Having read Cooper’s previous books – ‘The Chalet’ and ‘The Chateau’ – I knew what to expect. Glamorous settings, a small cast of seriously dodgy people and a twisty mystery that I wouldn’t be able to predict!
I wasn’t wrong!
Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Cruise’ by Catherine CooperThanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and my copy of the book for review. Opinions, as always, are entirely my own.
Continue reading Blog Tour: ‘Dying Breath’ by Liz MistryI’m delighted to join the blog tour for ‘Lessons’ by Ian McEwan today.
Thanks to Random Things Tours and Jonathan Cape for my place on the tour and for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
I’m always in the market for a twisty crime novel and this one seemed to good to pass up!
The story opens with the past disappearance of three teenage girls. Four of them drove home in one car but – after an accident – only one injured girl remains. Where did they go? Now, twenty years later, Jenna Halliday has come to Stafferbury to make a podcast about the events of that night. She needs the co-operation of Olivia, the survivor, but why won’t Olivia speak about her missing friends? Jenna finds herself in danger as she starts to uncover the secrets held by the residents of the small town.
Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Girls Who Disappeared’ by Claire DouglasSomething different for the blog today – I was invited to review a graphic guide to class by Laura Harvey, Sarah Leaney and Danny Noble.
This is a gorgeously-illustrated book – thanks to Random Things Tours and Icon Books for my copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Continue reading Blog Tour: ‘Class: A Graphic Guide’Today’s blog tour is for a gothic treat of a book!
Thanks to Claire Maxwell and Tinder Press for my place on the tour and for the book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are always my own.
Continue reading Blog Tour: ‘Small Angels’ by Lauren OwenReading the sampler of this book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the full version. A feisty, independent, female lead? A pet magpie? A Georgian London setting but with Greek myth elements? Absolutely, sign me up now!
Continue reading Book Review: ‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-ChapmanI absolutely loved the idea of this book! A thriller that takes place on the remote set of a horror film – what a great idea. I’d read one of Catherine Ryan Howard’s previous books (’56 Days’) set during Covid lockdown so I knew that I was in safe hands…if anyone can pull off some bogglingly high concept ideas then she can!
Continue reading Book Review: ‘Run Time’ by Catherine Ryan HowardI started reading this book on Pigeonhole, a chunk at a time, released daily. This is definitely one you don’t want to read in small chunks – to keep up with everyone and to not constantly be on a cliffhanger, you need to devour this in one sitting! Thanks to NetGalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review.
Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Cliff House’ by Chris BrookmyreIf you haven’t yet discovered Nicola Upson’s excellent historical crime series, here’s your chance.
This novel takes place in the early days of World War Two as war is declared and children evacuated en masse to the country. The Suffolk village in which Josephine Tey is living ends up with a lot more evacuees than planned, forcing those who didn’t want to take children to open their homes – the scene in the village hall where the evacuees are being homed made me really think of ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’ in all the best ways! When a child goes missing, Tey and the villagers start asking questions and pointing fingers…
Continue reading Book Review: ‘Dear Little Corpses’ by Nicola Upson
