Month: November 2020

There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura – Book Review

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Title: There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job Author: Kikuko Tsumura Translator: Polly Barton Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury UK Publication Date: 26th November 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: A woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that requires no reading, no writing - and ideally, very little thinking. She is sent … Continue reading There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura – Book Review

The Searcher by Tana French – Book Review

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Title: The Searcher Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viking, Penguin Publication Date: 5th November 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life … Continue reading The Searcher by Tana French – Book Review

Play The Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics – Blog Tour Review

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Title: Play The Red Queen Author: Juris Jurjevics (published posthumously) Genre: Suspense/Crime/Historical Fiction Publisher: No Exit Press Publication Date: 12th November 2020 (paperback) Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Vietnam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the boulevards of Saigon, catching US Army officers off-guard with a single pistol shot, then riding off on the … Continue reading Play The Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics – Blog Tour Review

The Thief on the Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas – Book Review

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Title: The Thief on the Winged Horse Author: Kate Mascarenhas Genre: Fiction Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication Date: 12 November 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls for over 200 years. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftsmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it … Continue reading The Thief on the Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas – Book Review

The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill – Blog Tour Review

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Title: The Girl and the Goddess Author: Nikita Gill Genre: Poetry/Verse Publisher: Ebury Press Publication Date: 1st October 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: One girl's wild journey of strength, beauty and growth as she discovers who she really is. Lyrical wonder, spiritual revelation and revolution meet with epic mythical landscapes in this deeply intimate coming-of-age … Continue reading The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill – Blog Tour Review

Three-Fifths by John Vercher – Book Review

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Title: Three-Fifths Author: John Vercher Genre: Fiction/Thriller Publisher: Pushkin Press Publication Date: 1st October 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Pittsburgh, 1995. Twenty-two year old Bobby Saraceno is a biracial man, passing for white. Bobby has hidden his identity from everyone, even his best friend and fellow comic-book geek, Aaron, who has just returned from prison … Continue reading Three-Fifths by John Vercher – Book Review