Hello everyone, I am in the second half of the alphabet in my lookback of all the noteworthy authors, books, characters and settings I encountered during my first five years of book blogging. It is a large project that is taking long than expected, but they are always fun posts to put together. This time … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – N
Pages: 405Published: 15th July 2016Genre: Dystopian ThrillerContent warnings: Violence/injury detail, strong sexual references, misogyny, cancer subplot A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner the one you are genetically made for. That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced … Continue reading Book Review – The One by John Marrs
Hello everyone, It feels like I have had a long hiatus. The truth is, I have been very busy and in between all of that work I have taken time away, so there has been no time to write about books! I only started to catch up on my book reviews the other day, which … Continue reading Books I’ve Read With Human Senses In The Title
Pages: 357Published: 7th July 2020Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Injury detail, coercive control, gaslighting Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace. Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He's never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It's finally time to stop running. It's … Continue reading Book Review – The Shadow Friend by Alex North
Hello everyone, It is time to showcase another of Victoria Williamson's books as I take my turn on this blog tour for her Gothic novella Red Runs The Witch's Thread. If you love atmospheric historical fiction with an unreliable narrator, then this is definitely something you might want to consider picking up! In addition, it is … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight – Red Runs The Witch’s Thread by Victoria Williamson
Pages: 354Published: 9th May 2023Genre: Mythological FictionContent warnings: Sexism, violence Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows … Continue reading Book Review – Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
Hello everyone, Welcome to another post looking back at the miscellany of the books I read in my first five years of blogging. I am officially halfway through the alphabet, so join me in celebrating this milestone ;) I am in the midst of a very busy part of the alphabet. My 'L' post was … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – M
Pages: 239Published: 21st January 2021Genre: ThrillerContent warnings: Human trafficking, rape, physical/psychological abuse He is her husband. She is his captive. Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to … Continue reading Book Review – The Last Thing To Burn by Will Dean
Hello everyone, Happy April! Here in the UK we are in the divine beginnings of daylight saving time, and may it last. In contrast, today's post is a bit more 'glass half empty', as I look back at some of the books I have enjoyed that contained sadly disappointing endings that affected my overall feelings … Continue reading Good Books With Disappointing Endings
Pages: 429Published: 21st July 2022Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Sexism Meet Endurance Proudfoot - England’s strongest woman, boldest adventurer and first female bonesetter. Endurance Proudfoot only wants one thing in life - to follow her father and grandfather into the family business of bone setting. It’s a physically demanding job, requiring strength, nerves of steel and discretion - and not … Continue reading Book Review – That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn
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