The Fairy Tale Case Files - Backstage!

 Happy Sunday everyone! I'm back to teaching this week. I feel like that cuts far too much into my reading time (And would into my writing time except due to this damn pandemic and social bans, I have had almost no creative energy TO write, so I can't very well blame my job for that).  I'm up to book 4 in this series, but due to laziness and the fact that I don't want to post spoilers, I'm only going to do the review for the first book. I solemnly swear, I will get back to fiction work. I'm hoping seeing humans at work will boost my creativity.     BOOK TITLE: A Study in Brimstone AUTHOR: G.S. Denning DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: Black heraldic like emblem with the title in the middle in Green and White. On the corners are two silhouettes of a head in profile (one the traditional Sherlock Holmes and the other, Warlock who looks like Sherlock but with green eyes and an upside-down pipe). Author’s name is in a banner at the bottom. GENRE (optional): Fantasy/...

I adored this book, lol. BOOK TITLE: The Book of Longings AUTHOR: Sue Monk Kidd DESCRIPTION OF BOOK COVER: Simple dark blue background with what is torn papyrus in the centre (orange yellow in color). The title and the author’s name are overlaid in the centre. The papyrus is surrounded by stars with several in the centerpiece. GENRE: Historical Fiction PAGES: 416 BLURB: “I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.” Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, Ana is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the eighteen-year-old Jesus, each is drawn to and enriched by the other’s spiritual and philosophical ideas. He becomes a floodgate fo...