Title: This Mortal Boy Author: Fiona Kidman Genre: Fiction (based on real events) Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: Auckland, October 1955. If young Paddy Black sings to himself he can almost see himself back home in Belfast. Yet, less than two years after sailing across the globe in search of … Continue reading This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – Review
Tag: 2019 Books
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
Title: The Nickel Boys Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Fleet UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: from publisher Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clearsighted grandmother, Elwood … Continue reading The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – ARC Review
Title: Good Girl, Bad Girl Author: Michael Robotham Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Little Brown Book Group UK Publication Date: 23rd July 2019 Cover: Summary: The girl with no past. Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie … Continue reading Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – ARC Review
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker – Review
Title: Whisper Network Author: Chandler Baker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Sphere, Little Brown UK Publication Date: 2nd July 2019 Cover: Summary: 'Ms. Sandberg was right about something. We had to lean in. It was the only way to hear the whispers...' Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have worked in the same legal office for years. The … Continue reading Whisper Network by Chandler Baker – Review
The Wives by Lauren Weisberger (published as When Life Gives You Lululemons in the US) – Arc Review
Title: The Wives (published in the US as When Life Gives You Lululemons) Author: Lauren Weisberger Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins UK Publication Date: 12th July 2019 Cover: Summary: Perfect marriages.Perfect neighbours.Perfect lies. Everyone is guarding a secret in this picture-perfect town. When Karolina Hartwell is arrested driving her son home, the headlines don’t tell the … Continue reading The Wives by Lauren Weisberger (published as When Life Gives You Lululemons in the US) – Arc Review
The Mid-Year Freakout Tag
It seems like everyone has been doing this tag lately so I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon! And today is the last day of June so we are pretty much exactly halfway through this year - does anyone else feel like June has flown by so quickly?! I think most people have probably already … Continue reading The Mid-Year Freakout Tag
Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Summer 2019 TBR
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! It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday and today we're chatting … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books on my Summer 2019 TBR
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite – Book Review
Title: My Sister, The Serial Killer Author: Oyinkan Braithwaite Genre: Fiction Publisher: Atlantic Books Cover: Summary: from Amazon When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach. This'll be the third boyfriend Ayoola's … Continue reading My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite – Book Review
The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts – ARC Review
Title: The Flower Girls Author: Alice Clark-Platts Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Raven Books, Bloomsbury Publishing Publication Date: 24th January 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon THREE CHILDREN WENT OUT TO PLAY. ONLY TWO CAME BACK. The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity. Now, nineteen years later, another … Continue reading The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts – ARC Review
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