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The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard – blogtourThis was my first encounter with the Irish thriller writer, I very much doubt it’ll be my last, for I enjoyed The Trap very much, not...
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Two in Spanish for #WITMonth – Piñeiro & PosadasToday, two more from my #20booksofsummer23 for #WITMonth too, both novels written in Spanish for you – both by South American authors...
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Fair Rosaline by Natasha Solomons – blogtourI’m delighted to be one of those closing the blogtour today for this thought-provoking take on the forgotten character of...
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Going Arthurian at Shiny …Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch Shiny is back from its summer break today with one of my reviews. I do love all these retellings of...
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Assassin Eighteen by John Brownlow – blog tourI am delighted to be one of those leading off the blog tour for this page-turning thriller. Imagine, if you will, that there is a long lineage of...
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Forgotten on Sunday by Valérie Perrin – #WITMonthTranslated by Hildegarde Searle Valérie Perrin’s third novel to be translated and published by Europa Editions this July is...
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Book Group Report – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le CarréThis was my suggestion, actually a re-read for me, however, in between reading it for the first time decades ago and now, I must have watched the...
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Six Degrees of Separation: Romantic ComedyFirst Saturday of the month, time for the super monthly tag Six Degrees of Separation, which is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest...
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The Sound of Being Human by Jude RogersWord, Issue 1 I’ve been a fan of Jude Roger’s writing for ages having followed her from music mags Q and Mojo to the...
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Silly Season Stats Fun – Author Tag FrequencyI may be struggling with reviewer’s block, but my mind is still thinking bookishly! I was selecting the tags to accompany my post for this...
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#WITMonth 2023 – Women in TranslationAnother reading month I always look forward to with great anticipation is WIT Month – Women in Translation , founded by Meytal Radzinski ....
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Chourmo by Jean-Claude Izzo – #20booksofsummer23 & #parisinjuly2023Firstly, an update on my 20 Books of Summer – I’ve read 9, all from my TBR and owned before 2023. But I am falling behind my...
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Deadly Autumn Harvest by Tony Mott – blogtourTranslated by Marina Sofia I should state at the outset that Marina (who blogs here ) and I have been blog-friends for many years now, but...
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The Housekeepers by Alex Hay – blogtourI don’t normally read much historical fiction, and when the publisher sent me a proof copy of this debut novel a good while ago, I...
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Watchlist: May into mid JulyIt’s ages – two and a half months – since I did one of these, and I’ve had a busy time watching things, including three...
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Summer Fishing in Lapland by Juhani KarilaTranslated by Lola Rogers In my ever-growing experience of Nordic reads, I think that the Finns win in terms of quirk factor! And, Summer...
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Dirty Geese by Lou GilmondIt’s nice to be able to support a local publisher. Fairlight Books is based in Oxford, and Dirty Geese is being published under their...
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The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson – blogtourTranslated from the French by David Warriner The Bleeding is an unusual crime novel with three timelines covering three different eras,...
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Millar, Kay & Taylor: #20booksofsummer23 nos 5, 6, 7Amazing that I’m on target with my 20 books. Famous last words probably as I have four blog tours lined up for July, and the rest of the...
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Six Degrees of Separation: Time ShelterFirst Saturday of the month, time for the super monthly tag Six Degrees of Separation, which is hosted by Kate at Booksaremyfavouriteandbest...
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Bellies by Nicola DinanIf I were to reduce this novel to a single line, it would be: ‘Boy meets boy, but when boy becomes girl, can love survive?’ This is...
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Ira Levin and Jeff Vandermeer – #20booksofsummer23 nos 3 & 4The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Decades ago, I first encountered Ira Levin when I read The Boys from Brazil , published in 1976,...
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Perfect Little World by Kevin WilsonBack in 2011, I read Kevin Wilson’s debut novel, The Family Fang , about a family in which the parents were performance artists,...
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The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh, Duke of York’s TheatreMy third West End theatre trip in a month, was to see the West End revival of this play by McDonagh – he of wonderful movies: In Bruges ,...
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Announcing another Beryl Bainbridge Reading WeekWhen Facebook reminded me that I had memories from June 2016, I was shocked to think it was that long ago that I last hosted a Beryl Bainbridge...
