Author: Rosie Walsh Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 352 pages Release Date: 25 July 2019 Publisher: Pan I borrowed this book from my local library. Synopsis Imagine you meet a man, spend seven glorious days together, and fall in love. And it’s mutual: you’ve never been so certain of anything. So when he leaves for…
The Choke by Sophie Laguna #BookReview @BelgraviaB
The Choke Author: Sophie Laguna Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 307 pages Release Date: 28 March 2019 Publisher: Gallic My thanks to the publisher for the copy provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis Justine Lee was born breech, entering the world on her knees. She reads…
A House of Ghosts by W. C. Ryan #BlogTour #BookReview
Author: W. C. Ryan Genre: Supernatural thriller Format: Hardcover 432 pages Release Date: 4 October 2018 Publisher: Zaffre Firstly I would like to thank Tracy Fenton for inviting me to join in this Blog Tour and the publisher for the copy of this book provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are…
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood #BookReview
Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Dystopian Fiction Format: Paperback 324 pages Release Date: 5 July 1996 Publisher: Vintage I borrowed this book from my local library. Synopsis Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose…
Nothing Else Remains by Robert Scragg #BlogTour #BookReview @robert_scragg @AllisonandBusby
Author: Robert Scragg Genre: Police Procedural Format: Paperback 320 pages Release Date: 19 September 2019 Publisher: Allison & Busby My thanks to Lesley Crooks for the invite on this blog tour and the advanced readers copy provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis When Max Brennan’s estranged…
A Long Shadow by Caroline Kington #BookReview @DanHiscocks @EyeAndLightning
Author: Caroline Kington Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 300 pages Release Date: 26 April 2019 Publisher: Lightening Books My thanks to Dan Hiscocks for the advanced readers copy provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis When farmer Dan Maddicott is found shot dead in one of his…
1984 by George Orwell #BookReview #LocalLibrary
Author: George Orwell Genre: Dystopian Thriller Format: Paperback 400 pages Release Date: 29 January 2004 Publisher: Penguin Classics I borrowed this book from my local library. Synopsis ‘Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past’ Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith…
Degrees of Guilt by HS Chandler #BookReview #NetGalley @Helen_Fields @TrapezeBooks
Author: HS Chandler Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 368 pages Release Date: 5 September 2019 Publisher: Trapeze I would like to thank the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis Maria is on trial for attempted murder.She has confessed…
In a Cottage in a Wood by Cass Green #BookReview
Author: Cass Green Genre: Psychological Thriller Format: Paperback 320 pages Release Date: 21 September 2017 Publisher: HarperCollins Fiction I borrowed this book from my local library. Synopsis A strange encounter Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her…
In Your Defence by Sarah Langford #BookReview
Author: Sarah Langford Genre: Memoir / Biography Format: Hardcover 320 pages Release Date: 28 June 2018 Publisher: Doubleday I purchased a copy of this book after reading some really good reviews. Synopsis Sarah Langford is a barrister. Her job is to stand in court representing the mad and the bad, the vulnerable, the heartbroken and…
The Last Stage by Louise Voss #BookReview
Author: Louise Voss Genre: Psychological Thriller Format: Paperback 300 pages Release Date: 11 July 2019 Publisher: Orenda Books I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book through a fellow blogger’s #giveaway slot on the blog tour for this book. My thanks to the publisher for providing the copy. Synopsis At the peak…
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham #BookReview
Author: John Grisham Genre: Legal Thriller Format: Paperback 432 pages Release Date: 28 October 2010 Publisher: Arrow Since I love legal thrillers so much, I decided I would like to re-read, from the start, all novels written by John Grisham. I’ve read many of his books over the years but I can’t be sure I’ve…
Fugitive 13 by Rob Sinclair #BlogTour #BookReview
Author: Rob Sinclair Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 352 pages Release Date: 22 August 2019 Publisher: Orion Firstly I would like to thank Tracy Fenton for inviting me to join in this Blog Tour and the publisher for the copy of this book provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely…
How Death Becomes Life by Joshua Mezrich #BookReview
Author: Joshua Mezrich Genre: Autobiographical memoir Format: Hardcover 384 pages Release Date: 2 May 2019 Publisher: Atlantic Books I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book from Readers First. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis Leading transplant surgeon Dr Joshua Mezrich creates life from loss, moving organs from…
The Firm by John Grisham #BookReview
Author: John Grisham Genre: Legal Thriller Format: Paperback 496 pages Release Date: 28 October 2010 Publisher: Arrow Since I love legal thrillers so much, I decided I would like to re-read, from the start, all novels written by John Grisham. I’ve read many of his books over the years but I can’t be sure I’ve…
‘The Warehouse’ by Rob Hart #BookReview @robwhart @BeckyShort1
Author: Rob Hart Genre: Dystopian thriller Format: Hardback 368 pages Release Date: 15 August 2019 Publisher: Random House UK My thanks to Becky Short for the advanced readers copy provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis Gun violence, climate change and unemployment have ravaged the United States…
‘The Missing Years’ by Lexie Elliott #BookReview @ReadersFirst1
Author: Lexie Elliott Genre: Psychological thriller Format: Paperback 384 pages Release Date: 6 June 2019 Publisher: Corvus I was lucky enough to win a copy of this book from Readers First. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis She thought she would never go back… Ailsa Calder has inherited half of a…
‘Lies We Tell Mothers’ by Suzy K Quinn #BookReview @SuzyKQuinn
Author: Suzy K Quinn Genre: Memoir Format: Paperback 247 pages Release Date: 1 August 2019 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing I obtained a copy of this book through the Amazon Prime first reads promotion. For those that might not know, Amazon Prime members are offered the opportunity to pick one book from a selection to read…
A Time to Kill by John Grisham #BookReview
Author: John Grisham Genre: Legal Thriller Format: Paperback 752 pages Release Date: 26 September 2013 Publisher: Arrow Since I love legal thrillers so much, I decided I would like to re-read, from the start, all novels written by John Grisham. I’ve read many of his books over the years but I can’t be sure I’ve…
‘Expectation’ by Anna Hope #BookReview @Anna_Hope @alisonbarrow @DoubledayUK
Author: Anna Hope Genre: General Fiction Format: Paperback 336 pages Release Date: 11 July 2019 Publisher: Doubleday My thanks to Alison Barrow for the advanced readers copy provided to me for review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Synopsis Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable. Living on the edge…
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