Title: The Devil You Know Author: Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 3rd June 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Dr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their … Continue reading The Devil You Know by Dr Gwen Adshead – Book Review
Month: May 2022
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas – Book Review
Title: Vladimir Author: Julia May Jonas Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Picador Publication Date: 26th May 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: When I was a child, I loved old men, and I could tell that they also loved me.And so we meet our deliciously incisive narrator: a popular English professor whose husband, a charismatic professor at … Continue reading Vladimir by Julia May Jonas – Book Review
The Island by Adrian Mckinty – Book Review
Title: The Island Author: Adrian McKinty Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orion Books Publication Date: 26th May 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A FAMILY VACATION.A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT CHANGED EVERYTHING.YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY.After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter … Continue reading The Island by Adrian Mckinty – Book Review
The Daughter by Liz Webb – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Daughter Author: Liz Webb Genre: Psychological Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication Date: 19th May 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: I lean in and whisper the question I have never let myself utter in twenty-three years. "Dad, did you murder Mum?" Hannah Davidson has a dementia-stricken father, an estranged TV star brother, and … Continue reading The Daughter by Liz Webb – Blog Tour Review
The White Girl by Tony Birch – Blog Tour Review
Title: The White Girl Author: Tony Birch Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper 360 Publication Date: 28th April 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Odette Brown has lived her entire life on the fringes of Deane, a small Australian country town. Dark secrets simmer beneath the surface of Deane—secrets that could explain why Odette's daughter, Lila, left … Continue reading The White Girl by Tony Birch – Blog Tour Review
The Homes by J. B. Mylet – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Homes Author: J. B. Mylet Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Viper Publication Date: 26th May 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: There were good people in The Homes. But there were also some very, very bad ones… A thousand unwanted children live in The Homes, a village of orphans in the Scottish Lowlands on the outskirts … Continue reading The Homes by J. B. Mylet – Blog Tour Review
The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
Title: The Murder Rule Author: Dervla McTiernan Genre: Crime/Thriller Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 12th May 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: No one is innocent in this story. First Rule: Make them like you.Second Rule: Make them need you.Third Rule: Make them pay. They think I’m a young, idealistic law student, that I’m passionate about … Continue reading The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan
Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose by Alison Weir – Blog Tour Review
Title: Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose Author: Alison Weir Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 12th May 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: AN ENGLISH PRINCESS, BORN INTO A WAR BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES. Eldest daughter of the royal House of York, Elizabeth dreams of a crown to call her own. But when her … Continue reading Elizabeth of York: The Last White Rose by Alison Weir – Blog Tour Review
Wild Fires by Sophie Jai – Blog Tour Review
Title: Wild Fires Author: Sophie Jai Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: The Borough Press Publication Date: 12th May 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Grief is like an inside joke: you have to have been there to really get it. The only things Cassandra knows about her family are the stories she’s heard in snatches over the … Continue reading Wild Fires by Sophie Jai – Blog Tour Review
After Dark by Jayne Cowie – Blog Tour Review
Title: After Dark Author: Jayne Cowie Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: 1st April 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: WELCOME TO A WORLD WHERE WOMEN HOLD THE POWER.They dominate workplaces, public spaces and government.They are no longer afraid to cross a dark car park, catch the last train, or walk home alone.With the Curfew … Continue reading After Dark by Jayne Cowie – Blog Tour Review