emotional labyrinth with unimaginable consequences.

 

From the beginning, tensions rise and secrets emerge as the family is pushed to the limit. Sammy has to come to terms with a world that doesn't understand him. With each revelation, they're forced closer to breaking point. Can they endure the strain?

 

Sammy's in danger. And everything hinges on finding his friend.

 

Fur is a gripping and soulful look at a dysfunctional family dynamic, set against a backdrop of unfolding mystery and heart-stopping moments. Prepare for a journey that's as emotionally rich as it is suspenseful.

About the Author:

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Book Review: Cold-blooded Carnival by Katherine Black

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Cold-Blooded Carnival

Subtitle: (DCI Nash Book 4)

Author: Katherine Black

Genre: Thriller/crime/mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 4

Best read after earlier books in series? Yes

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199299910-cold-blooded-carnival

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Silas is back and is sent to Prague to assist the Prague police in their investigations into a murder in a circus. With superstitions running rife, it’s difficult to work out what is really happening. Is there really a supernatural force at work? He is joined on this semi-holiday by his partner and Max also makes an appearance. Will Silas succeed to find the killer and avoid further murders taking place?

What I liked about the book:

This book was action-packed, full of intrigue and twists and turns.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

Detective Chief Inspector Nash is fast becoming one of my favourite detectives. I can’t wait for the next Silas Nash mystery to come my way.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book finds itself in the category of crime, thrillers and mysteries. It is written to a very high standard.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Maybe
Adult	Yes

 

If you like suspenseful psychological thrillers, this book may be the book for you.

 

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

In a circus of shadows, death takes centre stage.In the shadowy heart of Prague, beneath the looming towers of Vysehrad Castle, DCI Nash finds himself ensnared in a web of malevolence. As a once-celebrated circus unravels into a maelstrom of death, the macabre discovery of a fifteen-year-old trapeze artist signals the start of a nightmare murder spree that disrupts the colourful façade of the big top.

 

With the spectral hum of an uninvited carousel heralding a curse, Nash is thrown into a case where the performers live by superstition and folklore.

 

With time running out, Nash battles the clock to unmask the mastermind behind the madness. But the circus is a place where crazy isn’t always fun. Every smile conceals an agenda. As the secrets unravel, the real monsters aren’t in the funhouse . . . they walk among the innocent.

 

‘Cold-Blooded Carnival is the best Silas Nash thriller yet. Written in a more vivid style than Black’s trademark stripped-back prose, it’s a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the shocking reveal. Brilliant. A movie-worthy masterpiece.’ — Brian Dawson

 

Step right up, if you dare, for a performance where fear and suspense fly under the glittering lights of the big top.

About the Author:

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Book Review: Cold Murder by Jeanette Taylor Ford

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Cold Murder

Subtitle:

Author: Jeanette Taylor Ford

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153389657-cold-murder

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

A murder in a posh cul-de-sac. Secrets hidden amongst the inhabitants. A secret history. Will DS Della Downs find out the truth before more people fall victim?

What I liked about the book:

The book is action-packed, and full of suspense and with a twist.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed the entire book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The book was enjoyable in its entirety.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and I look forward to reading more. I wonder what DS Della Downs will be up to next.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a mystery full of suspense.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Maybe
Adult	Yes

 

If you like suspense and murder mysteries, this book may be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

The coldest night of the year, and DS Della Downs is called to attend a suspicious death.

 

A naked man has frozen to death in a field at the end of an elite cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Derby. It seems someone has been judge, jury and executioner, for the dead man has ‘guilty’ carved into his chest.

 

Sassy Detective Sergeant Della Downs and her sidekick, Detective Constable Curran, wade through a mire of suspects – a whole cul-de-sac of them. And how does this murder connect to an old case, for which a man has been in prison for almost ten years? However, their prime suspect slips through their fingers, only to wind up dead in another town.

About the Author:

From a bookworm to a bookworm who writes!

 

Jeanette Taylor Ford grew up in Cromer, Norfolk, moved to Hereford in 1968. Now lives not far from Nottingham. She has six children, seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. A compulsive teller of tales, she mostly writes in the genre of the paranormal but sometimes digresses into other subjects, stories for children, short stories and the occasional poem.

 

Visit Jeanette on her facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Jeanette-Tay...

 

or her blog: https://jeanetteford51.wordpress.com/