Fever Quest This is an excellent YA or older children's book, with a gripping fast-moving plot, distinct and real characters, all with their own...
My Favorite Corpse An intriguing mystery...a strong start, good characters and the writing flows well. The real problem is the ending, which is...
The Interview This is one of the best dystopian stories I have read, but it's also a spectacular single room piece and character-driven drama....
Pigs on the Green a bright, enjoyable, short children's story which younger children should love. Continue reading...
Aramicus Unrated (DNF?) with a sense of utter bemusement. I'm not sure I ever found the story in this Continue reading...
Pineapple Lies Fans of cozy mystery or small town stories will love this book, and frankly so will anyone looking for something to lift the mood,...
We have a new feature on the site, the Review Aside Cartoon. This is a short comic strip using public domain images images from wpclipart.com,...
Zilla Overall, it is a good story about growing up, ideal for teenagers and particularly girls who are into sports. Continue reading...
Mammy Has Breast Cancer (Explaining to kids: Book 1) Explaining breast cancer, or any kind of cancer, to preschool children is very difficult but...
Newspaper Out – March 2016 The Croydon Citizen came out yesterday. The next set of reviews are on page 5, and with the included covers in colour...
The Christmas Tin II three absolutely wonderful short Christmas stories of hope and triumph, embedded in a double-framing structure, which is...
The Day I Washed My Face in the Toilet Family chaos? Oh yes. A good book for teenagers? Again yes, although it would probably appeal to YA...
Just a general thought for the board. We're now getting a lot of authors asking for reviews who haven't submitted their books to the site. The...
When The River Still Ran It's a five and if I gave it less I'd be lying. Who would enjoy this? Almost anyone. It is a lovely blend of snide...
Scattered With the Wind This is a touching and very honest memoir of how Donna and her dog Edie survived the Joplin Tornado, including...
Third Party Reviews Update – Feb 2016 We’ve changed the way the third party reviews run, and made a few more changes at the back end which have...
Murder at the Lighthouse For any who enjoy British mysteries in particular, this is definitely a sterling example of the genre. Continue reading...
Love Notes: . . . not a romance Jules, a teacher, spends her spare time running a popular reading group at the local old folks home. The arrival...
Night Market You don't need to known anything about the culture, or Taiwan to know and love good storytelling, and these stories are excellent....
There is a submission fee of £10 to enter this one, but some authors might want to go for it anyway. The first prize is £2,000 with extras, of...
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