Butterfly (Drakon IV)
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The fourth and final book in the Drakon series, the debut of C.A. Caskabel The thrilling...
The Accident
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A tragic accident, an unbearable loss and a marriage in crisis – but who can she trust or is she...
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An Ideal Husband
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Although Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one...
It Is Wood, It Is Stone
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With sharp, gorgeous prose, It Is Wood, It Is Stone takes place over the course of a year in São...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated The Jig is Up in Books
Aug 22, 2024
I’m a little surprised we haven’t seen an Irish touristy town as a series theme before now. While I did feel things and characters could have been a bit more fleshed out, I enjoyed what we got here. The theming is fun and made me smile multiple times. The characters are, likewise, charming, and I am looking forward to getting to know them better. The mystery got off to a strong start, and the book kept me engaged, even with some things that might have annoyed me in lesser hands. You’ll dance through this debut and be left anxious for the encore.
Obiefuna has to keep his sexuality hidden as Nigeria moves to criminalise homosexuality, and he finds himself living a lie at school, and even participating in another boys brutal beating.
This could just be an emotionally devastating story of an ostracised boy, but there is love in this, from Obi’s mother and those he meets when he leaves school. He is a resilient boy and man who does find love.
I listened to this on audiobook (from Xigxag) and it was read so well by Fejiro Emasiobi and Tariye Peterside. This added much to the story itself - even just by teaching me how to pronounce the characters names properly. They also ramped up the emotion for me, especially when Obi is a boy.
This is a stunning debut and well worth a read (or a listen!!).
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
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All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated Death on Cozumel Island in Books
Apr 30, 2026
Being a lover of all things aquatic, this book attracted my attention when I first heard about it several years ago. But I just got a chance to read it. Sadly, it needed another couple of drafts to polish things up. The pacing was way off until we reached the final third of the book. Claire was pretty selfish at times, and her actions didn’t always make sense. The writing was rough at times as well. However, the descriptions of the diving were enough to make me want to plan a trip myself. Hopefully, the series gets better as it goes along.