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THE PERFECT LIE by Jo Spain

He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder.
Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin answers the door to Danny's police colleagues one morning, it's the start of an ordinary day. But behind her, Danny walks to the window of their fourth-floor apartment and jumps to his death.
Eighteen months later, Erin is in court, ...

POLTERHEIST by Laura Resnick

 

Polterheist by Laura Resnick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Well, it was about time I read the next book in the Esther Diamond series! 😊

It's the festive season and Esther has to pay the rent, so she gets a job as a jewish elf and Santa helper at Fenster & Co. But weird things are happening in this store, enough to freak out both customers and employees...

This was another super fun addition to this awesome & funny urban fantasy series.

The beginning of Esther's next adventure started out on a freaky and h...

A Bit of Editing

Hello again!

Well, this week, it was back to editing for me. This time it was the final edit of my upcoming YA horror novel, Wall of Dolls.

Because I'm such a double checker (or is that glutton for punishment? 😂) of course I read the whole thing again. This time felt more like a proofread. I even managed to get lost in some of the creepier scenes. And that's a great thing because when I'm revising/editing, I'm super critical with my story.

This also made me realise that I'm pretty much done with th...

SHATTER CITY by Scott Westerfeld

 

Shatter City by Scott Westerfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This time last week I read the first book in the Impostors series and ordered the second one before I was even finished. This week, I decided to get stuck into that second book. 😁

Frey and Col are prisoners in Shreve. Luckily, her callous father doesn't know her well enough to figure out she's pretending to be her sister. And before she gets a chance to put her plan into action, she finds herself in Paz. Frey might be looking for her sister,...

DNF Adventures

Hey! What did you do this week? I celebrated finishing an edit by getting stuck into a Book Purge.
As I've mentioned many times here and on Twitter, during pre-pandemic times hubby and I used to go for many thrift store adventures. During those adventures I picked up a LOT of books. So many books that asides from filling up a wall of bookshelves in our bedroom and several other spots in the living room, there are book piles everywhere.
Seriously, between our books, games and collectibles it's like...

IMPOSTORS by Scott Westerfeld

 

Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The other day I stumbled on Bogus to Bubbly, which happens to be a guide book for the Uglies series. That reminded me how much I loved those four books, and then I found out there were going to be another four books set in the same world.

So, after a little push from hubby, I decided to go for a test hoverboard ride and couldn't get off. 😁

Frey and Rafi are twins. Except, Rafi was raised in the limelight and Frey was kept hidden. She was trained...

BOGUS TO BUBBLY: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

 

Bogus to Bubbly: An Insider's Guide to the World of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved the Uglies series, so of course I was interested in checking this out.

This book is full of extra (pardon the pun) information about pretty (oops, I did it again) much everything about the futuristic world Tally lives in. It all starts with the history of how humans went from what we are today, to the Pretty-obsessed world of technology, body modification and secrets.

There's info about al...

THE COCKROACH KING by Andrew Cull

 

The Cockroach King by Andrew Cull
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've been busy working on edits all week so I didn't get a chance to read anything. But today, while sorting the books on my Paperwhite, this caught my eye and I decided to read it.

Cassie is very excited about buying a house she hopes will be a fresh start. A place where her miracle baby Sam can grow up in. And she owes it all to the mother she misses like crazy after cancer took her. Everything about the house seems great. Until her frien...

A Week of Editing!

Yep. This week I only had one goal: to get the second Wall of Dolls edit done. And I'm super excited to report that I did it! Yay.

Today, I finished up the last section, went through all the notes I'd written for myself, and checked all my changes. Then, I emailed it to my editor. 
I'm really excited about how this story is shaping up. I've had a soft spot for these girls since the moment I brought them to life, but working with a great editor has really helped sharpen the narrative and trim some ...

MIDNIGHT RIOT by Ben Aaronovitch

 

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

After DNFing two books yesterday, I decided to pick this up and it captured my attention. So I kept reading.

Peter Grant is a Probationary Constable who wants to be a detective, but is about to be assigned to the boring Case Progression Unit. After crossing paths with a witness who happens to be a ghost, he finds himself working with Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Nightingale. Together, they investigate this murder and Peter finds out ther...