Title: Cilka's Journey Author: Heather Morris Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Publication Date: 1st October 2019 Cover: Rating: 5/5 Summary: n 1942 Cilka Klein is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separation from the other … Continue reading Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris – Review
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Postscript by Cecelia Ahern – Review
Title: Postscript Author: Cecelia Ahern Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 19 September 2019 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died – six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life. She’s proud of all the ways in which … Continue reading Postscript by Cecelia Ahern – Review
The Fountains Of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – ARC Review
Title: The Fountains of Silence Author: Ruta Sepetys Genre: Historical Fiction, YA Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Publication Date: 1st October 2019 Cover: Rating: 4/5 Summary: Madrid, 1957. Tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine while Spanish citizens are gripped by a dark secret. Daniel Matheson, the … Continue reading The Fountains Of Silence by Ruta Sepetys – ARC Review
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood – Review
Title: The Testaments Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Literary Fiction, Dystopian Publisher: Chatto & Windus, Penguin Random House Publication Date: 10th September 2019 Cover: Rating: 4/5 Summary: More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it … Continue reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood – Review
Dead In The Water by Penny Farmer – Review
Title: Dead In The Water Author: Penny Farmer Genre: True Crime Publisher: Diversion Books Publication Date: 2nd April 2019 Cover: Rating: 4/5 Summary: In 1978, two tortured corpses—hooded, bound, and weighted down with engine parts—were found in the sea off Guatemala. Junior doctor Chris Farmer and his girlfriend, Peta Frampton, were still clinging to life … Continue reading Dead In The Water by Penny Farmer – Review
What You Did by Claire McGowan – Review
Title: What You Did Author: Claire McGowan Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Amazon Publishing UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Rating: 3/5 Summary: A vicious assault. A devastating accusation. Who should she trust, her husband or her best friend? It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. … Continue reading What You Did by Claire McGowan – Review
Devotion by Madeline Stevens – Review
Title: Devotion Author: Madeline Stevens Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 15th August 2019 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Desire. Deception. Destruction. Devotion. Ella is 26, lonely, hungry and far from home. Lonnie is also 26, but rich, talented and beautiful - with a husband and son to match. Their fates intertwine the … Continue reading Devotion by Madeline Stevens – Review
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah – Review
Title: Take It Back Author: Kia Abdullah Genre: Thriller Publisher: HQ, Harper Collins UK Publication Date: 8th August 2019 Cover: Rating: 3.75/5 Summary: The Victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The Defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with … Continue reading Take It Back by Kia Abdullah – Review
