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
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This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – Review
Title: This Mortal Boy Author: Fiona Kidman Genre: Fiction (based on real events) Publisher: Gallic Books Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: Auckland, October 1955. If young Paddy Black sings to himself he can almost see himself back home in Belfast. Yet, less than two years after sailing across the globe in search of … Continue reading This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman – Review
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
Title: The Nickel Boys Author: Colson Whitehead Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Fleet UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Summary: from publisher Elwood Curtis has taken the words of Dr Martin Luther King to heart: he is as good as anyone. Abandoned by his parents, brought up by his loving, strict and clearsighted grandmother, Elwood … Continue reading The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead – ARC Review
Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – ARC Review
Title: Good Girl, Bad Girl Author: Michael Robotham Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Little Brown Book Group UK Publication Date: 23rd July 2019 Cover: Summary: The girl with no past. Six years ago, Evie Cormac was discovered, filthy and half-starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie … Continue reading Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – ARC Review
Whisper Network by Chandler Baker – Review
Title: Whisper Network Author: Chandler Baker Genre: Fiction Publisher: Sphere, Little Brown UK Publication Date: 2nd July 2019 Cover: Summary: 'Ms. Sandberg was right about something. We had to lean in. It was the only way to hear the whispers...' Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have worked in the same legal office for years. The … Continue reading Whisper Network by Chandler Baker – Review
The Wives by Lauren Weisberger (published as When Life Gives You Lululemons in the US) – Arc Review
Title: The Wives (published in the US as When Life Gives You Lululemons) Author: Lauren Weisberger Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Collins UK Publication Date: 12th July 2019 Cover: Summary: Perfect marriages.Perfect neighbours.Perfect lies. Everyone is guarding a secret in this picture-perfect town. When Karolina Hartwell is arrested driving her son home, the headlines don’t tell the … Continue reading The Wives by Lauren Weisberger (published as When Life Gives You Lululemons in the US) – Arc Review
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins – Review
Title: The Confessions of Frannie Langton Author: Sara Collins Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Viking Publication Date: 4th April 2019 Cover: Summary: from Amazon 'They say I must be put to death for what happened to Madame, and they want me to confess. But how can I confess what I don't believe I've done?' 1826, and all … Continue reading The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins – Review
Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen – Review
Title: Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You Author: Sofie Hagen Genre: Memoir Publisher: Harper Collins, Fourth Estate Publication Date: 2nd May 2019 Cover: Summary: In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement … Continue reading Happy Fat by Sofie Hagen – Review
Educated by Tara Westover – Audiobook Review
Title: Educated Author: Tara Westover Audiobook Narrator: Julia Whelan Genre: Memoir Publisher: Windmill Books Publication Date: November 2018 Cover: Summary: from Amazon Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn’t exist. She hadn’t been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school … Continue reading Educated by Tara Westover – Audiobook Review
The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright – Blog Tour Review
Title: The Mummy Bloggers Author: Holly Wainwright Genre: Fiction Publisher: Legend Press Publication Date: 3rd June 2019 Cover: Summary: Elle Campbell is a glossy, lycra-clad mum with washboard abs, a ten-year plan and a secret past. Abi Black has quit sugar, moved to the country and is homeschooling her kids. Leisel Adams slogs away at … Continue reading The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright – Blog Tour Review
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