Pages: 429Published: 27th July 2021Genre: Mystery/CrimeContent warnings: Injury detail, bullying In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--especially the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there. And they don't come much richer than Fred and Sheila Merton. But even all their money can't protect … Continue reading Book Review – Not A Happy Family by Shari Lapena
Pages: 382Published: 22nd April 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Animal death/cruelty, suicide, allusions to rape, misogyny Lancashire, 1620. Young Sarah Haworth and her family live as outcasts. They are 'cunning folk', feared by the local villagers by day, but called upon under cover of darkness for healing balms and spells. Against the odds, love blossoms when Sarah meets Daniel, the … Continue reading Book Review – Cunning Women by Elizabeth Lee
Pages: 372Published: 1st June 2021Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Terminal illness storyline, child death Life is short. No-one knows that better than seventeen year old Lenni living on the terminal ward. But as she is about to learn, it's not only what you make of life that matters, but who you share it with. Dodging doctor's orders, she joins an … Continue reading Book Review – The One Hundred Years Of Lenni And Margot by Marianne Cronin
Pages: 408Published: 15th September 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drugs references It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, … Continue reading Book Review – The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
Pages: 554Published: 27th May 2021Genre: Urban FantasyContent warnings: Bullying, Fatphobia, sexual references This was a buddy read from my amazing friend Pauliina @ The Bookaholic Dreamer, and it was a long book which provided lots of joyful discussions! Ever since Anna can remember, her aunt has warned her of the dangers of magic. She has taught her to fear … Continue reading Book Review – Threadneedle by Cari Thomas
Pages: 281Published: 5th January 2021Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Drug references, sexual references, child abduction Emma and Dele’s dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they’re living the life they always wanted. But then one day a new family moves into … Continue reading Book Review – Circle Of Doubt by Tracy Buchanan
Hello everyone, This is actually the first time I have ever done this tag! Although to a certain degree it seems only yesterday that 2022 began, the end of the year is looming and there are still a few more books that I would like to fit in before then. The whole idea is to … Continue reading End Of Year Book Tag
Pages: 320Published: 24th December 2017Genre: Crime/Thriller One cold November night in 2014, in a small town in the northwest of England, 21-year-old Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, stepfather and younger sister to death with a hammer, in an unprovoked attack known as the Macleod Massacre. Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to no one … Continue reading Book Review – Hydra by Matt Wesolowski
Hello everyone, All of a sudden, we are in the final month of the year. The Christmas decorations are just about to go up and the end of 2022 is imminent. For me, that also means lots and lots of blog posts! This will be the first of up to 20 posts throughout December, ranging … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – November 2022
Pages: 352Published: 30th August 2022Genre: Young Adult MysteryContent warnings: Alcohol dependency, PTSD This was a buddy read with Ellie @ Read To Ramble, the fourth time we have read a Karen M. McManus book together. Cue lots of fun discussions! Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. The case was … Continue reading Book Review – Nothing More To Tell by Karen M. McManus
Stephen Reads Books 