Happy publication day to ‘The Secrets of Matterdale Hall’ by Marianne Ratcliffe!
Thanks to Bellows Press for my copy for review. As always, opinions are entirely my own.
Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Secret of Matterdale Hall’ by Marianne RatcliffeI’m delighted to welcome you to my stop on the blog tour for ‘What Child is This?’, the fifth book in Bonnie MacBird’s excellent Sherlock Holmes series.
Thanks to Random Things Tours and Collins Crime Club for my place on the tour and copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. As always, opinions are my own.
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for ‘The Language of Food’ by Annabel Abbs, a fabulous historical novel out on 3rd February, 2022.
Thanks to Random Things Tours and Simon and Schuster for my place on the tour and my copy of the book for review. As always, opinions are entirely my own.
This was a book that I was very excited about in 2021 but that – for reasons too dull to explain – got pushed down my reading pile.
I’m so glad I have remedied this now!
Continue reading Book Review: ‘Dangerous Women’ by Hope AdamsI don’t read an awful lot of true crime but this one really intrigued me – a true, locked-room murder mystery. And even better for me – one set in Victorian Dublin.
I was very excited to read this one – thanks to the lovely people at Vintage Huddle who sent me a copy for review. Opinions, as always, are my own.
Continue reading Book Review: ‘The Dublin Railway Murder’ by Thomas MorrisThis series – set in Victorian Edinburgh – is one of my absolute favourites!
I love how vividly the gloom and danger of the city is conveyed, I love the realistic characters and I love the medical basis for the books. The (married) writers – award-winning crime writer (Chris Brookmyre) and medical expert specialising in anaesthetics (Marisa Haetzman) – are a brilliant combination and I look forward to each new book in this series with anticipation.
Continue reading Book Review: ‘A Corruption of Blood’ by Ambrose ParryI’ve been with Arrowood from the start of the series so I knew just what to expect in this fourth instalment – a fiendish mystery, grimy Victorian London and some great characters. Thanks to Mick Finlay and HQ for my copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, plus the invitation to join the blog tour.
As a life-long bookworm, I’ve made it my mission to read ALL THE BOOKS.
Everything I liked the sound of – added to the TBR. Recommended by someone I trust – added to the TBR. Interesting cover – added to the TBR.
You get the picture – a love of books and an endless TBR.
However, I do (kind of) accept that I cannot read every book.
In fact, my journey into blogging has really made me focus on the elements of books that I really love. I’ve had to really think before I request yet more books – and there are definitely things that tick the boxes for me.
So here we go – an insight into my muddled mind and the TBR that I am desperately trying to tame… I love all these things independently but where they combine is pure magic!
(Disclaimer: I still reserve the right to read randomly and at whim - that's one of the true pleasure of reading!)
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In the place of my usual WWW Wednesday post, I have my end of my end of month wrap up and a look at what is coming up in my bookish world in April.
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March Wrap-Up
It’s been a good reading month – I’ve read some great books, including a few outside my comfort zone! This month, I’ve read 13 books. I’ve struggled a bit with digital reading, so these have been mainly physical books – unusual for me and a lovely change.
My NetGalley is at 76% – this will be a focus for me in April as I really want to get back to that elusive 80%!
Continue reading March 2021 Wrap-Up and April TBRWelcome to my stop on the blog tour for ‘The Shadow in the Glass’ by JJA Harwood.
This tour was organised by Random Things Tours. The novel was published in hardback on 18th March, 2021.
Thank you to the tour organiser and publisher for my review copy – this has not influenced my views and opinions are – as always – entirely my own.
