Pages: 252Published: 29th April 2009Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Sexual content, racism Eilis Lacey has come of age in small-town Ireland in the hard years following World War Two. When an Irish priest from Brooklyn offers to sponsor Eilis in America -- to live and work in a Brooklyn neighborhood "just like Ireland" -- she decides she must go, … Continue reading Book Review – Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Hello everyone, Welcome to my second author Q&A! I was beyond delighted that Cara Hunter agreed to answer some of my questions, and I am really excited to share it all with you. Cara is the author of the DI Adam Fawley series of crime thrillers, set in Oxford. They are all compelling page-turners, full … Continue reading Author Q&A – Cara Hunter
Hello everyone, The end of another month! Can you believe that we are almost halfway through 2019? It is just moving into summer in the UK and I am looking forward to spending lots of time reading outside. May was my busiest and most productive month of the year so far. I read a total … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – May 2019
Pages: 422Published: 18th April 2019Genre: Legal ThrillerContent warnings: Drug references It's the day her father will be released from jail. Izzy English has every reason to feel conflicted - he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mother. Now, Izzy's … Continue reading Book Review – The Evidence Against You by Gillian McAllister
Hello everyone, I have finally written another bookish poem! It has felt like so long since my last one, because I found it hard for ideas and motivation, but I'm really excited to share this one with you! It is based on how it feels when you read a truly amazing book that you just … Continue reading Poem – Every Word
Pages: 312Published: 2nd May 2019Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Animal cruelty, sexual content London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it is the encounter of a moment – forgotten seconds later, but for Silas, a collector entranced by the strange … Continue reading Book Review – The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Hello everyone, It is time for the seventh instalment of this fun challenge, where I take a tour of some of my memorable reads and look ahead to the many, many books that are on my TBR. Looking back, G seems a very good letter for books! My Most Memorable Reads – G: Books still … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – G
Pages: 360Published: 18th April 2019Genre: Crime ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, animal death It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life. Why … Continue reading Book Review – No Way Out by Cara Hunter
Hello everyone, One of the fun and perhaps lesser known features of a Kindle is the Vocabulary Builder, which is a perfect tool for people like me who enjoy learning new words and vocabulary! It allows you to store all of the words that have looked up the definition for while reading. They automatically appear … Continue reading Kindle Vocabulary Builder #4
Pages: 287Published: 23rd July 2016Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Domestic abuse This was a buddy read with my friend Gem, our second buddy read of 2019 and our fifth overall. I would like to say thank you for Gem for her wonderful insight and for helping to make our discussions so enjoyable. On the night Bernadette finally has the … Continue reading Book Review – The Mountain In My Shoe by Louise Beech
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