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Decision time: Bookwinked will close

I've been thinking about this for a long time, but it's time.

Books books books! Books have always been a part of my life, but yes, there is a big but coming.

But I have decided to retire Bookwinked. There, I’ve said it.

It is time. Reviewing has been a part of my life for the last ten years. First for other blogs and for the last 4.5 years through Bookwinked. It is a lot of fun and I loved reading so many different books.

At the same time it also takes…

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Book Review: Mystery of the Moving Image by C.S. Poe

Recently I read the new instalment of the Snow & Winter series, a book I looked forward to reading for a long time. Curious as to what I think of this story?

The Mystery of the Moving Image by C.S. Poe is the third book in the Snow & Winter series and what a third instalment it is! Amateur sleuth Sebastian Snow and his quirkiness is fast taking a place among my favorite sleuths! On to the review.

The Mystery of the Moving Imagetakes us back to New York and antique shop owner Sebastian Snow and police detective Calvin Winter, who have recently moved…

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Comic Review: Skylin - Old Remants

We're stsrting this Monday with a review for the first issue of the comic Skylin!

Skylin: Old Remnants is the first issue of a fantasy indie comic by authors Frederick Packard and Joshua Valliere and illustrator Adam Cozart. I was offered the comic by their imprint Charon Comics and was intrigued by the first glance at the cover, but a pretty cover does not a good comic make. Lucky for me, the first issue of Skylin doesn’t disappoint

Skylinintroduces us the world of Berengia…

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Author Articles: Blaine D. Arden talks cover artists and designers

New Author Articles! Today we have a special guest, author Blaine D. Arden who is here to talk aabout cover artists and designers and her upcoming book!

  With apologies to Larissa, this post turned out slightly different than initially agreed. This was supposed to be a cover reveal, but I more or less forgot that the cover would already be pretty much revealed the moment I set up the pre-order. This post is still about covers, though.

  Ode to Cover Artists and Designers.

Aliens, Smith and Jones is my last re-release since I received my rights…

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ARC Review: Surreal Estate by Jesi Lea Ryan

New ARC Review Alert!

Surreal Estate is a story that surprised me and by a new to me author, Jesi Lea Ryan. For now it seems that the story will be a stand-alone, but there is the possibility for more, though the story of Sasha and Nick was brought to a nice end. It’s a story with a surprising psychic talent and it was nicely worked in the story.

Surreal Estateis primarily the story of Sasha, a psychic who can read…

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Book talk: Stygian by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Today we have a not-review, but rather me talking about the new Sherrilyn Kenyon book: Stygian and what I liked about it an what troubled me about the book series.

Stygian is the latest in a long long long line of books in the Dark Hunter universe reated by Sherrilyn Kenyon and it is the long awaited story of Urian. Urian is a character that has long fascinated me, but even more so when we found out he is Styxx’s son in Styxx. It was one of the ultimate twists that Kenyon has become famous for.

Despite that I was hesitant to start Stygianbecause of the…

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Author Articles: Interview with Josh Aterovis

We're starting the week of with an interview with author Josh Aterovis!

Hi everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. We’re starting this Monday off right with a very special guest. In my interview you may have read that I’m a big fan of the Killian Kendall Mysteries and that I was very happy with the new release: A Change of Worlds. It got even better with when the author agreed to do an interview! All you ever wanted to know about the Killian Kendall books and…

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YA-Review: A Change of Worlds (Killian Kendall Mysteries #4) by Josh Aterovis

Today at Bookwinked we have a review for a long awaited book, namely the new Killian Kendall Mystery: A Change of Worlds

Killian Kendall is back! And how! A Change of Worlds is one of those books I have been waiting a long time for to be published and now it’s finally here! Back in the day I loved the first books in the series and I went back to it time and again, even to the point that I have the books on my shelf, though I have to admit the new covers are very very cool!

On to the review!

The fourth Killian…

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Review: Be Still my Heart by Charlie Cochet

New review up at Bookwinked for the second book in the Four Kings Security by Charlie Cochet! Go check it out, it's a lovely book to read!

Be Still my Heart is the second book in the self-published Four Kings Security books. The second book focussed on former Special Forces member Red and Cole’s friend Laz. We met both characters in the first book (review)  in the series and the series now continues in this romantic mystery with some funny, serious and sexy scenes.

