Pages: 385Published: 13th July 2017Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Missing child storyline, injury detail When four sisters arrive at Applecote Manor to spend the summer, all is clearly not well. They find their aunt and uncle still reeling from the disappearance of their only daughter, five years before. No one seems any closer to finding out the … Continue reading Book Review – The Vanishing Of Audrey Wilde by Eve Chase
Pages: 320Published: 6th June 2024Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Misogyny, torture, sexual reference Princess Anne of Denmark is betrothed to King James VI of Scotland – a royal union designed to forever unite the two countries. But first, she must pass the trial period: one year of marriage in which she must prove herself worthy of … Continue reading Book Review – The King’s Witches by Kate Foster
Pages: 438Published: 17th September 2024Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Drug references Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s … Continue reading Book Review – We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Pages: 339Published: 5th February 2019Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Violence, mental health storyline Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago. When she shot her husband in the head five times. Since then she hasn't spoken a single word. It's time to find out why. This is a story that carries … Continue reading Book Review – The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Pages: 385Published: 13th August 2024Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Misogyny, rape When Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, she dreams of ruling at his side. As they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and … Continue reading Book Review – Hera by Jennifer Saint
Pages: 360Published: 2nd May 2019Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Racism, discrimination, child death Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced … Continue reading Book Review – The Beekeeper Of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Pages: 318Published: 21st June 2022Genre: FantasyContent warnings: Domestic abuse, sexual references, misogyny A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than … Continue reading Book Review – Juniper And Thorn by Ava Reid
Pages: 388Published: 13th January 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. He took it to his remedial English teacher, Miss Isles, who became convinced it was the key to solving a puzzle. That a message … Continue reading Book Review – The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
Pages: 544Published: 26th September 2023Genre: Historical Science Fiction/FantasyContent warnings: Violence, injury detail Winter is drawing thick in 1932 Shanghai, as is the ever-nearing threat of a Japanese invasion. Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she’s been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady … Continue reading Book Review – Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong
Pages: 334Published: 2nd April 2020Genre: Domestic thrillerContent warnings: Domestic violence, blackmail, missing person sub-plot Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before. Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life.Gareth’s been receiving strange postcards.And Alice is being stalked. None of them are used to relying on others – but when the three strangers’ lives unexpectedly collide, there’s only … Continue reading Book Review – Strangers by C.L. Taylor
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