Title: Ordinary Hazards Author: Anna Bruno Genre: Fiction Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 20th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Emma has settled into her hometown bar for the evening. It was in this very room that she met Lucas a few years back, on a blind date. Nine months ago, in unimaginable circumstances, they divorced. … Continue reading Ordinary Hazards by Anna Bruno – Blog Tour Review
Month: August 2020
A Ruined Girl by Kate Simants – Book Review
Title: A Ruined Girl Author: Kate Simants Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viper, Serpent's Tail Publication Date: 27th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Two boys loved her. But which one killed her? Two years ago, teenagers Rob and Paige broke into the house of Paige's school counsellor and stole only a necklace, but traumatised their victims … Continue reading A Ruined Girl by Kate Simants – Book Review
A Crack in the Wall by Claudia Piñeiro – Book Review
Title: A Crack in the Wall Author: Claudia Piñeiro Translator: Miranda France Genre: Thriller/Crime Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Pablo Simó's life is a mess. His career as an architect is at a dead-end; reduced to designing soulless office buildings desecrating the heart of Buenos Aires. His marriage seems to be one … Continue reading A Crack in the Wall by Claudia Piñeiro – Book Review
The Search Party by Simon Lelic – Book Review
Title: The Search Party Author: Simon Lelic Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 20th August 2020 Rating: 4.5 Cover: Summary: 16-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing. Five friends set out into the woods to find her. But they're not just friends… THEY'RE SUSPECTS. You see, this was never a search party. It's a witch hunt. And … Continue reading The Search Party by Simon Lelic – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Should Be Made Into Netflix Shows/Movies
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope everyone had a nice weekend and a good start … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Should Be Made Into Netflix Shows/Movies
True Story by Kate Reed Petty – Book Review
Title: True Story Author: Kate Reed Petty Genre: Fiction Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 4th August 2020 Rating: Cover: Summary: After a college party, two boys drive a girl home: drunk and passed out in the back seat. Rumours spread about what they did to her, but later they'll tell the police a different version of … Continue reading True Story by Kate Reed Petty – Book Review
The Twins of Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor with Lisa Rojany Buccieri – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Twins of Auschwitz Author: Eva Mozes Kor with Lisa Rojany Buccieri Genre: Memoir/Nonfiction Publisher: Monoray, Octopus Publication Date: 6th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: The Nazis spared their lives because they were twins. In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz. Within thirty minutes, they were … Continue reading The Twins of Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor with Lisa Rojany Buccieri – Blog Tour Review
The Innocents by Michael Crummey – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Innocents Author: Michael Crummey Genre: Fiction Publisher: No Exit Press Publication Date: 20th August 2020 Rating: Cover: Summary: In centuries past, a brother and sister are orphaned in an isolated outport cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. Their home is a stretch of rocky shore governed by the feral ocean and a relentless pendulum … Continue reading The Innocents by Michael Crummey – Blog Tour Review
Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly – Book Review
Title: Monstrous Souls Author: Rebecca Kelly Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Agora Books Publication Date: 23rd July 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: What if you knew the truth but couldn’t remember? Over a decade ago, Heidi was the victim of a brutal attack that left her hospitalised, her younger sister missing, and her best friend dead. But … Continue reading Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly – Book Review
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – Book Review
Title: The Nothing Man Author: Catherine Ryan Howard Genre: Thriller Publisher: Corvus Books Publication Date: 6th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now I am the woman who is going to catch him… You've just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true crime … Continue reading The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – Book Review