Reviews and ramblings from my pages…
Dirty Little Secrets is one not to be missed, my first five star read of 2019. And I had so much fun reading this one with Eva @ Novel Deelights. Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead.In the exclusive gated community of Withered Vale, people’s lives appear as perfect as their beautifully … Continue reading Book Review: Dirty Little Secrets by Jo Spain
Brenda Novak is a name you’ll have seen on my blog before, I’m a huge fan of her Evelyn Talbot chronicles, so I jumped at the chance to read her latest standalone novel, Before We Were Strangers, which is publishing on 4th December. Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. … Continue reading Book Review: Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak
I’m delighted to be kicking off the blog blitz for Sleeping Through War by Jackie Carreira. I was immediately drawn to this book because I love its title. I really enjoy war fiction; it’s usually books set during WWII that I read, so I was so excited when I saw this novel was set during … Continue reading Blog Blitz | Book Review: Sleeping Through War by Jackie Carreira (@rararesources)
Drawn to the colourful cover and my love of novels set in small-communities, I decided to give The Mothers a go. Sensitive subject warning: this novel deals with issues, such as suicide and abortion, handled with care in this novel but I’m aware these may be topics some readers want to avoid reading about. Set … Continue reading Book Review: The Mothers by Brit Bennett
If you haven’t already, read this book immediately. I’ll tell you right now, it’s one of the best books I’ve read this year. And I had the pleasure of buddy reading it with the amazing Beth @ Bibliobeth. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her … Continue reading Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Last month I went through a little dystopia phase where I was craving all the female-centric dystopia. I read two, and bought a load more to read. So today, on the blog, I have two mini-reviews, one dystopia that I highly recommend and one that didn't work so well for me... Vox by Christina Dalcher … Continue reading Book Reviews: Vox by Christina Dalcher; The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
Well, Little Deaths was an unexpected powerful little book, that I must say, took me by surprise. Book Description: It's the summer of 1965, and the streets of Queens, New York shimmer in a heatwave. One July morning, Ruth Malone wakes to find a bedroom window wide open and her two young children missing. After … Continue reading Book Review: Little Deaths by Emma Flint
