Hello everyone, I thought that given the fact I have not written a monthly wrap-up post recently, it was time that I shared some kind of update. Finding the time to write these regular types of blog posts has become tricky, so just sharing occasional life updates might be how I decide to go in … Continue reading Update – April 2023
Pages: 361 Published: 3rd April 2014 Genre: Psychological Thriller Clarissa is becoming more and more frightened of her colleague, Rafe. He won’t leave her alone, and he refuses to take no for an answer. He is always there. Being selected for jury service is a relief. The courtroom is a safe haven, a place where Rafe can’t … Continue reading Book Review – The Book Of You by Claire Kendal
Pages: 368 Published: 30th August 2022 Genre: Young Adult Mystery Trigger warnings: Suicide references To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it … Continue reading Book Review – The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Hello everyone, The days are brighter again and that immediately makes me happier. To be typing this at almost 7pm UK time and for it still to be light outside is a very good feeling that breathes positivity. At the same time, my TBR gets higher and higher. There are three reasons for this: 1) … Continue reading Five Books On My TBR – April 2023
Pages: 297 Published: 1st November 2022 Genre: General/Literary Fiction Trigger warnings: Grief, sexual references, drugs This was a buddy read with my friend Kriti @ Armed With A Book, and we both enjoyed this book and discussed it at length. Spoiler-free extracts of our discussion can be found after my review. Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping … Continue reading Book Review And Discussion – The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Hello everyone, I may have made the decision to do fewer tag posts from now on, but when I was nominated by the wonderful Sophie @ Me and Ink for this one, I simply could not resist. Do check out her blog by the way, as her posts are always such fun to read. So … Continue reading The Functions Book Tag
Pages: 507 Published: 27th September 2022 Genre: Historical Fiction/Fantasy Trigger warnings: Injury detail It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal … Continue reading Book Review – Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
Hello everyone, To mark my first five years of book blogging, I have decided to do an A-Z series of posts based on all the books I have read in that time, and about blogging in general. It felt like a fun idea! These posts will include all of the most significant things for each … Continue reading My A-Z Of Books – B
Pages: 417 Published: 29th March 2022 Genre: Historical Fantasy Trigger warnings: Domestic abuse, injury detail On Crow Island, people whisper, real magic lurks just below the surface. Neither real magic nor faux magic interests Annie Mason. Not after it stole her future. She’s only on the island to settle her late father’s estate and, hopefully, reconnect with her long-absent … Continue reading Book Review – Wild And Wicked Things by Francesca May
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good week. Today I have another new list post, and it is all about characters who I found annoying in books that I liked, or even loved. Some of these characters are just plain annoying, while others are just a bit pesky in the way they get … Continue reading Top Five – Annoying Characters Who Appeared In Books I Enjoyed
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