Title: The Metal Heart Author: Caroline Lea Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Michael Joseph Publication Date: 29th April 2021 Rating: 5/5 Cover: Summary: Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify these remote and windswept islands. Resentful islanders are fearful of the enemy in their midst, but not orphaned twin sisters Dorothy and Constance. Already … Continue reading The Metal Heart by Caroline Lea – Blog Tour Review
Tag: Summer Reading
Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer 2020 TBR
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 having a nice week so far and … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Summer 2020 TBR
What You Did by Claire McGowan – Review
Title: What You Did Author: Claire McGowan Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Amazon Publishing UK Publication Date: 1st August 2019 Cover: Rating: 3/5 Summary: A vicious assault. A devastating accusation. Who should she trust, her husband or her best friend? It was supposed to be the perfect reunion: six university friends together again after twenty years. … Continue reading What You Did by Claire McGowan – Review
Devotion by Madeline Stevens – Review
Title: Devotion Author: Madeline Stevens Genre: General Fiction Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication Date: 15th August 2019 Rating: 4/5 Cover: Summary: Desire. Deception. Destruction. Devotion. Ella is 26, lonely, hungry and far from home. Lonnie is also 26, but rich, talented and beautiful - with a husband and son to match. Their fates intertwine the … Continue reading Devotion by Madeline Stevens – Review
Take It Back by Kia Abdullah – Review
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
The July Girls by Phoebe Locke – Review
Title: The July Girls Author: Phoebe Locke Genre: Thriller Publisher: Headline, Wildfire Publication Date: 25th July 2019 Cover: Summary: Every year, on the same night in July, a woman is taken from the streets of London; snatched by a killer who moves through the city like a ghost. Addie has a secret. On the morning … Continue reading The July Girls by Phoebe Locke – Review
Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
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. It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday and this week is a … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
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