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The Quarryman’s Girl by Melanie FordI have read and reviewed the author’s previous work: Decanted Truths For some reason, I thought this was a continuation of...
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Garden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenSomething about the magical realism and the light brush of family drama draws me to the writing. The books are usually of a size that,...
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Non-Bookish Weekend post: Card Game – HanabiI am unable to stick to posting about games every first Saturday, so I decided to rename it to give me some more room to be lazy. My last game...
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#FlashBackFriday May 2022My last post for this meme was: #FlashBackFriday April 2022 . This is a monthly meme hosted by Kerry @Chat about Books and, as always, a...
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The Altruistic Urge by Stephanie D. PrestonI expected so much more from this book. I tend to plod through non-fiction books at a much slower rate than fiction, but this took longer...
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Starling by Sarah Jane ButlerThis is a tough book to review. I will begin with the most obvious point, the cover provides no inkling of the tone and content of the...
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Marple: Twelve New StoriesI was never a fan of Miss Marple when I was younger. I probably did not pronounce her name the way I do now until quite recently....
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The Magician’s Daughter by H.G. ParryI loved her previous series, reviewed: here I have read other books by the author, and she specializes in bringing extra oomph to...
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Coming Home to the Highlands by Lisa HobmanI wanted to read this book because of my recent visit to Scotland. I am always a fan of homecoming stories, and the setting intrigued me....
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Grave Intentions by RV RamanI have read and reviewed the previous work : here . This book has also been published under the name of A Dire Isle. I liked the...
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April 2023 Books Vs MoodsWelcome to my regular monthly wrapup – Where books are sorted based on the moods I think they will be best appreciated in. The moods are standard...
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How to Make Paper When the World is Ending by Dallas WoodburnI have been picking up a surprising amount of short story books of late. I am not sure how long I can keep up with individual reviews of the...
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A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #12,#13 by Verity BrightI have read and reviewed almost all previous books of this series on the blog. It is soon going to make its way to maximum number of books from a...
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Why Are You Like This? by Meg AdamsI am familiar with the author/artist and have come across some of the panels on Instagram. They have been around a while. I like such...
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Virtual Strangers by Sam CanningNarrated by Lesley Harcourt Two things enhanced my experience with this book. One was the fact that I was actually in Edinburgh...
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A Pale Box on the Distant Shore by PJ NwosuWhen I started this book, I did not realise that it was part of a series. By the time I finished it, although I felt immersed in the...
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A Very Typical Family by Sierra GodfreyFamily dramas are rife with potential. Here, we have a more complicated dynamic, where one sibling caused the other two to spend time in...
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The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock by Kenny BoyleThis was an unexpected book. Nothing about the title or the cover would confirm to any unsuspecting reader the content they are about to...
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We Spread by Iain ReidThis book develops on the theme of helplessness and ageing. We have a woman, alone at home, thinking back on her life. She lived with a...
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A Season for Love by Ally SinclairIt is not much of a secret that I like reading happily-ever-afters. They are the ones I take the least amount of time with and leave with...
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The Lost Ryū by Emi Watanabe CohenThis was unplanned, but I am continuing with children’s book reviews. I do not read many of them when looked at from the point of view of an...
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Beyond the Frozen Horizon by Nicola PenfoldIf I was ever given a prompt that had the words younger readers, horror/thriller, adventure and a dash of mystery thrown into...
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The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean by Alastair HumphreysI wondered long and hard before writing this review about what I really thought of this book and how to rate it. On the one hand, it was...
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Rum and Choke by Sherry HarrisI have read and reviewed the previous books in this series: This is a fun series that has...
