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
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
Pages: 293Published: 18th November 2016 When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone… Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them – The Original Screenplay
Pages: 194Published: 15th November 2018Genre: CrimeTrigger warnings: Domestic abuse, alcoholism On Christmas Eve in 1988, seven-year-old Alfie Marsden vanished in the Wentshire Forest Pass, when a burst tyre forced his father, Sorrel, to stop the car. Leaving the car to summon the emergency services, Sorrel returned to find his son gone. No trace of the child, nor his … Continue reading Book Review – Changeling by Matt Wesolowski
Pages: 256Published: 20th October 2017Genre: Non-fiction The history of magic is as long as time and as wide as the world. In every culture, in every age, in every place and, probably, in every heart, there is magic. Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of … Continue reading Review – Harry Potter: A History of Magic
Pages: 303Published: 27th December 2018Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Domestic violence, child death, sexual references Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just ten years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death forty-eight years ago - no photos of her exist … Continue reading Book Review – The Rumour by Lesley Kara
Pages: 403Published: 19th September 2016Genre: Thriller Kate returns from a post break-up holiday with her girlfriends to news of a serial killer in her home town – and his victims all look like her. It could, of course, be a simple coincidence. Or maybe not. She becomes convinced she is being watched, followed even. Is she next? … Continue reading Book Review – Killing Kate by Alex Lake
Pages: 505Published: 8th February 2018Trigger warnings: Child death, drug references At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed--again. She's been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is too late to save her. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And … Continue reading Book Review – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Pages: 235Published: 5th May 2011Trigger warning: Cancer storyline At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting-- he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. The monster in his backyard … Continue reading Book Review – A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Hello everyone, I am very happy and excited to be taking part in my first ever blog tour! And it is not just any blog tour...it is the first of what we hope to be many Ultimate Blog Tours organised by the WriteReads. Thank you so much to Dave for the opportunity, and to Kristin … Continue reading Ultimate Blog Tour: After The Green Withered by Kristin Ward
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