Title: Yule Island Author: Johan Gustawsson Translator: David Warriner Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 23rd November 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Art expert Emma Lindahl is anxious when she's asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where … Continue reading Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson – Blog Tour Review
Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill – Blog Tour Review
Title: Swimming For Beginners Author: Nicola Gill Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bedford Square Publisher Publication Date: 14th September 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Loretta has life under control. She's good at avoiding things that make her uncomfortable, she's chasing a big promotion at work, and she's marrying a man whose five-year plan aligns perfectly with her … Continue reading Swimming For Beginners by Nicola Gill – Blog Tour Review
Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward – Book Review
Title: Let Us Descend Author: Jesmyn Ward Genre: Historical Fiction/Magical Realism Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: 24th October 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Book Summary: The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.On a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her African … Continue reading Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward – Book Review
Seventy Times Seven by Alex Mar – Blog Tour Review
Title: Seventy Times Seven Author: Alex Mar Genre: True Crime/Nonfiction Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Publication Date: 9th November 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: On a spring afternoon in 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a fifteen-year-old black girl kills a white elderly bible teacher in a violent home invasion. In a city with a history of racial … Continue reading Seventy Times Seven by Alex Mar – Blog Tour Review
The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Wolf Author: Samuel Bjørk Genre: Thriller/Police Procedural Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: 2nd November 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: It was one of Sweden's most notorious unsolved cases: two young boys abducted and murdered, their bodies brutally, artistically arranged.But eight years later, when two other boys are found in similar circumstances, it looks like … Continue reading The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk – Blog Tour Review
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Leftover Woman Author: Jean Kwok Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Viper Publication Date: 2nd November 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: 'I will find my daughter. No matter the cost...'Jasmine Yang thought her daughter was dead at birth. But five years after she was taken from her arms, she learns that her controlling husband sent the … Continue reading The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok – Blog Tour Review
Everyday Folklore by Liza Frank – Blog Tour Review
Title: Everyday Folklore Author: Liza Frank Genre: Guide/Nonfiction/Spiritual Publisher: Murdoch Books Publication Date: 26th October 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Book Summary: For the curious and the adventurous! Turn to any date and you'll find something to learn or do suggested by folklore of the day, the month, or the season. Some suggestions will take no … Continue reading Everyday Folklore by Liza Frank – Blog Tour Review
The Babysitter by Emma Curtis – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Babysitter Author: Emma Curtis Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Corvus Publication Date: 12th October 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Book Summary: Three women. Three secrets.Claudia's life imploded ten years ago when she was convicted of the murder of her child. Now she has done the unthinkable and confessed to manslaughter in order to be granted … Continue reading The Babysitter by Emma Curtis – Blog Tour Review
Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Title: Once a Monster Author: Robert Dinsdale Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Publication Date: 21st September 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with … Continue reading Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
Title: Sisters Under the Rising Sun Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 28th September 2023 Publisher: Zaffre Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian … Continue reading Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
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