Tag Archives: a hero too stupid to live

The Ambassador by Graham McNeill

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Product info (from Goodreads): Grizzled ex-general Kaspar von Velten finds himself unprepared for his duties as the new ambassador to the court of Tsarina. Not ready for the power struggles and politics, Kaspar is soon using his battlefield experience to … Continue reading →

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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Posted on June 29, 2018 by

Product info (from Goodreads): What does the legend of Vlad the Impaler have to do with the modern world? Is it possible that the Dracula of myth truly existed—and that he has lived on, century after century, pursuing his own … Continue reading →

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The Copper Promise (The Copper Cat 01) by Jen Williams

Posted on October 17, 2017 by

I got this one from beautiful and clever Melfka – thank you! Synopsis (from Goodreads): There are some far-fetched rumours about the caverns beneath the Citadel… Some say the mages left their most dangerous secrets hidden there; others, that great … Continue reading →

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Witch’s Bell Book One by Odette C. Bell

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Ebony Bell is living just exactly the life she wants. She has her very own magical bookstore, a wardrobe full of fabulously glitzy clothes, and a sweet bowl just brimming with lollies. But when a 6ft-tall annoyance … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got My Duke to Keep Me Warm by Kelly Bowen (The Lords of Worth 01)

Posted on February 5, 2016 by

Official blurb (from Goodreads): Where Secrets Smolder… Calm. Cool. Collected. Gisele Whitby has perfected the art of illusion—her survival, after all, has depended upon it. Years ago, to escape an abusive husband, Gisele “disappeared.” Now she must risk revealing her … Continue reading →

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Reviewing a classic: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

Synopsis: A naïve young woman whose name is supposed to be ‘rare’ and ‘original’ (Daphne?) but is never revealed in the book, stays in a Monte Carlo hotel along with a rich woman, Mrs. Van Hopper, who has employed her as … Continue reading →

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