Book Review – Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts by Kate Racculia

March 27, 2021September 28, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Pages: 374Published: 8th October 2019Genre: ContemporaryContent warnings: Alcoholism, sexual references, drugs Tuesday Mooney is a loner. She keeps to herself, begrudgingly socialises, and spends much of her time watching old Twin Peaks and X-Files DVDs. But when Vincent Pryce, Boston’s most eccentric billionaire, dies - leaving behind an epic treasure hunt through the city, with clues inspired by his hero, Edgar … Continue reading Book Review – Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts by Kate Racculia

Book Review – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

March 13, 2021September 28, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Pages: 377Published: 3rd September 2020Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Grief, suicide This was my fourth buddy read with Ellie, and our first which was not a Karen M. McManus book. We both enjoyed the discussions and it gave us lots of laughs, so thank you so much to her for reading it with me. In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely … Continue reading Book Review – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Book Review and Discussion – The Lost Ones by Anita Frank

March 6, 2021September 28, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Pages: 451Published: 31st October 2019Genre: Historical FictionContent warnings: Injury detail, allusions to rape, child/baby death, grief This was my first buddy read of the year with Kriti, and this book gave us so much to talk about! After my review I shall include a few sections from our discussion (no spoilers), and in my next post I am going … Continue reading Book Review and Discussion – The Lost Ones by Anita Frank

Book Review – The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

January 23, 2021September 25, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Pages: 403Published: 1st November 2018Genre: Mystery/CrimeContent warnings: Animal harm, sexual references This was a buddy read with my friend Gem. It was seventh one and while not our best, we still had some very fun discussions! Death lies between the lines. A dark story has been brought to terrifying life. Can the ending be rewritten in time? Clare Cassidy … Continue reading Book Review – The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

Book Review – All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

January 9, 2021September 25, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Pages: 390Published: 17th March 2020Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Bullying including cyber-bullying, sexual references, suicide This was my second buddy read with Noly, and we had a wonderful time trying to make sense of the high stakes plot and guessing what was going to happen. Our reaction at the end was one of mutual shock and plenty of gasping … Continue reading Book Review – All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

Discussion – Why I Love Buddy Reading!

October 14, 2020September 19, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, I hope you are well and having a lovely week so far. 🥰 One of the many wonderful things I have discovered as a book blogger is buddy reading. What began for me as a new and unfamiliar concept has become something that I absolutely love doing and always look forward to, such … Continue reading Discussion – Why I Love Buddy Reading!