The Book Lovers' Delight!
Three is the magic number. That's why, after bringing you reviews of Another Shot and An Extra Shot, I'm now providing an extract from the final book in the trilogy, One Last Shot. Enjoy! Book Extract: One Last Shot by Stephen Anthony Brotherton The opening of the book sees Jo-Jo wondering what to do next. … Continue reading Book Extract: One Last Shot by Stephen Anthony Brotherton
Wow. Just wow. This book was amazing. Simply amazing. Goodreads Blurb Surviving Me by Jo Johnson Tom has decided he doesn't want to live. Adam wishes he had a choice. Tom's lost his job and now he's been labelled 'spermless'. He doesn't exactly feel like a modern man, although his double life helps. Yet when … Continue reading Book Review: Surviving Me by Jo Johnson
I made a pledge to read more light-hearted books this year and then this next book I'm about to review landed on my doorstep. Thank you, Charlie Laidlaw, it certainly made me smile. Goodreads Blurb Love Potions and Other Calamities by Charlie Laidlaw Love Potions and Other Calamities is a comic tale of love and … Continue reading Love Potions and Other Calamities by Charlie Laidlaw
*Trigger warning* This book featured in this review deals with the issue of heroin addiction. Goodreads Blurb Silver Spoons: One's Journey Through Addiction by Sarah Dickinson Silver Spoons: One's Journey Through Addiction, takes an intimate and raw look at the current face of addiction and recovery. Talking about the current opioid epidemic, we follow a young couple while one of them goes through the … Continue reading Book Review: Silver Spoons: One’s Journey Through Addiction by Sarah Dickinson
*Trigger Warning* This book deals with the topic of domestic abuse. Goodreads Blurb Mine by Emily Merrill Avery and Luke are solid. The love they have is the envy of her friends. So when he joins her at university, she's pretty sure that life can't get much better. But something is changing and when Avery … Continue reading Book Review: Mine by Emily Merrill
I'm fussy when it comes to short stories. It takes a lot to impress me. But when one does... well, I like to share it on Joyful Antidotes! Goodreads Blurb Death Train by Daye Williams Upon a grand spiritual train that delivers/commutes dead beings into the Underworld, a mysterious passenger cloaked in an enchanted veil … Continue reading Book Review: Death Train by Daye Williams
It's Halloween. Strange things are in the air. Like this quirky collection of short stories. Goodreads Blurb Strange Secrets by Mike Russell Discover the mystery of the two-headed rose and many more Strange Secrets in this new collection of extraordinary stories by Mike Russell. 'It can't be real.' 'But it is.' Strange Secrets invites you … Continue reading Book Review: Strange Secrets by Mike Russell
This book was my first unsolicited book post (thanks Red Door Books!), so this book review holds a special place in my heart. Lucky it was a good book 😉 Goodreads Blurb The Claim* by David Briggs When his father dies, leaving behind a legacy of debt and failed businesses, Evan Cadwallader is doubtful that … Continue reading Book Review: The Claim by David Briggs
The weather is getting colder and darker. You know what that means. More time indoors reading! If you are looking for an intelligent book that will leave you thinking, I have just the thing for you. Goodreads Blurb Pivotal by Nikki Valance When you pass through a door does your life change or do you … Continue reading Book Review: Pivotal by Nikki Valance
Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned. No truer words in The Wife's Revenge. Goodreads Blurb The Wife's Revenge by Deirdre Palmer Sometimes the lie is safer than the truth. Fran made the biggest mistake of her life when she had an affair with Ben. Both families live in the village of Oakheart; their children … Continue reading Book Review: The Wife’s Revenge by Deirdre Palmer
