Woolf and Lamb by Merrick Green

Woolf and Lamb by Merrick Green

Veronica Mars - the TV series (Kindle Worlds Novella)

Publisher: Kindle Worlds (May 2018)

96 pages, eBook (provided by Author for review)

Book Rating: 5 Stars

Content Note: Includes Swearing , Violence, and Sexual Innuendo

Entertaining Veronica Mars story involving an underclassman that is being bullied for being gay, and a deceased bisexual student that Veronica hopes will help unravel the mystery surrounding the bus accident. Veronica is working two cases here that are only loosely connected, but I felt they fit together nicely. Nice tie-in to existing episodes for fans of the series, but very consumable for new readers as well. Some interesting characters and a fun solution to the bullying problem. Great short read!

Kitchen Canary by Joanne Parsons

Kitchen Canary by Joanne Parsons

Publisher: Joanne Parsons (April 2017)

159 pages, eBook (provided by Publisher for review)

Book Rating: 4 Stars

Content Note: Includes Swearing , Violence, and Sexual Situations

This is the tale of a young reluctant immigrant, sent overseas to work as a domestic servant in order to send money back to her family in Ireland. We follow Katie on her harrowing voyage across the sea and her experiences as a badly treated domestic servant. This is a depressing, albeit realistic and clearly well researched story, that held my interest. I only wish the prose had flowed a bit more smoothly—there was something stilted and choppy about the delivery, but not so much as to be a real annoyance. I found the characters interesting, and I liked that even the bad characters were given a backstory that to some degree made their actions make sense. Interesting read!

Pearlman by David Russell

Pearlman by David Russell

Publisher: Bella Tulip Publishing (April 2018)

38 pages, eBook (provided by Author for review)

Book Rating: 3 Stars

Content Note: Includes Sexual Situations

Delving through space, time and apocalyptic visions, the unnamed hero explores the melding of Spanish and native cultures in Chile, while engaging in battle with legions. Legions of what and for what purpose I’m not entirely sure. Reading this was a bit like watching someone else’s dream (or nightmare)—I’m sure it makes perfect sense to them, but try to describe it to someone else and they immediate get lost. Many creative allusions and interesting correlations are presented, though much of the scientific analysis I didn’t exactly follow. Perhaps, better suited to a reader more inclined toward science fiction than me. Interesting and strange short read!