Reviews and ramblings from my pages…
With its striking cover and important themes, Speaking of Summer was a definite must-read for me. On a cold December evening, Autumn Spencer’s twin sister, Summer, walks to the roof of their shared Harlem brownstone and is never seen again. The door to the roof is locked, and the snow holds only one set of footprints. … Continue reading Book Review: Speaking of Summer by Kalisha Buckhanon
The cover and the simplicity of the blurb drew me in, but while reading it, I witnessed complex relationships in a deeply intimate portrayal of a modern family. When Liv, Ellen and Håkon, along with their partners and children, arrive in Rome to celebrate their father’s seventieth birthday, a quiet earthquake occurs: their parents have … Continue reading Book Review: A Modern Family by Helga Flatland
Happy publication day to Polly Clark, Tiger is out today! Set across two continents, Tiger is a sweeping story of survival and redeeming love that plunges the reader into one of the world's last wildernesses with blistering authenticity. Frieda is a primatologist, sensitive and solitary, until a violent attack shatters her ordered world. In her new role as a … Continue reading Book Review: Tiger by Polly Clark
Bitter Sun is the second novel from Beth Lewis, I loved her previous novel, The Wolf Road, so I had high hopes for this one. It met my hopes, it exceeded my hopes! It all started when we found the body. Then nothing was ever the same. The Dry meets Stand by Me and True Detective in this stunningly written … Continue reading Audiobook Review: Bitter Sun by Beth Lewis (narrated by Christopher Ragland)
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for A Good Enough Mother, I’m delighted to be sharing my review with you today. The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves. Dr Ruth Hartland rises to difficult tasks. She is the director of a highly respected trauma therapy unit. She is confident, capable and … Continue reading Blog Tour | Book Review: A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas
The Lost Man was Criminally Good Book Club’s March pick. He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was alive, he didn't look peaceful in death.Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under … Continue reading Book Review: The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Powerful and emotional, Golden Child is a novel that stays with you. Thank you so much Beth @ Biblobeth for securing a copy of this novel for me from the publisher. Rural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just trying to live a decent life. Clyde, the father, … Continue reading Book Review: Golden Child by Claire Adam
