Pages: 326Published: 2nd February 2021Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Child abuse/cruelty, sexual content Alexandra Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed her older brother … Continue reading Book Review – Girl A by Abigail Dean
Pages: 352Published: 11th July 2019Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Sexism/misogyny, sexual references, cancer storyline 1968. Veronica Moon, a teenage ingénue from an estate in Essex is teaching herself the art of photography. Her passion and skill build, though of course it can only ever be a hobby. And then she visits the picket line at Dagenham Ford Factory. At the … Continue reading Book Review – The Woman In The Photograph by Stephanie Butland
Pages: 331Published: 26th April 2022Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Child death, animal sacrifice, violence/injury detail The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods. ClytemnestraThe sister of Helen, wife of … Continue reading Book Review – Elektra by Jennifer Saint
Pages: 351Published: 7th September 2021Genre: Young Adult Mystery The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his … Continue reading Book Review – The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Pages: 351Published: 7th December 2021Genre: Paranormal MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, sexual references Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James - a well-known author of dark, … Continue reading Book Review – A History Of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
Pages: 430Published: 19th September 2019Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Miscarriage, suicide, drug and alcohol dependency Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft's family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea air will prove to be the cure his wife and children needed, he arranges to … Continue reading Book Review – Bone China by Laura Purcell
Pages: 465Published: 22nd July 2021Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, strong sexual references, coercive control 2017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim. Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return. And waits. The … Continue reading Book Review – The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
Pages: 401Published: 27th January 2022Genre: Historical Fiction/Magical RealismContent warnings: Domestic violence, sexual references, references to psychological abuse This was a buddy read with my friend Pauliina, and once again while it did not turn out to be the five-star read we are searching for, we still had a wonderful time reading it. She has such great thoughts and perspectives, … Continue reading Book Review – Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Pages: 249Published: 6th May 2021Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Bullying, cyber bullying, child death, sexual harassment A secret from her past threatens to detonate her present... On her first day at a new school, Ruby finds a note in her locker saying I Know You Did It. She's terrified that someone has found out she was responsible for the … Continue reading Book Review – I Know You Did It by Sue Wallman
Pages: 416Published: 9th February 2021Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Anti-Semitism, bullying, sexual content Paris, 1939. Odile Souchet is obsessed with books and the Dewey Decimal System, which makes order out of chaos. She soon has it all – a handsome police officer beau, an English best friend, a beloved twin, and a job at the American Library in Paris, a … Continue reading Book Review – The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
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