Title: Psyche and Eros Author: Luna McNamara Genre: Fiction/Mythology Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 25th May 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: The greatest love story ever told...Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy claims that Psyche - Princess of Mycenae - will defeat a monster feared even by the gods themselves. Rebelling against society's traditions, … Continue reading Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara
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The Spider by Lars Kepler – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Spider Author: Lars Kepler Genre: Thriller Publication Date: 25th May 2023 Publisher: Zaffre Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Three years ago, Detective Saga Bauer received an ominous postcard describing a gun and nine white bullets - one of which was intended for her partner, Detective Joona Linna. The sender alleged that Saga was the … Continue reading The Spider by Lars Kepler – Blog Tour Review
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Funeral Cryer Author: Wenyan Lu Genre: Fiction Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication Date: 4th May 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: An Yu's Braised Pork meets Flaubert's Madame Bovary in this unforgettable, tragi-comic tale of one woman's mid-life re-awakening in contemporary rural China.The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: … Continue reading The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu – Blog Tour Review
The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
Title: The Last Witch of Scotland Author: Philip Paris Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Black & White Publishing Publication Date: 13th April 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Being a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote … Continue reading The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris – Book Tour Review
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Writing Retreat Author: Julia Bartz Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Magpie Publication Date: 2nd March 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling writer, is … Continue reading The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz – Blog Tour Review
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella – Blog Tour Review
Title: A Quiet Life Author: Ethan Joella Genre: Fiction Publisher: Muswell Press Publication Date: 23rd February 2023 Rating: ✶✶✶✶✶ Cover: Summary: Set in a close-knit suburb in the grip of winter, A Quiet Life follows three people grappling with loss and finding a tender wisdom in their grief. Chuck Ayers used to look forward to nothing so … Continue reading A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella – Blog Tour Review
The Silence Project by Carole Hailey – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Silence Project Author: Carole Hailey Genre: Fiction Publisher: Corvus Publication Date: 9th February 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Monster. Martyr. Mother.On Emilia Morris's thirteenth birthday, her mother Rachel moves into a tent at the bottom of their garden. From that day on, she never says another word. Inspired by her vow of silence, … Continue reading The Silence Project by Carole Hailey – Blog Tour Review
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer – Blog Tour Review
Title: River Sing Me Home Author: Eleanor Shearer Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Headline Publication Date: 19th January 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: We whisper the names of the ones we love like the words of a song. That was the taste of freedom to us, those names on our lips.Mary Grace, Micah, Thomas Augustus, Cherry … Continue reading River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer – Blog Tour Review
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Witch and the Tsar Author: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: 8th December 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Yaga lives deep in the Russian forest, tending to any that call upon her for her healing potions and vast wisdom. She has been alone for centuries, with only her … Continue reading The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart – Book Review
Title: Young Mungo Author: Douglas Stuart Genre: Fiction Publisher: Picador Publication Date: 14th April 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles … Continue reading Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart – Book Review
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