Title: The Temple House Vanishing Author: Rachel Donohue Genre: Literary Fiction, Mystery Publication Date: 20th February 2020 Publisher: Corvus, Atlantic Books Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared without trace... In an elite Catholic girls' boarding-school the pupils live under the repressive, watchful gaze of the nuns. … Continue reading The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue – Review
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What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel – Review
Title: What Kind of Girl Author: Alyssa Sheinmel Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Little Brown UK Publication Date: 6th February 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: 'He said we'd go to the same college, that we'd live in the same dorm, that we'd end up working in the same city after graduation. Doesn't every girl dream that … Continue reading What Kind of Girl by Alyssa Sheinmel – Review
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave – Review
Title: The Mercies Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Pan Macmillan, Picador Publication Date: 7th February 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: On Christmas Eve, 1617, the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless storm. As Maren Magnusdatter watches, forty fishermen, including her father and brother, are lost … Continue reading The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave – Review
The Woods by Vanessa Savage – Review
Title: The Woods Author: Vanessa Savage Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Little Brown UK Publication Date: 23rd January 2020 Cover: Summary: There's a lot from Tess's childhood that she would rather forget. The family who moved next door and brought chaos to their quiet lives. The two local girls who were murdered, their killer never found. In … Continue reading The Woods by Vanessa Savage – Review
Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha – Review
Title: Your House Will Pay Author: Steph Cha Genre: Fiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 16th January 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Two families. One desperate to remember, the other to forget. Will the truth burn them both? Grace Park and Shawn Mathews share a city – Los Angeles - but seemingly little else. … Continue reading Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha – Review
Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton – ARC Review
Title: Three Hours Author: Rosamund Lupton Genre: Fiction Publisher: Viking, Penguin Books Publication Date: 9th January 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Three hours is 180 minutes or 10,800 seconds. It is a morning's lessons, a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, a snowy trek through the woods. It is an eternity waiting for news. Or a countdown … Continue reading Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton – ARC Review
