Hello everyone, As we are just about four months into the year (yes, it has gone so fast!), it is time to check in on my 2021 Goodreads Challenge and have a look at my progress. Last year I read 66 books having set myself a target of 52, which was my highest ever total … Continue reading Goodreads Challenge Update – April 2021
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this daring debut novel, which may be a quick read but it certainly leaves its mark. As soon as I read the synopsis it piqued my interest, so I was delighted to earn a place on the tour. Thank you to Anne Cater for … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – The Source by Sarah Sultoon
Pages: 446Published: 15th June 2017Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Suicide, sexual references, voyeurism, microaggressions, animal death The text message arrives in the small hours of the morning: I need you. Isa drops everything, takes her baby daughter and heads straight to Salten. She spent the most significant days of her life at boarding school on the marshes there, days which … Continue reading Book Review – The Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Hello everyone, It is time to return to this fun challenge, which I seem to be taking forever to complete! To prove a point, it is almost six months on from the last such post, but I am getting there – I promise. The challenge is straightforward – look back on all the best or … Continue reading ABC Book Challenge – W
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for the winner of the inaugural Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA)! It was an honour to be a part of BBNYA in 2020 and there were so many fantastic entrants, but this one came out on top. Many congratulations to Graham Austin-King, … Continue reading Blog Tour Spotlight – The Lore Of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King
Pages: 306Published: 5th March 2019Genre: Middle Grade With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who’s a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she’s sure she won’t fit in. But then she finds a box of mysterious medallions in the attic of her home—medallions … Continue reading Book Review – The Mystery Of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel
Hello everyone, It is time to take a look at some more of the books on my TBR, which I aim to read at some point in the future though it is difficult to say exactly when. There is every chance I shall read some of them in the next few weeks, but the rest … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – April 2021
Pages: 364Published: 5th October 2017Genre: Historical Fiction When Elsie married handsome young heir Rupert Bainbridge, she believed she was destined for a life of luxury. But pregnant and widowed just weeks after their wedding, with her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie has only her late husband’s awkward cousin for company - or so … Continue reading Book Review – The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Hello everyone, It is my stop on the Ultimate blog tour for What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson, which is about to be released and I am sure will bring joy and emotion to many readers. Thank you very much to Dave @ The Write Reads for facilitating this tour, Noly for the impressively designed banner … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – What Beauty There Is by Cory Anderson
Hello everyone, We are already a quarter of the way through the year! For me March was a super busy month so it seemed to go on for a very long time, but the fact there never seems to be enough hours in the day felt as true as ever. That said, I now type … Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up – March 2021
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