The story continues on several weeks after the first book, Love in…

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Review: Pretty Man by Ryan Field

New review for Pretty Man by Ryan Field, a book that didn't turn out to be quite what I had in mind. Want to know why? Find out more in my review

Pretty Man is a story written by a new to me author: Ryan Field. It has been previously published, but revised into a new edition with a new cover. The book is marketed as a parody / gay version of the movie “Pretty Woman” and coupled with the foreword by the author, it gives a completely wrong impression of the story.

The foreword laments about the lack of lgbtq-characters in pop culture in the…

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Author Articles: Interview with Isobel Starling

Curious about the person behind the book? Today there is a new author articles online with an interview with Isobel Starling!

Today we welcome author Isobel Starling to Bookwinked as she graciously agreed to let me ask her a number of questions about the person behind the books.

Hi Isobel and welcome to Bookwinked. To start the interview of, can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be an author? Hello, thanks so much for having me on Bookwinked.  I became an author quite by accident. I never had any…

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Review: The Scarlet Promise by Sangeeta Kathuria

Time for a new review and one that is very different from what I normally post. This review is for The Scarlet Promise by Sangeeta Kathuria

The Scarlet Promise is a self-published novel by author Sagneeta Kuthuria and was my attempt at reading something different. I got a review copy through Publishing Push as I thought it was time to read outside my comfort zone for a time. It turned out that The Scarlet Promisewas a little too far outside my comfort zone. It took my several tries over the course of several months to read this book.…

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Duo Book Review: The Gallery - The Permanent Collection and the Special Exhibits by Megan Derr

Both The Gallery stories are a series of short stories that revolve around the mysterious gallery where no painting is just a painting and no exibition is the same. The first book The Permanent Collection is set not only around a serie of paintings that are a permanent fixture in the Gallery – for different reasons – it’s also about how the Gallery gained an assistant and an introduction of sorts.

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ARC Comic review: Cucumber Quest - The Flower Kingdom by Gigi D.G.

New! An ARC Comic review for: Cucumber Quest - The Flower Kingdom by Gigi D.G.The first comic to be reviewed at Bookwinked!

Cucumber Quest: The Flower Kingdom is the fourth book in The Cucumber Quest and the comic has the honor to be the first comic to be reviewed at Bookwinked.

I’ve been reading comics of and on for years, but never though to review one, so when I saw that Netgalley has the option to review comics, I thought I’d try something new.

The Flower Kingdomwas not the easiest first comic to review as it…

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Review: Dragon Magic by Megan Derr

New review up at Bookwinked for: Dragon Magic by Megan Derr

Dragon Magic was one of the books that got left behind on my to-review pile. It’s a new stand-alone fantasy novel by author Megan Derr. It hits all the hallmark of a Megan Derr book. Complex world, complex characters and a story that draws you in.

Dragon Magic revolves around four strangers in a kingdom who normally would never have gotten together if it wasn’t for one really big catastrophe that…

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Book promo: release blitz for Be Still My Heart by Charlie Cochet + Giveaway!

Boookwinked is back! And to celebrate here's a release blitz! Book promo: release blitz for Be Still My Heart by Charlie Cochet + Giveaway!

We’re back! After a little break, Bookwinked is back to it’s regular unscheduled postings and to celebrate, here’s a release day blitz for the very awesome (yes I read it, review to follow soon) Be Still My Heart by the awesome Charlie Cochet! Enjoy and be sure to check out the giveaway! 

BE STILL MY HEART

FOUR KINGS SECURITY #2

CHARLIE COCHET

M/M ROMANTIC SUSPENSE/CONTEMPORARY

RELEASE DATE:…

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Author Articles: S.J. Himes talks Beacon Hill Sorcerer

Author Articles: S.J. Himes talks Beacon Hill Sorcerer

Alright, technically Bookwinked is on holiday, but I forgot that I had this interview planned with the lovely SJ Himes to talk about a series I love very much: the Beacon Hill Sorcerer. The interview is part of a booktour to promote the latest book in the series and there is a giveaway attached. I have read The Necromancer’s Reckoningand I can tell you it’s lovely. The review will follow soon!…

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