Reviews and ramblings from my pages…
Ever since meeting McDonald at a book event last year, and hearing her speak about her book, I’ve wanted to read it. I loved the premise, and I’m so pleased it lived up to expectation. They said it was an accident. Her mother knows they’re lying. But the truth comes with a price… IT’S EVERY … Continue reading Book Review: The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald
As promised yesterday, here's part two of my January book haul, enjoy! If you missed part one, you can find it here. Fiction Book Purchases: White Oleander by Janet Fitch White Oleander is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and … Continue reading #BookHaul: January 2019 (Part Two)
Welcome to my first book haul of 2019! I started this year the same way I ended last year, with a huge haul, and just like December's haul, I'm splitting this one over two posts. So, for the first time this year, here's a look at the newest additions to my shelves... Fiction For Review: Annelies … Continue reading #BookHaul: January 2019 (Part One)
Happy publication day to Sonia Velton, her historical fiction debut, Blackberry and Wild Rose publishes today. WHEN ESTHER THOREL, the wife of a Huguenot silk-weaver, rescues Sara Kemp from a brothel she thinks she is doing God's will. Sara is not convinced being a maid is better than being a whore, but the chance to … Continue reading Book Review: Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton
Joyland was my last King book of 2018, and a brilliant choice to close the year with because I thoroughly enjoyed it. Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy … Continue reading Book Review: Joyland by Stephen King
Welcome to part two of my December book haul, if you missed part one, you can find it here. You know the drill, the latest additions to my shelves. Fiction Goldsboro December BOTM: The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan The city of Guerdon stands eternal. A refuge from the war that rages beyond its borders. … Continue reading #BookHaul: December 2018 (Part Two)
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and the bookish angels blessed you with your entire wish list, or at least one, two or ten books from it!! I've had an incredible December, bookishly, so I've decided to split this months haul into two parts, yes - it was that good! So let's get … Continue reading #BookHaul: December 2018 (Part One)
