Here we are at the end of the first month of 2022 and I sincerely hope it’s been better in your home that it has been in ours – it’s been on long round of illness. I just got rid of one chest infection and I’ve been dealt another and this one seems to come with fringe ‘benefits’ which, really, you do not want to … Continue reading January 2022
‘ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN’ ‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’ A lawyer’s advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee’s classic novel – a black man falsely charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and … Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee #BookReview #CornerstoneDigital #ClassicFiction #5*
In the quiet village of Helesbury, Miranda Wallace prides herself on being the most popular member of her small social circle; the perfect friend, the best mum – the queen bee. Until one day, Verity arrives. Cool and indifferent, Verity is everything Miranda isn’t, but she threatens to shatter Miranda’s picture-perfect life. Suddenly plagued with insecurities, Miranda is certain Verity is hiding something. And Miranda … Continue reading Queen Bee by Nina Manning #BookReview #BlogTour #BoldwoodBooks #Rachel’sRandomResources #NetGalley #5*
The story from which this book takes its title sees a young man in a London bar enjoying a last drink before setting off home, when a young woman passes by, dropping her handbag as she does so. The retrieval of the bag and the subsequent brief relationship leads the man into life-changing circumstances. The remaining stories all follow a similar line, with an unusual … Continue reading A Chance Encounter by Deric Shaw #BookReview #AustinMacauley #4*
West coast of Turkey, 1993: Everything seems to be going well for Yasmin, an ambitious 22-year-old. She has landed her dream job, has recently married her love, Metin, and is expecting her first baby. But a series of terrible events mar her happy life and leaves her heartbroken. Marrakesh, Morocco, 2005: While playing around with his cousin in the family home, a 12-year-old boy finds … Continue reading Happy Moon by Gianna Schorno #BookReview #AustinMacauley #3.5*
This is the story of a formative period in the lives of two young people in Northern England: a student who is facing the possibility of leaving the city of his birth to study at a university, and a pragmatic shop-worker from the same neighbourhood with ambitions of her own, leading in a different direction. Although surprisingly mature for their age, their emotional inexperience becomes … Continue reading I Won’t Call You Again by Thomas Henchard #BookReview #AustinMacauley #5*
What would you do if the stars aligned to put everything right in your home? If Roles Were Reversed … Caroline and Noel Morton are two people who need a change. One wants to escape the rat race while the other hopes to join it! When Noel is asked to begin working from home he’s quick to say yes. More time with his three children? … Continue reading Anything You Can do by B. R. Maycock #BookReview #BlogTour #Riverside 2 #Rachel’sRandomResources #5*
The new gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author The Date and The Sister MEET THE WALSH FAMILY Lucy: Mother. Wife. Falling to pieces . . . Aidan: Father. Husband. In too deep . . . Connor: Son. Friend. Can never tell the truth . . . Everyone in this family is hiding something, but one secret will turn out to be the deadliest of all . . . Will this family ever recover … Continue reading All For You by Louise Jensen #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #5*
In a small town like West Burntridge, it should be impossible to keep a secret. Rachel Saunders knows gossip is the price you pay for a rural lifestyle and outstanding schools. The latest town scandal is her divorce – and the fact that her new girlfriend has moved into the family home. Laura Spence lives in a poky bedsit on the wrong side of town. … Continue reading Other Parents by Sarah Stovell #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #5*
When best-laid plans go awry … Hunter and Meera’s romantic plans come to an abrupt end when they stumble into the scene of a crime. A young woman was attacked in a hotel lift. She has traumatic injuries, but she clings to life. Hunter notes that her wounds are like those inflicted on two other women, who died from their ordeal. Can Meera keep the … Continue reading Hunter’s Rules by Val Penny #BookReview #BlogTour #EdinburghCrimeMysteries6 #DarkstrokeBooks #Rachel’sRandomResources #5*
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