Christmas Al Dente: a holiday short story (Southern Pasta Shop Mysteries) by Jennifer L. Hart is a fun cozy mystery to read. I gave it four stars.
“I thought I’d been having a bad day until I stumbled across my sous-chef crying in the pantry. Sure the holidays could be stressful, but this was ridiculous.”
I received a complimentary Kindle copy in an Amazon promotion.
That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z7Y9RLM/
Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs with illustrations by Matt Tames is Linden Tree Press is a story with villians and the heroes who battle them. There are trolls, twins and a princess included. It is written for teens and young adults in the category of science fiction and fantasy as well as action and adventure. I gave it four stars.
It is set in the Lands of Yonder which had been a happy village before Count Wilhelm Scream established himself as a dictator. It was now filled with grumbling, unhappy people who did not like the changes.
Kate and Adelet were teachers who resented having to teach Count Wilhelms Scream’s version of history. They were having a meeting to fight for truth and using the twin’s six-month birthday as a cover for it. They hired one of their students to babysit.
“Her name was Prissy, and she was a lump of a girl, all long, dark hair and sullen eyes, who lived in a local orphanage called Kinderdump.” The twins were identical so had bracelets marked with a C, and the other with a J.
I received a complimentary Kindle copy from NetGalley and Linden Tree Press. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Casper-Jasper-Terrible-Tyrant-Klebenov-ebook/dp/B07DFXYGH7
Captain Coffin by Ben Stevens is a short story also available as part of the story collection A Twist in the Telling. I gave it four stars.
“Private Thomas Swan has been sentenced to death for desertion.”
I received a complimentary Kindle copy in an Amazon promotion.
That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CSURCTW
Blood Memory, Book One by Perrin Briar is a zombie book. I gave it four stars.
Haven’s crew find a man floating half-dead at sea. After they examine him for bites Rachel says: “Hello Jordan Grant. Welcome to Haven, the safest place on Earth.” He was unconscious and they took care of him for three days before he came to. He had no recent memory. He has lost memories of the past six years and doesn’t know what had happened.
I received a complimentary Kindle copy from the author. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Memory-Ultimate-Zombie-Apocalypse-ebook/dp/B00MFXXSHW/
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