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Martin, an octogenarian, is convalescing from hip replacement surgery at the local retirement home. He's convinced he used to work as a spy for the British government and is determined to use his skills to solve the murder of another resident of the home. Albie, Martin's next door neighbour, is reluctant to be roped into the operation, he thinks Martin is loosing his marbles, ⬇️

3/5

In this Little Mermaid retelling, Clara is the daughter of a wealthy Dutch merchant. She meets Maurits, a man who is clearly lying about who he is, but Clara is drawn into his world of magic.

I loved the folklore of the book and the author's note about the folklore specific to Friesland. I also appreciated the environmental message, even if it was a little repetitive. However, I found the main characters frustratingly naive.

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TLDR: This is very much a historical fiction novel with elements of horror towards the end. Overall, I thought it was nicely done with the dual timelines of present-day & London 1769 working well here & a fitting, if slightly rushed ending. 3.75🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, VERVE Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review & TWs: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7463737218
Read 17th - 19th Sept 2025

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3 Stars • Detour (Detour #1) by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart follows Ryan Crane, an everyman who saves billionaire John Ward and earns a spot on a historic manned mission to Titan. ⬇️

Wilmur & Viola‘s boring life gets interrupted when a mysterious person crashes through their front door. Everything about her screams danger, but the 2 children are willing to trade anything to try & get away from the island. & so they meet pirates, royalty, & secrets.

Loved it! Characters were all engaging, pacing was great, world building was wild. My only complaint is that the end is less cliffhanger & more cut off in the middle.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Next up is an #arc from #netgalley that I‘m finally getting around to.
This was also my June's #bookspin pick.

YES!!! Very excited to have been approved for this book by #NetGalley.
I LOVED The Change. I'm hoping this is as good.

Just got approved on #NetGalley for the upcoming Adrian Tchaikovsky collection from Subterranean Press!

The plotline itself was well thought out, with the mixing of the two timelines & the gradual reveals, but for me, I'm afraid the characters rather spoiled things. Dolly Dove seemed to have almost no personality & I had no strong feelings about what happened to her character, Fern was just annoying, & did Nell have to be quite so useless at everything? I also found the ending to be rather melodramatic. (continued)