The Girl in the Steel Corset (Steampunk Chronicles, #1)
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In 1897 London, sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne has no one…except the ‘thing’ inside her. ...
The Spaces In Between
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There is Truth and there are Lies; there is Fiction and there is Fact; there is Life and there is...
Prisoner 4374 by A.J. Griffiths-Jones
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For more than a century, Dr. Thomas Neill Cream has been listed as a potential 'Jack the Ripper'...
Ghost Huntress Book 1 the Awakening
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It’s too freaking quiet here! I can’t sleep. Not a wink. This is the third night in a...
A Polar Affair
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George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expedition of...
Jack the Ripper: Case Closed
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London. 1894. 'I am not a detective, chief constable.' 'No, but you are a poet, a freemason...
ClareR (6256 KP) rated Spider, Spider in Books
Feb 24, 2026
Molly Hanson narrates this so well from the points of view of young Nancy Ratcliffe and a woman called Spider. Both have been abused at the hands of the same man. Anyone who calls himself “The Prophet” is a red flag in the first place!
Nancy’s experience is in the “current” Victorian day, and Spiders is in the past (I wasn’t sure how long ago, though). Both stories are told in alternating chapters for the most part - and their actions are completely understandable.
It’s a story of religious control, female rage and revenge. The story flowed really well, and I was drawn in, hoping that they would both got their revenge and get away with it!!
Many thanks to Bolinda Audio, L. C. Winter and NetGalley for my copy of this thrilling book.
Helm is the anthropomorphised wind in the North of England, in a valley that feels like it should be in the Peak District (perhaps?). For millennia, it blows around, doing its own thing, and then humanity comes on the scene.
A prehistoric clan worship Helm, hoping for leniency from it’s devastating, troublesome, unpredictable nature. Another character, a wizard-type priest, tries to banish Helm. A Victorian Engineer wants to capture him. My favourite characters were the girl who could converse with Helm and is then regarded as insane (as well as promiscuous by her mother), and the Climate Scientist who wants to save the wind. All of these characters have only one connection: Helm.
Don’t expect some nice, tied up with a bow, perfect ending. That’s not this book. I loved how it showed humanity’s relationship with nature and the weather in such a creative way.
I was transfixed throughout.
Highly recommended!
Merissa (14152 KP) rated The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Passion, Obsession & Revenge in Books
Dec 13, 2021 (Updated Jul 9, 2023)
If you like True Crime then I am sure you will find something to keep your interest. It is clear from the start that a lot of research has gone into these stories, some of which have personal memories from the author. However, some of the stories felt disjointed in the way they were presented, going off on tangents that didn't seem relevant to the story at that point.
Each story features the bare bones of the story; being a collection, there simply isn't room for much more. However, it gives you the story, some build-up, and some information after the crime.
On the whole, this was an enjoyable read by a new-to-me author.
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Dec 13, 2021
Clues to You (Love in the Comptons #3)
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One murder mystery weekend. Two rival sleuths. They’re looking for answers. But will they find...
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