The Riddle of the Sphinx opens with a lawyer named Eric who is doing very well at his firm. While on his way to see one of his daughters in a play he runs into someone that leads him to think back at his life and where he is now. As he moves through his life Eric finds himself confronting the moments in his life that led him to where he is today and what he has lost in his journey. Continue reading “The Riddle of the Sphinx Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Halo of Power is the third book in the Mal Thomas series from Jeremy D. Holden. I have reviewed the two previous books in the series already, Sea of Doubt and Valley of Time, and each book is full of twists, turns, and lots of secrets. Mal Thomas is a character any reader can connect with and in this new book they can either experience more mysteries or check out the series for the first time. Continue reading “Halo of Power Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Henry Thomas introduces readers to a brand new world of fantastical elements in the first book in the Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind series. The Window and the Mirror is focused on a soldier named Joth who is tasked with protecting and traveling with a young woman on a diplomatic mission of sorts. After her tribe is attacked by Joth’s people a deal is made that could benefit all of them, as long as he can get her to a distant city in time. Continue reading “The Window and the Mirror Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Boekenweek, also known as Book Week, is an annual period dedicated to literature that has been held every year in the Netherlands and Belgium. Events are held throughout the Netherlands and this year it is taking place from March 23rd to March 31st and World Editions is celebrating by releasing special translated editions of books by Dutch and Belgium authors. The Nerdy Girl Express is taking part in this celebration by sharing reviews of two of the special World Editions books. The first feature is today’s review of Craving, which will be followed by a review on March 27th of Speechless. Continue reading “Craving Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Speechless an emotional read that combines fact and fiction to share the story of the life of author Tom Lanoye’s mother. This is one of the books that has been released in a translated form by World Editions in celebration of Boekenweek. This annual celebration of literature has existed since 1932 and this year is running from March 23rd to March 31st. World Editions is sharing the literature by a variety of contemporary writers from the Netherlands and Belgium for an international audience. Continue reading “Speechless Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Moving through past and future The Dreams of Ida Rothschild is the third and final volume of the original trilogy about the Screenmasters and the world of W. Mahlon Purdin. The story within this book focuses on a young girl named Ida Rothschild who is granted a new life in a new form by the Emers. This world blends sci-fi with historical fiction on a captivating way. Continue reading “The Dreams of Ida Rothschild from @kleffnotes”

Sam Hooker expands the world of his Terribly Serious Darkness series with book two, Soul Remains. Sloot Peril wakes up on a grave and realizes that at some point he has died. Yes, died, Sloot has become a ghost and joined a number of his friends in the Hereafter. This isn’t the only thing going on for Sloot, but this not exactly heroic hero has to figure out what he needs to do now. Continue reading “Soul Remains Book Review from @kleffnotes”

The Wilted Flower District is a follow-up to a book I previously review on The Nerdy Girl Express, Forgotten Violets. In this new addition to the series the focus is on the child of Meadow Noone, the main character of the first book, Violet Noone. After the death of her mother and father, Violet is being raised by a friend of her parents and she even has two adopted siblings. One of these siblings will lead Violet to become involved in a murder investigation and a number of other dangerous events in The Domain. Continue reading “The Wilted Flower District Book Review from @kleffnotes”