Two For One I am reviewing the last two books of The Stoker and Holmes series by Colleen Gleason together because the end of “The Carnelian Crow” (book 4) sets up the story for “The Zeppelin Deception” (book 5). Looking at them as a pair seems like a natural progression. So, let’s get started. “The […]
A Princess, a Missing Chess Piece, and a Nemesis
The Archenemy? Or Nemesis “The Chess Queen Enigma” is the third book in the Colleen Gleason’s Stoker and Holmes young adult series. Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker continue their rocky alliance, acting as chaperones and undercover bodyguards for visiting Princess Lurelia of Betrovia. Princess Lurelia turns out to be rather boring, but there is a […]
The Spiritglass Charade: Mediums & Vampires
Holmes and Stoker Return Once again, Mina Holmes and Evaline Stoker team up and find themselves in one disaster after another. “The Spiritglass Charade” is the second book in Colleen Gleason’s Stoker and Holmes series. Princess Alix asks them to help with a new investigation. Willa Aston, a seventeen-year-old, is obsessed with spiritual mediums and […]
“The Clockwork Scarab”: Mystery, Vampires, Steampunk
Holmes Meets Stoker Colleen Gleason’s “The Clockwork Scarab” combines mystery, vampires, and Steampunk into a diverting romp. The series echoes a Sherlock Holmes style of mystery. If you are a Holmes fan and if you like vampires, or if you just like mysteries and vampires, this series drops the reader into a dangerous world of […]
“Rule of Wolves” by Leigh Bardugo
Wrapping Up the Duology Leigh Bardugo’s “King of Scars” ended with King Nikolai returning home to find his country facing dangerous foes on all horizons. In “Rule of Wolves” all the surrounding countries are hungry wolves, plotting to devour Nikolai and his people. Things do not look good. In this book, we are in and […]
“King of Scars” Return to Grisha
King Nikolai’s Story Leigh Bardugo’s “King of Scars” is the first book in her new duology set in her Grisha world. Most of the story revolves around King Nikolai and his efforts to save his country, three years after the events in the “Shadow & Bone” trilogy. He struggles for peace and stability, but the […]