All that Ed has ever wanted for his daughter is for her to be happy. You'd expect him to be delighted when he first meets her daughter's new boyfriend, Ryan, as he's absolutely perfect: good-lucking, polite, self-sufficient and enjoying an impressive career. But far from being the 'catch' that others find him to be, Ed … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Catch’ by T. M. Logan
Victorian England. Jenny has lost her job as a maid and finds herself in the unenviable position of supporting her orphaned siblings. Her brother has abandoned them all to run away with an actress and, with no reference, poor Jenny has neither hope nor prospects. Her saviour arrives in the form of a wealthy theatre-owner, … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Whispering Muse’ by Laura Purcell
This weekly post is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. All you need to do to participate is to answer these three questions: What are you currently reading? What have you recently finished reading? What will you be reading next? What I’m currently reading What I’ve just finished reading My review … Continue reading WWW Wednesday 4th January 2023
Power. History. Love. Hate. Vengeance. She will be Queen. Whatever it takes… Daughter of an ousted king, descendant of ancient druids, as a child it is prophesied that one day Gruoch will be queen of Alba. When she is betrothed to Duncan, heir elect, this appears to confirm the prophecy. She leaves behind her home, … Continue reading Book Review of ‘Lady Macbethad’ by Isabelle Schuler
I’ve enjoyed reading plenty of Jodi Picoult novels in the past, often finding them to be thought-provoking in their exploration of controversial topical issues. Although it’s really difficult to say much about it without spoiling the book for readers, it’s safe to say that fans of Picoult will not be disappointed and that I think … Continue reading Review of ‘Mad Honey’ by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
This weekly post is hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. All you need to do to participate is to answer these three questions: What are you currently reading? What have you recently finished reading? What will you be reading next? It's Spooky Season! I've been reading lots of horror books in … Continue reading WWW Wednesday – 27th October 2022
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. When I think back on the holidays I've been on, … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’ve Read on Holiday
Private investigator Sadie Levesque specialises in finding missing teenagers, and so when sixteen-year-old Adrianna Clark goes missing on the Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland, Sadie is brought in by the family to find their daughter. Sadie is good at what she does, having spent years honing in her skills of tracking … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Last Girl to Die’ by Helen Fields
I'm kicking off Spooky Season with this deliciously Gothic tale of creepy wooden 'companions' who cause mayhem across the centuries. Trigger warnings: Infant mortality, Murder, Violence, Fire Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the … Continue reading Book Review of ‘The Silent Companions’ by Laura Purcell
Spooky Season is upon us and I'm going all out this year. I'm looking to read a month of creepy, spooky horror and I'm looking for your recommendations. So far, I've read Laura Purcell's 'The Silent Companions' and I've just started listening to Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'. I've never really explored the genre so I'm … Continue reading What are your Spooky Season reads?
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