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
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
Hello everyone, It is time for the sixth instalment of this fun challenge, where I look through some of my memorable reads and look ahead to the many, many books that are on my TBR. Let me see how many books there are in my life that begin with 'F'... My Most Memorable Reads – … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – F
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
Hello everyone, The end of another month! April was pretty good for me, especially after having such a bad March. I read some outstanding books, made some progress with my writing, and gradually my life is starting to run a bit more smoothly. April was a slightly different month for me on the blog. I … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – April 2019
Hello everyone, I hope you had an excellent weekend. We are now a third of the way through 2019, so it is time for an update on my Goodreads challenge progress! I set myself a target of 50 books this year. Maybe I could have aimed slightly higher, but I did not want to put … Continue reading Goodreads Challenge – April 2019
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
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