The Book Lovers' Delight!
Another historical fiction review, I hear you say. I know. There has certainly been a trend as of late. But like them all, this one is certainly worth checking out (Pssst. it has an assassin!). Goodreads Blurb These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Fields Girl. Mother. Assassin. How dangerous is a woman with nothing … Continue reading Book Review: These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Fields
Are you ready for another dose of historical fiction? Great! That's what's on the cards today. Goodreads Blurb A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton It's February 1942 and the American's have finally joined Britain and its allies. Meanwhile, twenty-three-year-old Francesca Fabrino, like thousands of other women, is doing her bit for the war effort … Continue reading Book Review: A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton
Continuing my horror binge, today I have a review that will really creep you out. Goodreads Blurb Boy in the Box by Marc E. Fitch Ten years ago a mysterious and tragic hunting accident deep in the Adirondack Mountains left a boy buried in a storied piece of land known as Coombs' Gulch and four … Continue reading Book Review: Boy in the Box by Marc E. Fitch
Missing school? Whether you are a teacher or a student, this book will bring you right back between its four walls. Goodreads Blurb Mentoring Mr Singleman by Kim Sancreed A witty, off-beat romance set in Cornwall. New member of faculty Kate finds herself living below one of her colleagues in a converted engine house on … Continue reading Book Review: Mentoring Mr Singleman by Kim Sancreed
Yet another book I devoured in 24 hours! I hope you enjoy it as much. Goodreads Blurb All the Words Unspoken by Serena Kaur Things are not going well for Maansi Cavale. Her depression is worsening, she barely passes her university exams and she winds up stuck at home, full of regret and unable to … Continue reading Book Review: All the Words Unspoken by Serena Kaur
Life has been a bit slow lately. Let's get fast paced and ready for action! Goodreads Blurb Locked in Fear by Liz Cowley and Donough O'Brien In a sleepy country village, Detective Inspector Robin Marshal – now in retirement – is nearly killed by a stranger. His friend Alice, a police psychiatrist, discovers that the … Continue reading Book Review: Locked in Fear by Liz Cowley and Donough O’Brien po
This next book will have you feeling all cosy inside. Exactly what you need right now, right? Goodreads Blurb Art and Soul by Claire Huston There’s no problem Becky Watson can’t fix. Except her own love life… Struggling single mother Becky Watson longs to revive her career as a life-fixer, working miracles to solve her … Continue reading Book Review: Art and Soul by Claire Huston
In the past, classics and historical fiction tended to annoy me, mostly because I was frustrated by the female characters. While I can't change the classics, I have found some great historical fiction books that have a feisty heroine fitting of the time. Goodreads Blurb The Poor Relation by Susanna Bavin 1908, Manchester. Mary Maitland … Continue reading Book Review: The Poor Relation by Susanna Balvin
Bored? Looking for entertainment? I have an amazingly addictive book for you! Goodreads Blurb Every Little Secret by Ruth Speechley She believed the lies... The truth will destroy her. Maddy Saunders’ life is unravelling. After the heartbreaking, unexpected death of 5-year-old daughter Chloe, she’s trying desperately to keep her family together for other daughter, Emily. … Continue reading Book Review: Every Little Secret by Ruth Speechley
Today's post is horror review. Any horror fans out there? This might be something new for you to try. Goodreads Blurb The Wise Friend by Ramsey Campbell Patrick Torrington's aunt Thelma was a successful artist whose late work turned towards the occult. While staying with her in his teens he found evidence that she used … Continue reading Book Review: The Wise Friend by Ramsey Campbell
