Book Reviews

Written in Blood
by Chris Carter

Crime Thriller

               Eleventh novel and thrilling masterpiece by Chris Carter from the Robert Hunter series will introduce us to a unique way of catching a killer no one even knew existed.                Be careful who you decide to rob, it can be last thing you did. So started Written in Blood about a young girl, that robbed […]

🐢 Turtla rating: 7/10

The Chronicles of Amber
by Roger Zelazny

Fantasy High Fantasy

Fantasy saga about a city called Amber and the fight for the crown.                Ten short novels, because 130 sides per book is short, will introduce us to a complete new world, where our world is just a shadow from the one and only real and powerful city Amber, where the royal family is unbelievably strong

🐢 Turtla rating: 6/10

Dracula
by Bram Stoker

Horror

One of the most famous horror masterpieces from the 19th century by Brand Stoker about a terrific creature no one expected to exist besides in dark tales told to naughty children.                A frightening story told by many characters through their diary entries or letters will draw us in the dark life of Count Dracula. Quietly

🐢 Turtla rating: 7/10
Publisher: Ikar, 2025 Slovak edition

Mistborn 2 – The Well of Ascension
by Brandon Sanderson

Fantasy High Fantasy

              Fantasy sequel masterpiece by Brandon Sanderson about a world wracked by echoes of a revolution, building a state and protecting itself against enemy armies, that are trying to take over and use the chaos for themselves.                           Second book from the Mistborn trilogy, The Well of Ascension, is a great example of a lost city

🐢 Turtla rating: 9/10
Publisher: DTV, 2025 German edition

Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros

Fantasy Romantasy

              Third sequel of the world known fantasy series by Rebecca Yarros filled with magic, dragons and even more villains than before. Promising world building and plot twists will take us in the middle of a war for the continent; where almost everyone will be pushed to their limits.                           More actions, more dragon species, more

🐢 Turtla rating: 6/10
Publisher: Aktuell, 2025 Slovak edition

Hunting Evil
by Chris Carter

Crime Thriller

              Prepare yourself for another thrilling Robert Hunter story from Chris Carter’s workshop of serial killers and darkest sides of human nature.               First sequel of the series will continue with one of the most brutal and intelligent serial killer the Chris Carter universe has met with. Where the villain’s point of view is preferred in

🐢 Turtla rating: 5/10

Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert

Classic Historical romance

              Classical novel by Gustave Flaubert from the 19th century will introduce you to the French country life of a local doctor and his unfaithful and easily manipulated wife. Deceptive introduction will make you think the story is about a young boy taking the path his mother painted for him but cannot change the inherited

🐢 Turtla rating: 5/10

The Gilded Cage
by Lynette Noni

Fantasy Romantasy

              Sequel of the Prison Healer series will introduce you to a life of monarchy, wealth and a slight touch of political machination. Kiva will have to make the hardest decision, choosing between the royal family, that saved, accepted and loved her, or her long lost family following and serving a purpose she never really

🐢 Turtla rating: 5/10

The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follet

Contemporary fiction Historical romance

              Famous Ken Follett novel from the Kingsbridge series, The Pillars of the Earth will devour you into a captivating story in the 12th century in England, where Christianity, political manipulation and hunger for power are met with the ruthless life of war and famine.               We are introduced to one of the most important characters

🐢 Turtla rating: 9/10

Das Kalendermädchen
by Sebastian Fitzek

Psychothriller Thriller

              Psychothriller from Sebastian Fitzek with a captivating story of a psychologist Olivia, who is trying to find a compatible donor for her adoptive daughter but is thrown into a mysterious and dangerous history of her daughter’s family. On the other side we are introduced to Valentina, who is getting us back into the past, eleven years ago,

🐢 Turtla rating: 7/10
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