Title: The Women of Troy Author: Pat Barker Genre: Mythology, Literary Fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Troy has fallen. The Greeks have won their bitter war. They can return home as victors - all they need is a good wind to lift their sails. But the wind has vanished, the seas becalmed by … Continue reading The Women of Troy by Pat Barker – Book Review
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The Divorcées by Rowan Beaird – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Divorcées Author: Rowan Beaird Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 28th March 2024 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds … Continue reading The Divorcées by Rowan Beaird – Blog Tour Review
The Hunter by Tana French – Book Review
Title: The Hunter Author: Tana French Genre: Thriller/Suspense Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 7th March 2024 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in the village. They’re coming for gold. What they bring is trouble.Cal Hooper was a Chicago detective, till he moved to the West of Ireland looking for peace. … Continue reading The Hunter by Tana French – Book Review
Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier, translated by Polly Mackintosh – Blog Tour Review
Title: Clara Reads Proust Author: Stéphane Carlier Translator: Polly Mackintosh Genre: Fiction Publisher: Gallic Books Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine. Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French … Continue reading Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier, translated by Polly Mackintosh – Blog Tour Review
Hotel Arcadia by Sunny Singh – Blog Tour Review
Title: Hotel Arcadia Author: Sunny Singh Genre: Thriller Publisher: Magpie, Point Blank Crime Publication Date: 21st March 2024 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: A high octane thriller, capturing the extraordinary capacity of humans to retain compassion in extreme circumstances Sam is a war photographer, famous for her hauntingly beautiful pictures of the dead. After a particularly … Continue reading Hotel Arcadia by Sunny Singh – Blog Tour Review
The Saturday Place by Alice Peterson – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Saturday Place Author: Alice Peterson Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Publication Date: 14th March 2024 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Three perfect strangers who help each other to believe in love again Holly's husband died, and she’s lonely. She needs to do something to save herself, quickly. Next thing she knows she’s interviewing for … Continue reading The Saturday Place by Alice Peterson – Blog Tour Review
Risk of Harm by Lucie Whitehouse – Book Review
Title: Risk of Harm Author: Lucie Whitehouse Genre: Thriller/Crime Publisher: 4th Estate Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Robin Lyons is back in her hometown of Birmingham and now a DCI with Force Homicide, working directly under Samir, the man who broke her heart almost twenty years ago. When a woman is found stabbed to death in … Continue reading Risk of Harm by Lucie Whitehouse – Book Review
All the Broken Places by John Boyne – Book Review
Title: All the Broken Places Author: John Boyne Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel.Gretel Fernsby is a quiet woman leading a quiet life. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany … Continue reading All the Broken Places by John Boyne – Book Review
Crow Moon by Suzy Aspley – Blog Tour Review
Title: Crow Moon Author: Suzy Aspley Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 14th March 2024 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed… Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house … Continue reading Crow Moon by Suzy Aspley – Blog Tour Review
Kitchen Sanctuary: Quick & Easy by Nicky Corbishley – Blog Tour Review
Title: Kitchen Sanctuary: Quick & Easy Author: Nicky Corbishley Genre: Cookbook Publisher: Octopus Books Publication Date: 29th February 2024 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Making dinner from scratch can feel like a chore - often half the battle is trying to find something that's quick, nutritious and, most importantly, delicious. But delicious doesn't have to mean … Continue reading Kitchen Sanctuary: Quick & Easy by Nicky Corbishley – Blog Tour Review
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