Title: Let Us Descend Author: Jesmyn Ward Genre: Historical Fiction/Magical Realism Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: 24th October 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Book Summary: The first weapon I ever held was my mother's hand.On a slave plantation in the Carolinas, Annis has survived in the light of her mother's resilience, comforted by stories of her African … Continue reading Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward – Book Review
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Seventy Times Seven by Alex Mar – Blog Tour Review
Title: Seventy Times Seven Author: Alex Mar Genre: True Crime/Nonfiction Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers Publication Date: 9th November 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: On a spring afternoon in 1985 in Gary, Indiana, a fifteen-year-old black girl kills a white elderly bible teacher in a violent home invasion. In a city with a history of racial … Continue reading Seventy Times Seven by Alex Mar – Blog Tour Review
The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Wolf Author: Samuel Bjørk Genre: Thriller/Police Procedural Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: 2nd November 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: It was one of Sweden's most notorious unsolved cases: two young boys abducted and murdered, their bodies brutally, artistically arranged.But eight years later, when two other boys are found in similar circumstances, it looks like … Continue reading The Wolf by Samuel Bjørk – Blog Tour Review
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Leftover Woman Author: Jean Kwok Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Viper Publication Date: 2nd November 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: 'I will find my daughter. No matter the cost...'Jasmine Yang thought her daughter was dead at birth. But five years after she was taken from her arms, she learns that her controlling husband sent the … Continue reading The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok – Blog Tour Review
Everyday Folklore by Liza Frank – Blog Tour Review
Title: Everyday Folklore Author: Liza Frank Genre: Guide/Nonfiction/Spiritual Publisher: Murdoch Books Publication Date: 26th October 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Book Summary: For the curious and the adventurous! Turn to any date and you'll find something to learn or do suggested by folklore of the day, the month, or the season. Some suggestions will take no … Continue reading Everyday Folklore by Liza Frank – Blog Tour Review
The Babysitter by Emma Curtis – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Babysitter Author: Emma Curtis Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Corvus Publication Date: 12th October 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Book Summary: Three women. Three secrets.Claudia's life imploded ten years ago when she was convicted of the murder of her child. Now she has done the unthinkable and confessed to manslaughter in order to be granted … Continue reading The Babysitter by Emma Curtis – Blog Tour Review
Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Title: Once a Monster Author: Robert Dinsdale Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Publication Date: 21st September 2023 Publisher: Pan Macmillan Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with … Continue reading Once a Monster by Robert Dinsdale – Blog Tour Review
Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
Title: Sisters Under the Rising Sun Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: 28th September 2023 Publisher: Zaffre Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian … Continue reading Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morris – Blog Tour Review
The Short Straw by Holly Seddon – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Short Straw Author: Holly Seddon Genre: Thriller Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 14th September 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Book Summary: Three troubled sisters find themselves lost in a storm at night, and seek safety at Moirthwaite Manor, where their mother once worked. They are shocked to find the isolated mansion that loomed so large … Continue reading The Short Straw by Holly Seddon – Blog Tour Review
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Trap Author: Catherine Ryan Howard Genre: Thriller Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: 17th August 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It's the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the … Continue reading The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard – Blog Tour Review
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