Title: Darke Matter Author: Rick Gekoski Genre: Fiction Publisher: Constable Publication Date: 14th May 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: James Darke is dreading the first family Christmas without his wife Suzy. Engulfed by grief, his grudging preparations are interrupted by a persistent knock at the door. Questions about the circumstances of his wife's death force … Continue reading Darke Matter by Rick Gekoski – Blog Tour Review
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Books On The Hill – Kickstarter Project
Something a little bit different here on the blog today! I was made aware by the lovely Anne Cater at Random Things Blog Tours of this project by Books on the Hill and it sounds incredibly worthwhile so please have a little read all about it! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/both-opendyslexia/open-dyslexia/rewards
My Kind of Happy by Cathy Bramley – Book Review
Title: My Kind of Happy Author: Cathy Bramley Genre: Fiction Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 4th March 2021 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: 'I think flowers are sunshine for the soul.' Flowers have always made Fearne smile. She treasures the memories of her beloved grandmother's floristry and helping her to arrange beautiful blooms that brought such joy … Continue reading My Kind of Happy by Cathy Bramley – Book Review
Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton – Blog Tour Review
Title: Before I Saw You Author: Emily Houghton Genre: Contemporary Romance Publisher: Bantam Press Publication Date: 4th February 2021 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: CAN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN? Alice and Alfie are strangers. But they sleep next to each other every night. Alfie Mack has been in hospital for months … Continue reading Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton – Blog Tour Review
My Best Friend’s Murder by Polly Phillips – Blog Tour Review
Title: My Best Friend's Murder Author: Polly Phillips Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 22nd January 2021 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: There are so many ways to kill a friendship . . . You’re lying, sprawled at the bottom of the stairs, legs bent, arms wide.And while this could be a tragic … Continue reading My Best Friend’s Murder by Polly Phillips – Blog Tour Review
The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell – Book Review
Title: The Shape of Darkness Author: Laura Purcell Genre: Historical Fiction / Mystery Publisher: Raven Books, Bloomsbury Publication Date: 21st January 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness… A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead - … Continue reading The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell – Book Review
The Nesting by C.J. Cooke – ARC Review
Title: The Nesting Author: C.J. Cooke Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 15th October 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It was like something out of a fairytale…The grieving widower.The motherless daughters.A beautiful house in the woods. Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his two … Continue reading The Nesting by C.J. Cooke – ARC Review
The Adulting Manual by Milly Smith – Book Review
Title: The Adulting Manual Author: Milly Smith Genre: Nonfiction/Journal Publisher: Studio Press, Bonnier Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: You know those things you're supposed to know how to do as an adult, but you really don't know? Ever been in that situation where you're looking for the adult in the room, … Continue reading The Adulting Manual by Milly Smith – Book Review
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – Book Review
Title: The Nothing Man Author: Catherine Ryan Howard Genre: Thriller Publisher: Corvus Books Publication Date: 6th August 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now I am the woman who is going to catch him… You've just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true crime … Continue reading The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – Book Review
A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville – Book Review
Title: A Room Made of Leaves Author: Kate Grenville Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Canongate Publication Date: 6th August 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: It is 1788. Twenty-one-year-old Elizabeth is hungry for life but, as the ward of a Devon clergyman, knows she has few prospects. When proud, scarred soldier John Macarthur promises her the earth … Continue reading A Room Made of Leaves by Kate Grenville – Book Review
