Tag: Whitley’s Reviews

Guest Review: The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth

Guest Review: The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth

Whitley’s review of The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth. With this volume, the holy trinity of fairy tales – the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen – becomes a quartet. In the 1850s, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth traversed the forests, lowlands, and mountains of northern Bavaria to record fairy tales, gaining […]

Guest Review: Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope

Guest Review: Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope

Whitley’s review of Song of Blood and Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles #1) by L. Penelope. Between love and duty lies destiny Orphaned and alone, Jasminda is an outcast in her homeland of Elsira, where she is feared for both the shade of her skin and her magical abilities. When ruthless soldiers seek refuge in her isolated […]

Guest Review: Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn

Guest Review: Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn

Whitley’s review of Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn. Postbellum America makes for a haunting backdrop in this historical and supernatural tale of moonlit cemeteries, masked balls, cunning mediums, and terrifying secrets waiting to be unearthed by an intrepid crime reporter. The year is 1869, and the Civil War haunts the city of Philadelphia […]

Guest Review: A Kirribilli Christmas by Louise Reynolds

Guest Review: A Kirribilli Christmas by Louise Reynolds

Whitley’s review of A Kirribilli Christmas by Louise Reynolds. Eight years ago Shelby left Sydney for LA, determined to set the world on fire. Now she’s nearly broke and her boyfriend has left her alone at Christmas. Lonely and miserable, Shelby finds herself drawn back to the childhood home she thought she’d left behind . […]

Guest Review: The Whispers and The Burning Girl by Lisa Unger

Guest Review: The Whispers and The Burning Girl by Lisa Unger

Whitley’s review of The Whispers (The Whispers #1) and The Burning Girl (The Whispers #2) by Lisa Unger Eloise Montgomery discovers her amazing gift in the wake of tragedy in this first of three captivating stories that make up an e-novella from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger. It’s a day like […]