The Darwin Affair

Author: Tim Mason 2019 Charles Field, a chief detective, connects the attempted murder on Queen Victoria with the murder of a thief a few blocks away. However, the more he digs into the murder and attempted murder, the more it seems to be part of a bigger plot. Was the queen even the target? WhatContinue reading “The Darwin Affair”

The Rithmatist

Author: Brandon Sanderson 2013 Imagine that your little stick figure drawings came to life, what would you do? What would they do? In The Rithmatist, some people have the ability to bring drawings to life. These people are called rithmatists. The rithmatists need to serve 10 years on an island using those drawings made ofContinue reading “The Rithmatist”

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

This novella is set in the Twilight series between books 3 and 4. As you may have guessed, it follows Bree Tanner, a newborn vampire in Stephanie Meyer’s world filled with vampires and werewolves. Bree Tanner likes to read and hides from the other newborn vampires the best she can, since most of them areContinue reading “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner”

A Study in Scarlet Women

A study in Scarlet Women is the first of the lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas. It is a re-imagination of Sherlock Holmes, but seen through a female perspective. Re-imagination of Sherlock Holmes are  aplenty; we recently saw a rise of this on TV with the Elementary and Sherlock series, which reintroduced this favourite detectiveContinue reading “A Study in Scarlet Women”