đź“–Marks of the Mazza by Blake Blessing

I was just minding my own business, trying to win in life (while in reality just barely passing) when I discovered the existence of a secret race, who think I’m the answer to their prayers. The Mazza, they called me. Someone who bears the marks of all four houses of this mysterious people, holding untold…

đź“–Stolen Angels (Detective Ellie Reeves Book 5) by Rita Herron

Lara is baking cupcakes when her six-year-old daughter Ava runs to catch the school bus just one block away. Chasing after her, Lara sees the bus tumbling past, and waves. But Ava never turns up at school. Detective Ellie Reeves is in arace against time to find her––in missing child cases, every second counts. Searching the small town of…

đź“–Frozen Souls (Detective Ellie Reeves Book 4) by Rita Herron

As a snowstorm wreaks havoc in the mountain town of Crooked Creek, a woman is found buried in ice. Detective Ellie Reeves is first on the scene. Examining the body, she finds frozen blonde hair, pink nail polish and a silver heart necklace engraved with Mine Forever. Ellie has first-hand experience of the monsters that lurk in the mountains––her…

đź“–The Burning Girls by Rita Herron (Ellie Reeves Book 3)

The remote town of Crooked Creek has barely recovered from its most recent tragedy when wildfires tear through the mountains. Detective Ellie Reeves is grappling with her own heartbreak––she has just discovered she was adopted and that her childhood was a lie. Under the scorching summer sun, Ellie is called to a river where a body has…

đź“–Wild Flower Graves by Rita Herron

Detective Ellie Reeves is hiking in the Appalachian Mountains when she discovers a body. As dusk falls, a gust of wind blows some petals on to Ellie’s path. Following the trail, she finds a golden-haired young woman dead on a bed of daffodils, with a note: Monday’s child is fair of face. Thanks to her own past,…

đź“–The Silent Dolls by Rita Herron

When Penny Matthews, a seven-year-old girl with blonde curls and a gap-toothed smile, goes missing in the Appalachian mountains, Detective Ellie Reeves is called straight to the scene. All that’s left behind is a pink friendship bracelet etched with “Penny”. Thanks to her own childhood––which keeps her up at night, tossing and turning––Ellie knows all too well that…

April 2022 – Life Update

I’ve been suffering – among other things – from readers block. I have the time to read. I have the books to read. I just can’t seem to read. To be honest, it’s been pretty hectic the past couple of months. My hand is almost back to normal, my physio has signed me off and…

✨Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

I had to wait for this to be released on YouTube to be able to buy it and watch it because I did not have sky or now TV subscription. it took less than a minute for my eyes to well up. Harry Potter is the book series that completely changed my life because before…

🎧The Hijack by (and Narrated): Owen Bennett-Jones

In 1981, PK326 was on a routine domestic flight from Karachi, Pakistan when it was hijacked and diverted to Afghanistan. The 148 passengers were then held at gunpoint for 13 days in what turned into one of the longest hijackings in history. The hijackers claimed to be fighting for democracy and demanded the release of…