Title: The Searcher Author: Tana French Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Viking, Penguin Publication Date: 5th November 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life … Continue reading The Searcher by Tana French – Book Review
Tag: 2020 Reading
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 Thief on the Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas – Book Review
Title: The Thief on the Winged Horse Author: Kate Mascarenhas Genre: Fiction Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication Date: 12 November 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls for over 200 years. But their dolls aren't coveted for the craftsmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it … Continue reading The Thief on the Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas – Book Review
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Exiles Author: Christina Baker Kline Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Allison & Busby Publication Date: 22nd October 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: London, 1840. Evangeline, pregnant and falsely accused of stealing, has languished in Newgate prison for months. Ahead now lies the journey to Australia on a prison ship. On board, Evangeline befriends Hazel, … Continue reading The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline – 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 List by Carys Jones – Blog Tour Review
Title: The List Author: Carys Jones Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 15th October 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Beth Belmont runs every day, hard and fast on the trail near home. She knows every turn, every bump in the road. So when she spots something out of place - a slip of white paper … Continue reading The List by Carys Jones – Blog Tour Review
Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah – Book Review
Title: Truth Be Told Author: Kia Abdullah Genre: Crime/Thriller Publisher: HQ Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: ARE YOU READY TO START THIS CONVERSATION?Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, and he has a place at Oxford next … Continue reading Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah – Book 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
The Philosopher Queens by Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Philosopher Queens Edited by : Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Unbound Publication Date: 17th September 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: The history of philosophy has not done women justice: you ve probably heard the names Plato, Kant, Nietzsche and Locke but what about Hypatia, Arendt, Oluwole and Young? The Philosopher … Continue reading The Philosopher Queens by Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting – Blog Tour Review
A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington – Book Review
Title: A Girl Made of Air Author: Nydia Hetherington Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: This is the story of The Greatest Funambulist Who Ever Lived… Born into a post-war circus family, our nameless star was unwanted and forgotten, abandoned in the shadows of the big top. … Continue reading A Girl Made of Air by Nydia Hetherington – Book Review
