Happy New Year everyone! Can you believe we are in 2019? The last year passed so quickly and it is time to review December! It was a really busy month - I took part in Blogmas for the first time and overall I managed to upload a total of 21 posts, which I was really … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – December 2018
Hello everyone, It is only six days until Christmas, and I hope you are all having an excellent week! Today I would like to share some of my favourite quotes that I came across in the books I have read on my Kindle in 2018. There are a fair few, so I have decided to … Continue reading Top Kindle Highlights of 2018 – Part One
Hello everyone, For me, the ending is one of the most important parts of a book. It helps form my lasting impression of a book and it should fit well with everything that has happened already. Today I have picked out five books I read in 2018 that all contained memorable endings, which felt ideal … Continue reading Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2018
Hello everyone, I have tried to think of as many categories as I can to review my year of avid reading, and this one is definitely one of my favourites! Of all the different book genres, the one I read most frequently is mystery/thriller. They are the kind of books I am immediately drawn to, … Continue reading Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2018
Pages: 260Published: 4th June 2015Genre: General Fiction/MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drug use John Venton's drunken fall from a Devon cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions to take up their adult lives. Their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, embraces merry widowhood. Only their grandfather … Continue reading Book Review – The House At The Edge Of The World by Julia Rochester
Hello everyone, With so little time remaining in 2018, I have decided to write a series of posts about my year in reading! I never expected to read and review so many books this year, but I have ended up taking in a huge range of plot devices, writing styles, and interesting characters. And characters … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books Read in 2018
Pages: 272Published: 5th May 2016Genre: Young Adult Thriller Skye is looking for an escape from the reality of last summer when her sister died in a tragic accident. Her parents think that a camp for troubled teenagers might help her process her grief. All of the kids at the summer camp have lost someone close, but is … Continue reading Book Review – Lying About Last Summer by Sue Wallman
Hello everyone, During 2018 I have read a few books that contained abrupt and unexpected endings. Some of them left aspects of the plot unresolved, while others just felt like the rest of the story still had not been told, or was simply rushed. And that made me wonder, are sudden endings ever a good … Continue reading Discussion – Should Books Contain Abrupt Endings?
Hello everyone, Every two months I post a list of five books that I am hoping to read some time in the future. My TBR is pretty long...so let's take a look through the list and see what I can find! As it is December, I shall aim to do a list of slightly lighter … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – December 2018
Pages: 336Published: 28th June 2018Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Mental health, sexual content, domestic abuse When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car plough into the young mother – killing her instantly – she finds herself unable to move … Continue reading Book Review – Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan
