Title: To Cook A Bear Author: Mikael Niemi Translator: Deborah Bragan-Turner Genre: Historical Crime/Fiction Publisher: MacLehose Press Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It is 1852, and in Sweden's far north, deep in the Arctic Circle, charismatic preacher and Revivalist Lars Levi Læstadius impassions a poverty-stricken congregation with visions of salvation. But … Continue reading To Cook a Bear by Mikael Niemi – Book Review
Category: Crime/Thriller/Mystery
The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Seven Doors Author: Agnes Ravatn Translator: Rosie Hedger Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 17th September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: University professor Nina is at a turning point. Her work seems increasingly irrelevant, her doctor husband is never home, relations with her difficult daughter are strained, and their beautiful house is … Continue reading The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn – Blog Tour Review
The Night of the Flood by Zoë Somerville – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Night of the Flood Author: Zoë Somerville Genre: Literary Thriller Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Her heart beat hard. There was a crazed beauty to the storm. It was almost miraculous, the way it took away the mess of life, sweeping all in its path... … Continue reading The Night of the Flood by Zoë Somerville – Blog Tour Review
After the Silence by Louise O’Neill – Book Review
Title: After the Silence Author: Louise O'Neill Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Riverrun, Quercus Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: On the day of Henry and Keelin Kinsella's wild party at their big house a violent storm engulfed the island of Inisrun, cutting it off from the mainland. When morning broke Nessa Crowley's lifeless … Continue reading After the Silence by Louise O’Neill – Book Review
3rd September – My Highlights of Books Published Today
So today is the (now infamous in the book world) 3rd September and there are hundreds of books being released! I'm not going to list all of them because that post would be very very long and I'm sure others have collated a comprehensive list in a much better way than I would anyway! However, … Continue reading 3rd September – My Highlights of Books Published Today
August Wrap-Up!
Hi everyone! Well that month just flew by in a second didn't it?! It's been quite a stressful month for me as I've been getting a bit anxious about lockdown rules being relaxed and things going back to normal in some ways but I'm trying to not get too worked up about it. I'm also … Continue reading August Wrap-Up!
A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone – Blog Tour Review
Title: A Song of Isolation Author: Michael J. Malone Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 17th September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Film star Amelie Hart is the darling of the silver screen, appearing on the front pages of every newspaper. But at the peak of her fame she throws it all away for … Continue reading A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone – Blog Tour Review
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
