• 2016,  Book Reviews,  Fiction,  LoveReading,  Romance

    Book Review- Under A Pole Star

    Title: Under A Pole Star Author: Stef Penney Published: November 3rd 2016 Pages: 608 Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Rating: 3/5 Flora Mackie was twelve when she first crossed the Arctic Circle on her father’s whaling ship. Now she is returning to the frozen seas as the head of her own exploration expedition. Jakob de Beyn was raised in Manhattan, but his yearning for new horizons leads him to the Arctic as part of a rival expedition. When he and Flora meet, all thoughts of science and exploration give way before a sudden, all-consuming love.The affair survives the growing tensions between the two groups, but then, after one more glorious summer…

  • 2016,  Book Reviews,  Detective,  Fantasy,  Fiction,  Magic

    Quick Book Review- Rivers of London

    Title: Rivers of London Author: Ben Aaronovitch Published: January 10th 2011 Pages: 392 Series: Peter Grant/ Rivers of London Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction Rating: 4.5/5 My name is Peter Grant. Until January I was just another probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service, and to everyone else as the Filth. My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – We do paperwork so real coppers don’t have to – and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder…