TOP REVIEWS
Tonja Drecker (5 Stars)
A STRANGE & EXCITING MYSTERY
When I dove into this one, I wasn't really sure what to expect...
but whatever it was, this story was much better.
The
author creates a dark but beautiful and enticing atmosphere in the
French Quarter.
The setting is placed on the first day of the Carnival
in 1947,
where reality, death and magic interplay and form a wondrous
world.
Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is portrayed with an exquisite,
dark elegance
as she leaves a trail of death in her wake.
But that's
only the beginning.
The characters are vivid with personalities so potent, they jump from the page.
The addition of myth and magic add an alluring spice.
It's a wonderful
concoction which pulls in and presents a show all of its own.
Add the
well crafted wording and clever dialogue, and it's an intoxicating mix.
Don't miss Tonja's new book, Music Boxes!
C. Lee McKenzie (4 Stars)
SURREAL ENTER STAGE LEFT
In Razor Valentine you enter 1947 during Carnival
where the natural laws
don’t exist and where death is a dark and dangerous beauty.
In this
world, unlikely people struggle to live and love.
Death is always
imminent and confusion is queen.
Caesar
Romero comes to life as the suave, sophisticated actor
he actually was
on the Hollywood screen decades ago.
You can almost hear Jimmy Stewart
drawl his way through the story,
and the author pays him the respect he
earned in real life during the war years.
Yeomans does an elegant dance with the English language. Something I always appreciate.
For the full reviews,
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New Orleans' spirits and ghosts are notoriously unreliable and fickle,
but they are supposed to visit Ronel Janse van Vuuren's blog this March 16th.
Pay her blog a visit and say HI.
If the spirits are not there yet,
they are probably sight-seeing and scaring shop-keepers and tourists alike!
Snippets of
HER REVIEW
(5 Stars)
I liked the intertwined history, mystery and the odd (and
compelling) character that is Lucas.
And the author’s play with language is
quite a treat!
The world building is intricate, the layers fascinating
and
Irene is clearly insane (though, that is part of the fun) –
and no-one in this
story can truly be sane with everything they encounter.
Thanks for the shout-out, and I loved the read :)
ReplyDeleteThat means a lot coming from you. :-)
DeleteHi Roland and Tonja - the premise of 'Music Boxes' really does titillate the senses - and appears to offer much ... it's on my list to read. Excellent post ... cheers to you both - Hilary
ReplyDeleteI wish highest of sales for Tonja! :-)
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