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
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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
Sad Girl Novel by Pip Finkemeyer – Blog Tour Review
Title: Sad Girl Novel Author: Pip Finkemeyer Genre: Fiction Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Publication Date: 10th August 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: Maybe my main character will slowly lose their mind too. Novels usually need an abandoned woman going crazy in them. It's gonna be, like, a sad girl novel.An Australian expat in Berlin, Kim … Continue reading Sad Girl Novel by Pip Finkemeyer – Blog Tour Review
Love on the Island by Jessica Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Title: Love on the Island Author: Jessica Gilmore Genre: Romance Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Rating: 4.5/5 Cover: Summary: One week. Two couples. A holiday they'll never forget...Indi Drewe is turning thirty and is exactly where she wants to be: she's on the cusp of a promotion, lives in her gorgeous London flat … Continue reading Love on the Island by Jessica Gilmore – Blog Tour Review
Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse – Blog Tour Review
Title: Reasonable People Author: Caroline Hulse Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: CantBeArsed8: Am I the villain for being furious my partner's father changed my daughter's pirate party into a princess party? REASONABLE PEOPLE is a sharp, funny and timely comedy-of-errors about a feuding family. After a … Continue reading Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse – Blog Tour Review
Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – Blog Tour Review
Title: Fair Rosaline Author: Natasha Solomons Genre: Historical Fiction/Retelling Publisher: Manilla Press Publication Date: 3rd August 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: THE GREATEST EVER LOVE STORY WAS A LIE . . . The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love.Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions but … Continue reading Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – Blog Tour Review
Goddesses by Nina Millns – Blog Tour Review
Title: Goddesses Author: Nina Millns Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 20th July 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Some friends have your back.Some friends stab you in the back.Ayesha is just about finding her feet on the London stand-up scene, but when her response to a sexist heckler goes viral, she finds … Continue reading Goddesses by Nina Millns – Blog Tour Review
The Dive by Sara Ochs – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Dive Author: Sara Ochs Genre: Thriller Publisher: Bantam Publication Date: 20th July 2023 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Escape to paradise.Scuba diving instructor Cass leads her students out for their first dive off the beautiful coast of Koh Sang, Thailand's world-famous party island. It's supposed to be a life-changing experience, but things quickly spiral … Continue reading The Dive by Sara Ochs – Blog Tour Review
