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Review of NETGALLEY arc Bee Speaker – Book 3 of The Dogs of War series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

8 July

I’m a huge fan of this interesting and prolific author as you can see by these reviews – the Children of Time series, Children of Time, Children of Ruin and Children of Memory – the Echoes of the Fall series The Tiger and the Wolf, The Bear and the Serpent, The Hyena and the Hawk – Redemption’s Blade: After the War, Guns of Dawn, The Expert System’s Brother , The Expert System’s Champion, Spiderlight, Ironclads, Dogs of War, Bear Head, The Doors of Eden, Firewalkers, Ogres, And Put Away Childish Things, , One Day All This Will be Yours, Service Model, the Architects of Earth series – Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void and Lords of Uncreation; Alien Clay; and The Tyrant Philosophers series – City of Last Chances, House of Open Wounds and Days of Shattered Faith. And the reason why I keep listing all the books I’ve read and talked about is that you at least get a sense of the sheer range of Tchaikovsky’s writing. From hefty sci fi space opera series to thought-provoking standalone fantasy novellas – Tchaikovsky has excelled at both.
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SUNDAY POST

6 July

This is part of the weekly meme over at the Caffeinated Reviewer, where book bloggers can share the books they’ve read and share what they have got up to during the last week.
While two young family members got to celebrate birthdays this week – everything else was overshadowed by my daughter being rushed to hospital with a brain bleed on Thursday evening. She has been very poorly. I’m sure you’ll understand there’s no photos this week.
It’s been another great reading week with two thoroughly enjoyable romantasy fairytale retellings from a new-to-me author, listening to a well-known fantasy adventure, an unusual and thought-provoking historical murder mystery, the latest instalment of a favourite urban fantasy series and a quirky alien/human romance. Thank goodness for books
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Castellan the Black and his Wise Draconic Tips on Life

5 July

If your exasperating young son is trying your patience – think carefully before challenging him to a duel, even an informal one. While you’ll easily win now he’s young and inexperienced – he’ll never forget that defeat. And you really don’t want a rematch once he’s in his prime and you’re older and slower.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe

4 July

I enjoyed the first two book in The Protectorate series – see my reviews of Velocity Weapon and Chaos Vector, so when this one caught my eye, I immediately requested it. Apart from anything else, I was intrigued by the title…
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Switcheroo – Book 3 of the Fran and Ken Stein Mystery series by E.J. Copperman

3 July

I loved the Jersey Girl Legal Mystery series, having become a huge fan of snarky Sandy – see my reviews of And Justice for Mall, Inherit the Shoes, Witness for the Persecution, My Cousin Skinny and Good Lieutenant. And I’ve enjoyed the previous two books in the Fran and Ken Stein series – see my reviews of Ukele of Death and Same Difference. So it was a no-brainer that I’d tuck into this third and final offering in this quirky series.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

2 July

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: The Nightshade God – Book 3 of The Nightshade Crown series by Hannah Whitten
release date 15th July 2025
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

30 June

I’ve only read one book by this author – The Scorpio Races. Despite having some flaws, this one has stayed in my memory due to the vivid scene setting and superb production of the audiobook. So when I saw this one come up on the Netgalley dashboard – I immediately requested it. Apart from anything else, the blurb sounds fascinating.
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