Book Review – The Shadow Friend by Alex North

Pages: 357 Published: 7th July 2020 Genre: Mystery Content warnings: Injury detail, coercive control, gaslighting Twenty-five years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate - and then vanished without a trace. Paul's never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He's never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It's finally time to …

Blog Tour Spotlight – Red Runs The Witch’s Thread by Victoria Williamson

Hello everyone, It is time to showcase another of Victoria Williamson's books as I take my turn on this blog tour for her Gothic novella Red Runs The Witch's Thread. If you love atmospheric historical fiction with an unreliable narrator, then this is definitely something you might want to consider picking up! In addition, it is …

Book Review – Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Pages: 354 Published: 9th May 2023 Genre: Mythological Fiction Content warnings: Sexism, violence Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess …

My A-Z Of Books – M

Hello everyone, Welcome to another post looking back at the miscellany of the books I read in my first five years of blogging. I am officially halfway through the alphabet, so join me in celebrating this milestone 😉 I am in the midst of a very busy part of the alphabet. My 'L' post was …

Book Review – The Last Thing To Burn by Will Dean

Pages: 239 Published: 21st January 2021 Genre: Thriller Content warnings: Human trafficking, rape, physical/psychological abuse He is her husband. She is his captive. Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how …

Good Books With Disappointing Endings

Hello everyone, Happy April! Here in the UK we are in the divine beginnings of daylight saving time, and may it last. In contrast, today's post is a bit more 'glass half empty', as I look back at some of the books I have enjoyed that contained sadly disappointing endings that affected my overall feelings …

Book Review – That Bonesetter Woman by Frances Quinn

Pages: 429 Published: 21st July 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction Content warnings: Sexism Meet Endurance Proudfoot - England’s strongest woman, boldest adventurer and first female bonesetter. Endurance Proudfoot only wants one thing in life - to follow her father and grandfather into the family business of bone setting. It’s a physically demanding job, requiring strength, nerves of steel and discretion …

Book Review – The Wolf And The Woodsman by Ava Reid

Pages: 409 Published: 8th June 2021 Genre: Fantasy Content warnings: Misogyny, anti-Semitism, Animal death, injury detail In her forest-veiled pagan village, Évike is the only woman without power, making her an outcast clearly abandoned by the gods. The villagers blame her corrupted bloodline—her father was a Yehuli man, one of the much-loathed servants of the fanatical king. When soldiers …

Books I’ve Read With Animals In The Title

Hello everyone, I thought it was about time that I wrote a list post, and the topic that I settled on was books with animals in the title. This is a longer list than I expected, and you will find that these books are rarely about animals and the title is often written as a …

My A-Z Of Books – L

Hello everyone, It is about time I returned to my A-Z posts, and today I have a rather sizeable one. Lots of things begin with 'L'! So from books and their authors, characters and their settings, let us look back at some of the things I have read about that start with 'L'. L'Eden The …