Hello! So, today I was originally going to review The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry which looks and sounds just brilliant - however my copy is currently somewhere in the postal system, which is coping with unavoidable delays at the moment due to the pandemic. However, the lovely publishers have agreed to let me … Continue reading The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry – Blog Tour – Giveaway!
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The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor – Book Review
Title: The Burning Girls Author: C.J. Tudor Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Penguin Michael Joseph Publication Date: 21st January 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without traceTwo months ago: the vicar committed suicide Welcome to Chapel Croft. For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter … Continue reading The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor – Book Review
The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Smallest Man Author: Frances Quinn Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publication Date: 7th January 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: My name is Nat Davy. Perhaps you’ve heard of me? There was a time when people up and down the land knew my name, though they only ever knew half the … Continue reading The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn – Blog Tour Review
There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura – Book Review
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
Play The Red Queen by Juris Jurjevics – Blog Tour Review
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 Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill – Blog Tour Review
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
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
Dangerous to Know by Chloé Esposito – Blog Tour Review
Title: Dangerous to Know Author: Chloé Esposito Genre: Thriller/Comedy Publisher: Penguin UK Publication Date: 15th October 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Once, serial killer Alvie Knightly was living the dream. Unlimited cash.An Italian getaway.A hot new boyfriend . . . How the mighty fall. One year - and one very unfortunate incident - later, Alvie … Continue reading Dangerous to Know by Chloé Esposito – Blog Tour Review
The Nesting by C.J. Cooke – ARC Review
Title: The Nesting Author: C.J. Cooke Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 15th October 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It was like something out of a fairytale…The grieving widower.The motherless daughters.A beautiful house in the woods. Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his two … Continue reading The Nesting by C.J. Cooke – ARC Review
The Adulting Manual by Milly Smith – Book Review
Title: The Adulting Manual Author: Milly Smith Genre: Nonfiction/Journal Publisher: Studio Press, Bonnier Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: You know those things you're supposed to know how to do as an adult, but you really don't know? Ever been in that situation where you're looking for the adult in the room, … Continue reading The Adulting Manual by Milly Smith – Book Review
