Mystery in Multiple Mediums: Up & Vanished

You're probably thinking, "Lady! Stop with all the mysteries! Read something else for gouda's sake!" Well, I did read something else, but I listened to more mysteries. Changing the medium definitely counts as a different thing, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDwLPMOzHLY My friend recommended the podcast, Up and Vanished, to me several weeks ago. Series One has been…

Freud Would Have a Field Day: Sharp Objects

I had run out of things to read during a placement and the local library was shut, so I went to the pharmacy and purchased a copy of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (of Gone Girl fame). I'm a fan of dark stories that look at the inner workings of family life, making this a perfect one for me…

Quiet Neighbours: A Review

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but lately I've just been picking books up at random based on whether or not I enjoy their covers. It's not been too poor of a method as Foxlowe was a result of this experiment. This time it is Quiet Neighbours by Catriona McPherson, a very intriguing…

When I Was Just a Little Girl #2

Fantasy. Mystery. Detectives. Annoying best friends. What more do you need to know? Well, clearly more otherwise I would have no reason to write this blog post! Onwards! *as with most of my posts, spoilers ahead!* 1) The Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series by Carolyn Keene and Franklyn W. Dixon I love the 60s/70s…

The Ashes of London: Burning Up a Bookshelf Near You

Self-admittedly, I am an anglophile, and English history fascinates me to this day. However, the whole period around Charles I to basically the Hanoverian dynasty bores me a little... bored me a little. How things have changed! Andrew Taylor's novel is an engaging read, using the factual events of the Great Fire of London (1666)…

Labyrinth: A Very Mixed Bag

Meet Alice and Alaïs, two women with intertwined lives living in different centuries. One PhD, one daughter of a high-ranking court figure, and one convoluted hidden secret. Intrigued? Then keep reading, my friends. *contains spoilers* This book is a melange of things I hold very dear to my heart: the age of the Crusades, secret…

Agatha (my main lady) and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

*contains spoilers* Agatha Christie has been my go-to for novels since grade 4; her novels are full of hilarity, drama, and (naturally) mystery. They are all, also, set around WWII in England. Basically, it's all I could ever hope for. So we begin with a young man and his chum playing golf, who discover a…