Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for Our Darkest Hour by Gabriella E. Mari! Today I have a spotlight, but everything I know about the book so far means it is likely that I will be picking it up very soon. The reviews so far from my fellow readers are overwhelmingly positive and … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight – Our Darkest Hour by Gabriella E. Mari
Pages: 386Published: 20th July 2023Genre: Mystery/ThrillerContent warnings: Domestic violence/abuse, child grooming, alcoholism The paths of two women - Alix Summer and Josie Fair - cross when they are out celebrating their birthdays in the same restaurant. Big coincidence: they are birthday twins; not only this - they were born in the same hospital. Alix is a journalist and podcaster. … Continue reading Book Review – None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Pages: 366Published: 5th September 2023Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Romance Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. She doesn’t believe in ghosts. Going to … Continue reading Book Review – The Library Of Shadows by Rachel Moore
Hello everyone, I have not done a TBR post for months, so I figured it was about time! During that surprising hiatus, I have added a lot more books to my to-read list, and today I am sharing five of them. Juniper And Thorn by Ava Reid Ava Reid is an author whose books are … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – November 2023
Hello everyone, Here I have another look back at some of the memorable things featured in the books I have previously read, just for fun as always. The letter this time is 'J'. Interestingly, I have never read a book beginning with 'J', so this post will be made up almost entirely of names - … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – J
Hello everyone, It is all very autumnal now here in the UK and miraculously we find ourselves in November in the blink of an eye! As far as reading goes, my chances of reaching my Goodreads goal of 55 books is in the balance, so I need to fit a lot in over the next … Continue reading Authors I Have Read The Most
Pages: 343Published: 6th February 2020Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Violence, Rape, Sexual references, Misogyny Finnmark, Norway, 1617. Twenty-year-old Maren Bergensdatter stands on the craggy coast, watching the sea break into a sudden and reckless storm. Forty fishermen, including her brother and father, are drowned and left broken on the rocks below. With the menfolk wiped out, the women of the … Continue reading Book Review – The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Pages: 363Published: 30th August 2022Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Misogyny Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, … Continue reading Book Review – Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Pages: 433Published: 19th May 2017Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Child death, missing person storyline Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only one was brought to shore. The Sandbank, a remote stretch of coast dotted with beach huts, was scarred forever. Sarah’s son survived, but on the anniversary of the accident, he disappears without trace. As new … Continue reading Book Review – Last Seen by Lucy Clarke
Pages: 315Published: 10th January 2023Genre: Fantasy Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk … Continue reading Book Review – Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia Of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
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