The nitty-gritty: An interesting premise but a confusing execution, The Peace Machine just wasn’t my kind of story. My friends, I cannot remember the last time I gave a book two stars, and unfortunately, that is the rating I’ve decided upon for this book. The Peace Machine is presented as “A gripping tale in the […]
Hey readers, I’ve got something different and cool for you today! I’ve been a big fan of Pushkin Press, a UK publisher that puts out unique literary fiction, and now Pushkin is venturing out into vintage crime fiction with their new imprint, Pushkin Vertigo. I’m excited to have a review copy of The Tokyo Zodiac […]
I’m thrilled to have Marc Pastor visiting the blog today. He is the author of the prize-winning Barcelona Shadows, which won the Crims de Tinta award in Spain in 2008, and has since been translated from the Catalan into several languages, including English, thanks to small publisher Pushkin Press. Barcelona Shadows was dark and edgy […]
Barcelona Shadows by Marc Pastor Translated from the Catalan by Mara Faye Lethem Genre: Adult Thriller Publisher: Pushkin Press Release date (U.S.): January 16 2014 Source: e-book from publisher Pages: 272 The nitty-gritty: Violent and sometimes shocking, with an unusual narrator, a brutal main character, but ultimately, a skillfully constructed story. Barcelona is an old […]
The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen Translated from the Finnish by Lola M. Rogers Genre: Adult Mystery/Magic Realism Publisher: Pushkin Press Release date: 2013 Source: Finished copy from publisher Pages: 345 The nitty-gritty: A strange, magical, and sinister tale that slowly strips away layer after layer of carefully guarded secrets. A person […]
Welcome to Stacking the Shelves, where bloggers share their book hauls for the week, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews. It’s been a slow couple of weeks for me, both in acquiring new books and blogging. I’ve kind of lost my mojo this month, and I’m not sure why. I started NaNoWriMo and got through the first […]
Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and is a fun way to share your book haul with other bloggers and readers. This is my haul from the past two weeks. I’m trying my darnedest NOT to visit NetGalley and Edelweiss (although it’s hard now that Harper Collins has granted me free access to […]