Category: Book Reviews

Book Review – Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

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Pages: 401Published: 27th January 2022Genre: Historical Fiction/Magical RealismContent warnings: Domestic violence, sexual references, references to psychological abuse This was a buddy read with my friend Pauliina, and once again while it did not turn out to be the five-star read we are searching for, we still had a wonderful time reading it. She has such great thoughts and perspectives, … Continue reading Book Review – Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

Book Review – I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman

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Pages: 249Published: 6th May 2021Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Bullying, cyber bullying, child death, sexual harassment A secret from her past threatens to detonate her present... On her first day at a new school, Ruby finds a note in her locker saying I Know You Did It. She's terrified that someone has found out she was responsible for the … Continue reading Book Review – I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman

Book Review – The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

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Pages: 416Published: 9th February 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Anti-Semitism, bullying, sexual content Paris, 1939. Odile Souchet is obsessed with books and the Dewey Decimal System, which makes order out of chaos. She soon has it all – a handsome police officer beau, an English best friend, a beloved twin, and a job at the American Library in Paris, a … Continue reading Book Review – The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Book Review – My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

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Pages: 223Published: 27th July 2018Genre: General Fiction/ContemporaryContent warnings: Domestic violence, injury details Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality is the sisters' saving grace. She knows the best solutions for cleaning blood, … Continue reading Book Review – My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Book Review – Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara

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Pages: 287Published: 26th December 2019Genre: General Fiction/Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Alcoholism, suicide, sexual references It has been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last drink. Now Astrid is trying to turn her life around. Having reluctantly moved back in with her mother, in a quiet seaside town away from the temptations and painful memories of her life … Continue reading Book Review – Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara

Book Review – Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

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Pages: 403Published: 4th April 2019Genre: Historical Mystery/ParanormalContent warnings: Sexual references, allusions to sexual assault, descriptions of gore Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this … Continue reading Book Review – Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

Book Review – Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

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Pages: 494Published: 16th November 2021Genre: Historical Fiction/FantasyContent warnings: Violence, injury detail It is fair to say that after reading These Violent Delights at the end of 2020, I had found perhaps a new favourite book and so that catapulted this follow-up to the very top of my most anticipated list. Once again, I read it with my wonderful friend Alexia, who … Continue reading Book Review – Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

Blog Tour + Review – Blood Of The Lost Kingdom by Kristin Ward

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Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for the second book in the Daughter Of Erabel series; an immersive fantasy inspired by Celtic mythology. I recently reviewed the first one, so when the chance arose to read the sequel soon after, I needed no second invitation. Thank you very much to WriteReads supremo Dave … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Blood Of The Lost Kingdom by Kristin Ward

Book Review – Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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Pages: 386Published: 30th March 2021Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Animal sacrifice, allusions to rape, suicide As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur - Minos's greatest shame and Ariadne's brother - demands … Continue reading Book Review – Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Audiobook Review – The Right Sort Of Girl by Anita Rani

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Narrator: Anita RaniPublished: 8th July 2021Genre: Non-fiction/MemoirContent warnings: Racist language, descriptions of self-harm 'I'm a girl and northern and brown, didn't you know? A triple threat!' Trying to navigate her Indian world at home and the British world outside her front door, Anita Rani was a girl who didn't ­fit in anywhere. She was always destined to stand out: … Continue reading Audiobook Review – The Right Sort Of Girl by Anita Rani