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 …
Fiction
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 …
BOOK REVIEW: Problems by Jade Sharma @Emily_BookPR @TrampPress @jadersharma
Format: ARC, sent in exchange for an honest review Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK | Amazon US Blurb: Dark, raw and very funny, Problems introduces us to Maya, a young woman with a smart mouth, time …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Book Review: The Friend by Dorothy Koomson @DorothyKoomson @penguinrandom
Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Format: Hardback, from publisher Blurb: What secrets would you kill to keep? After her husband’s big promotion, Cece Solarin arrives in Brighton with their three children, ready to start afresh. …
Book Review: Alice and the Fly by James Rice
Format: Paperback, won in a giveaway Links: Amazon UK | Amazon US | Goodreads Blurb: This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It’s about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But …
Some things I would like to see in Fiction
A good while ago now, I wrote a post on ‘trends I would like to see more and less of in the book world’ and this covered a whole bunch of different elements and genres. …
Book Review: Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
Format: Paperback, ARC Links: Amazon UK | Goodreads Blurb: In her guise as ‘Dear Amy’, agony aunt for a local newspaper, Margot Lewis has dealt with all sorts of letters – but never one like …
Book Review: Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman
Title: Prisoner of Night and Fog Author: Anne Blankman Publisher: Headline
Book Review: Wedlocked by Bonnie Trachtenberg
What it’s about: On what should be the happiest day of her life, Rebecca Ross is panic-stricken. Rebecca has just wed Craig Jacobs, but she realizes she put more thought into choosing her florist than …
Book Review: The Lie of You by Jane Lythell & author interview
What it’s about: To the outside world, Kathy is the very picture of a happy and fulfilled modern woman. She has a beautiful baby boy, a clever, handsome husband and a glamorous, high-powered job. But …
Book Review: The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
What it’s about: If you could wish for one gift this Christmas, what would it be? Lou Suffern wishes he could be in two places at once. His constant battle with the clock is a …
Book Review: Voodoo Wedding by Janice Horton
What it’s about: Loved up fashion model Nola and her handsome Haitian fiancé Louis have finally set the date for their wedding. All they need now is a venue and a guest list, but before …
Book Review: How Do You Voodoo by Janice Horton & author interview
What it’s about: Loveless fashion model Nola Nichols thinks being beautiful is a curse; that is until she is cursed and her looks begin to fade just a week before the most important photo shoot …