This tag line is what instantly drew me to this book and I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. I’d seen the title floating around a bit and heard some good things but not too much to make my expectations soar. Which I think is the best way to go into …
BOOK REVIEW: Vox by Christina Dalcher @HQStories @CVDalcher
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Vox is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter. On the day the goverment decrees that women are no longer allowed more than 100 words daily, Dr. Jean McClellen is in denial — this can’t happen here. …
BOOK REVIEW: Girls Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
Format: ARC, sent by the publisher Links: The Book Depository |Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: From the best selling authors, of The Good Widow comes a chilling novel of psychological suspense that will make you think twice about what your best friend may be hiding… For estranged friends Ashley, Natalie and Lauren, it’s time to heal …
BOOK REVIEW: Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Format: Library book Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from. Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including …
BOOK REVIEW: Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan @ClaireAllan @AvonBooksUK
Format: ARC, NetGalley Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Publication date: 28th June 2018 Blurb: Her name was Rose. You watched her die. And her death has created a vacancy. When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car …
BOOK REVIEW: How To Be Happy by Eva Woods
Format: Kindle, Bought Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Annie Hebden is stuck. Stuck in her boring job, with her irritating roommate, in a life no thirty-five-year-old would want. But deep down, Annie is still mourning the terrible loss that tore a hole through the perfect existence she’d once taken for granted—and hiding away is safer …
BOOK REVIEW: The House Swap by Rebecca Fleet @RebeccaLFleet @PoppyStimpson @TransworldBooks #TheHouseSwap
Format: Uncorrected proof copy – supplied by publishers Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: ‘No one lives this way unless they want to hide something.’ When Caroline and Francis receive an offer to house swap, they jump at the chance for a week away from home. After the difficulties of the past few years, they’ve …
BOOK REVIEW: My Sister by Michelle Adams #BlogTour @Phoebe_Swinburn @MAdamswriter
Format: Paperback, ARC for blog tour Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Families should stay together. What happened that day ripped mine apart. A successful doctor, with a loving boyfriend, Irini Harringford is finally happy. But when Elle tracks her down, everything starts to unravel. Irini knows only too well what her sister is capable …
BOOK REVIEW: The Last Laugh by Tracy Bloom @bookouture @TracyBBloom
Format: eBook, NetGalley Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Jenny discovers her days are numbered at the same time she discovers her husband is having an affair… Frankly, her life was tough enough already. Two tricky teenagers, her mother’s constant complaints, friends who aren’t up to the job and a career which has been spiralling downwards …
BOOK REVIEW: Life to the Limit: My Autobiography by Jenson Button
Format: Hardback, Christmas present Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Jenson Button is one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation. His seventeen years in Formula 1 have seen him experience everything the sport has to offer, from nursing underpowered cars around the track to winning World Championships and everything in between. Here, Jenson tells …
BOOK REVIEW: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Format: Hardback – purchased Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from …
Book review: The Doll House by Phoebe Morgan @Phoebe_A_Morgan @HQDigitalUK
Format: eBook, NetGalley Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: You never know who’s watching… Corinne’s life might look perfect on the outside, but after three failed IVF attempts it’s her last chance to have a baby. And when she finds a tiny part of a doll house outside her flat, it feels as if it’s …
Book Review: Last Seen Alive by Claire Douglas
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: She can run Libby Hall needs to hide, to escape from everything for a while. Which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her husband Jamie to exchange their tiny Bath flat for a beautiful haven on the wild Cornish …
Book Review: The Chalk Man by C.J Tudor
Publication date: 11th January 2018 Publisher: Penguin Michael Joseph Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Looking back, it all started on the day of the fair and the terrible accident. When twelve-year-old Eddie first met the Chalk Man. It was the Chalk Man who gave Eddie the idea for the drawings: a way to leave …