2013
The Falconer
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Children/Young AdultHistorical FantasyMystery/Crime
Set in 1844 Edinburgh, this is the story of Aileana Kameron, a young noblewoman whose life has been wrecked by rumors that she murdered ...Read Review
98k, Biography of a Rifle
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98k by Maurice Kanareck is an immaculately researched and very knowledgeable book about the story of one iconic rifle. From 1938 to 1982, the rifle ...Read Review
The Tin Snail
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The Tin Snail by Cameron McAllister is a charming, somewhat old-fashioned read that delights with its humour, adventure, patriotism and love. Invoking the ...Read Review
Catacombs of Vanaheim
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy
An ideal read for Young Adults, the fantasy-based next adventure in Richard Denning’s Nine Worlds series is a thrilling action-packed read. The ...Read Review
The Black Russian
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It is always a pleasure to discover any tale that grips you from the first page and leads you along the byways of ...Read Review
Pastel Orphans
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Young, half-Jewish, German Polish boy Henrik watches his world fall apart after Hitler comes to power and his family suffers the inevitable discriminations ...Read Review
One Summer: America 1927
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1927 was certainly an eventful year for the USA. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo transatlantic flight, and immediately became the world’s most ...Read Review
Violet’s Problem: Volume 1 (The Violet Strange Mysteries)
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I am not generally a mystery fan, but the heroine of Martinelli’s slim volume won me over almost instantly, and the style ...Read Review
Jefferson and Hamilton
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This history covers the lives of two founding fathers from the 1740s into the 19th century. When I saw that here “J” precedes “...Read Review
Rise to Power: Volume 1 (The David Chronicles)
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‘Here is the story of David as you have never heard it before,’ Uvi Poznansky tells his readers at the end of his ...Read Review
