Title: The Lightness Author: Emily Temple Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: 11th June 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: One year ago, the person Olivia adores most in the world, her father, left home for a meditation retreat in the mountains and never returned. Yearning to make sense of his shocking departure, Olivia runs … Continue reading The Lightness by Emily Temple – Book Review
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The Truants by Kate Weinberg – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Truants Author: Kate Weinberg Genre: Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: Paperback - 1st June 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: People disappear when they most want to be seen. Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete … Continue reading The Truants by Kate Weinberg – Blog Tour Review
The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood – Book Review
Title: The House on the Lake Author: Nuala Ellwood Genre: Psychological Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Penguin Publication Date: February 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Lisa needs to disappear. And her friend's rambling old home in the wilds of Yorkshire seems like the perfect place. It's miles away from the closest town, and no one there knows her … Continue reading The House on the Lake by Nuala Ellwood – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Great Opening Lines
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope you're all doing alright and coping in these bizarre … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Great Opening Lines
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel – Book Review
Title: The Familiar Dark Author: Amy Engel Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: 31st March 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: 'In other places, the murder of two little girls would have blanketed the entire town in horror. Here, it was just another bad day.' Eve Taggert's life has been spent steadily climbing away … Continue reading The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel – Book Review
Dear Child by Romy Hausmann – Book Review
Title: Dear Child Author: Romy Hausmann Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Quercus Publication Date: 14th May 2020 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects … Continue reading Dear Child by Romy Hausmann – Book Review
The Behind The Blogger Book Tag
Hello! So I was nominated to do this really fun tag by the lovely Books Are 42 and I enjoy these kinds of tags because I think it's always interesting to know more about the person behind the blog! Rules: Thank the person who nominated you Answer all the questions down below Pingback to the creator: Ellyn … Continue reading The Behind The Blogger Book Tag
Death of a Mermaid by Lesley Thomson – Book Review
Title: Death of a Mermaid Author: Lesley Thomson Genre: Thriller/Mystery Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication Date: 7th May 2020 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Freddy Power walked out of her childhood home twenty-two years ago, and swore never to return. But now she's back, helping run her family's fishery in Newhaven in the wake of her … Continue reading Death of a Mermaid by Lesley Thomson – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Have At My Bookish Party
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope everyone is doing alright at the moment. It has … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Authors I’d Have At My Bookish Party
April Wrap-Up!
Hello! I really hope you're all doing OK! I cannot believe April is already over and that I've spent the entire month without leaving my house and garden. It feels really strange but it's been necessary and I really hope that everyone here in the UK can manage to put up with this a little … Continue reading April Wrap-Up!
Life With All The Books 