Title: Valentine Author: Elizabeth Wetmore Genre: Fiction Publisher: 4th Estate Publication Date: 31st March 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Mercy is hard in a place like this. I wished him dead before I ever saw his face… Mary Rose Whitehead isn’t looking for trouble – but when it shows up at her front door, she … Continue reading Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Would Make Good Band Names!
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope you're all doing OK during these stressful times and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Would Make Good Band Names!
Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman – Blog Tour Review
Title: Separation Anxiety Author: Laura Zigman Genre: Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 16th April 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Life hasn’t gone according to Judy’s plan. Her career as a children’s book author has taken an embarrassing nose dive. Her teenage son Teddy treats her with a combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend … Continue reading Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman – Blog Tour Review
The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Book Review
Title: The Switch Author: Beth O'Leary Genre: Fiction Publisher: Quercus Books Publication Date: 16th April 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Eileen is sick of being 79. Leena's tired of life in her twenties. Maybe it's time they swapped places... When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation … Continue reading The Switch by Beth O’Leary – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed But Rarely Talk About
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. I've missed the las few Top Ten Tuesday's because the themes just … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed But Rarely Talk About
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby – Review
Title: Wow, No Thank You Author: Samantha Irby Genre: Memoir, Humour Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 2nd April 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Staring down the barrel of her fortieth year, Samantha Irby is confronting the ways her life has changed since the days she could work a full 11 hour shift on 4 … Continue reading Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby – Review
Summer of Reckoning by Marion Brunet – Blog Tour Review
Title: Summer of Reckoning Author: Marion Brunet Translator: Katherine Gregor Genre: Psychological Thriller, Suspense Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press Publication Date: 12th March 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: A psychological thriller set in the Luberon, a touristic French region that evokes holidays in magnificent pool-adorned villas. For those who live there year-round, it often means stifling … Continue reading Summer of Reckoning by Marion Brunet – Blog Tour Review
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker – Book Review
Title: We Begin at the End Author: Chris Whitaker Genre: Thriller/Mystery, Literary Fiction Publisher: Bonnier Books, Zaffre Publication Date: 2nd April 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: For some people, trouble just finds them. Thirty years ago, Vincent King became a killer. Now, he's been released from prison and is back in his hometown of Cape … Continue reading We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker – Book Review
Wild Dog by Serge Joncour – Book Review
Title: Wild Dog Author: Serge Joncour Translator: Jane Aitken & Polly Mackintosh Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 2nd April 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of … Continue reading Wild Dog by Serge Joncour – Book Review
March Wrap-Up
So this has been a pretty awful month for the world in general and I've been struggling with my health issues flaring up and heightened anxiety due to Coronavirus as I'm sure many of you have been. Despite the very difficult times, March has actually been a month that I have enjoyed an unprecedented number … Continue reading March Wrap-Up
Life With All The Books 