Title: The Embroidered Book Author: Kate Heartfield Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: 17th February 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: ‘Power is not something you are given. Power is something you take. When you are a woman, it is a little more difficult, that’s all’ 1768. Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives … Continue reading The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield – Blog Tour Review
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A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp – Book Review
Title: A Very Nice Girl Author: Imogen Crimp Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: 3rd February 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Anna is struggling to afford life in London as she trains to be a singer. During the day, she vies to succeed against her course mates with their discreet but inexhaustible streams of cultural … Continue reading A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp – Book Review
The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews – Book Review
Title: The Leviathan Author: Rosie Andrews Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Raven Books Publication Date: 3rd February 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 24th March 1703 A place far from the sea She is awake. And I must remind myself of how it began. The end of all things. It was a time of witches, it was … Continue reading The Leviathan by Rosie Andrews – Book Review
The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown- Blog Tour Review
Title: The Key in the Lock Author: Beth Underdown Genre: Historical Mystery Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 13th January 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: 'I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire...' By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her son Tim in the Great War. But by night she mourns another boy - … Continue reading The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown- Blog Tour Review
Real Easy by Marie Rutkoski – Book Review
Title: Real Easy Author: Marie Rutkoski Genre: Crime Publisher: Tinder Press Publication Date: 18th January 2022 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: It's 1999, and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. She's not used to taking anyone under her wing - after all, between her disapproving boyfriend and his daughter, who may … Continue reading Real Easy by Marie Rutkoski – Book Review
Her Last Request by Mari Hannah – Blog Tour Review
Title: Her Last Request Author: Mari Hannah Genre: Crime / Police Procedural Publisher: Orion Books Publication Date: 20th January 2022 (Paperback) Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Some victims leave clues to their killers... A Hidden Clue A victim reaches out from the grave to the SIO who will investigate her death. This not what DCI Kate … Continue reading Her Last Request by Mari Hannah – Blog Tour Review
The Family by Naomi Krupitsky – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Family Author: Naomi Krupitsky Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Borough Press Publication Date: 6th January 2022 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate. Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the … Continue reading The Family by Naomi Krupitsky – Blog Tour Review
Wahala by Nikki May – Blog Tour Review
Title: Wahala Author: Nikki May Genre: Fiction Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 6th January 2022 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Ronke, Simi, Boo are three mixed-race friends living in London. They have the gift of two cultures, Nigerian and English. Not all of them choose to see it that way. Everyday racism has never held them back, … Continue reading Wahala by Nikki May – Blog Tour Review
Demon by Matt Wesolowski – Blog Tour Review
Title: Demon Author: Matt Wesolowski Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Orenda Books Publication Date: 20th January 2022 (Paperback), Out Now in Ebook Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: In 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite was the site of one of the most heinous crimes imaginable, in a case that shocked the world. Twelve-year-old Sidney Parsons was savagely … Continue reading Demon by Matt Wesolowski – Blog Tour Review
The Girl She Was by Alafair Burke – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Girl She Was Author: Alafair Burke Genre: Mystery, Psychological Thriller Publisher: Faber Publication Date: 13th January 2022 (Paperback) Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: HOPE CAN BE A DANGEROUS THING...She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she really is.Fourteen years ago, she was found thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no … Continue reading The Girl She Was by Alafair Burke – Blog Tour Review
