Reviews with 5 stars

Listed below you will find all of the books that I have awarded with the 5 stars. A 5 star rating shows that I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and that if I ever manage to read all of the un-read books on my bookshelf I'd like to go back and read it again ;)

The Auschwitz Violin by Maria Angels Anglada

In the winter of 1991 a musician is captivated by a marvelously pitched violin, when he asks how she obtained it the woman reveals the remarkable story behind it’s origin…

The violin is the creation of a luthier named Daniel who was imprisoned at Auschwitz. The luthier and his violin are the subject of a cruel wager that could be the difference between life and death.

The Baker Street Phantom by Fabrice Bourland

It’s the spring of 1932 and Londoners are being terrorised by a series of brutal murders in the English Capital just as the private detective agency of Messrs. Singleton and Trelawney opens its doors in Bloomsbury.

There first client is an extremely worried Lady Arthur Conan Doyle who tells them of mysterious goings on at 221 Baker Street and warns them that mankind is in terrible danger.

The ensuing investigation takes the unlikely heroes into a world of seances and spirits where they are forced to rethink the boundaries between reality and fantasy. The question is of course, can they solve these bloody crimes…?

A Hemorrhaging of Souls by Nicola Furlong

I was drawn into this book from the very first page, and Nicola does a wonderful job of weaving a tale with so many twists and turns, that I didn’t know whodunnit until the last page. I couldn’t even begin to tell you what happened in this book as it is so wonderfully complex, yet simple to follow along as you read it.

The characters are quirky and believable, and it’s always good to throw in a little romantic tension in a “will they won’t they” fashion!

If you have a few hours to spare and you want to escape from the world then download this book to your Kindle and get reading

Swallow by Tonya Plank

Swallow is unlike any novel I’ve ever read before, and I loved it from the first sentence to the last. The characters are wonderfully diverse and larger than life. From Sophie herself to her pornographer father, her gay friend who paints male nudes and her fashion maven friend and confidant oh and her banged-up clients that Sophie tries so hard to prove innocent.

Tonk combines laugh out loud humour with more serious issues of family connections, psychological conditions, and the fight to survive in the Big Wide World. It’s a great summer read without the chick lit cutesiness!

Red Flag Warning by Kurt Kamm

Red Flag Warning is a mystery novel with a difference, it’s based around the world of arsonists. The story is told from the viewpoint of various characters: from NiteHeat who developed a love of fire at a very early age, and Fire Captain Jim Kendall who lives and breaths his investigations to Ruffy, the Command and Control supervisor who dreams of joining the fire crew rather than directing them.

Based in California, the arsonist takes advantage of the Santa Ana winds to start devastating fires that destroy countless family homes while the firefighters battle to put a stop to the travelling flames. As NightHeat prowls the darkness looking for the perfect incendiary that will leave its mark, Kendall and his team do all they can to catch the arsonist and put an end to the devastation.