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Ten 10 of the year @UKCRIMEBOOKCLUB @squadpod2021
This time last year I was invited to join the amazing author chats team at UK Crime Book Club and it has been a blast. It is always hard to choose favourites and I have read some absolutely stunning books this year. Thank you to all the authors and publishers that have sent me books…
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The Birdcage Library -Freya Berry @FreyaBBooks @headlinepg @squadpod3
The answers to a puzzle lie hidden within an old book. Open The Birdcage Library and let the treasure hunt begin… The year is 1882, and the most important thing, unknown reader, is this: The man I love is trying to kill me. It’s 1932 and adventuress and plant-hunter Emily Blackwood accepts a commission from…
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The Dog Sitter Detective -Antony Johnston @antonyjohnson @allisonandbusby @richardsonhelen #TheDogSitterDetective
Today on my blog I am delighted to be joined by author Antony Johnston. About the book Meet Gwinny, an unlikely bloodhound, and her four-legged friends determined to dig up the truth. Bestselling author Antony Johnston launches a brand-new contemporary cosy crime series, ‘The Dog Sitter Detective’, following former actress Guinevere ‘Gwinny’ Tuffel who stumbles…
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The Mystery of Four- Sam Blake @samblakebooks @corvusbooks @ukcrimebookclub
Murder is easy … when it doesn’t look like murder Tess Morgan has finally made her dream of restoring beautiful Kilfenora House and Gardens into a reality. But during rehearsals for the play that forms the opening weekend’s flagship event, her dream turns into a nightmare when a devastating accident looks set to ruin her…
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Isaac and the Egg – Bobby Palmer @thebobpalmer @lararosetamara @headlinepg @headlinebooks
About the book Out 18th August 2022 A young man walks into the woods on the worst morning of his life and finds something there that will change everything. It’s a tale that might seem familiar. But how it speaks to you will depend on how you’ve lived until now. Sometimes, to get out of…
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#BlogTour Love and Other Human Errors -Bethany Clift@beth_clift @hodderbooks #LoveandOtherHumanErrors
About the book An unforgettable story about love in all its chaotic glory from the author of Last One At The Party A book synopsis is fundamentally ridiculous. How can I possibly convey, in only 100 words, the events of the past year and their impact on my perfectly ordered existence? It is insufficient space…
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My 21 favourite books of 2021
This year was a great year for books and I read some absolute crackers and because of this I have not numbered as they are all extraordinary in their own way. Read right to the end to find which book stole my heart this year. A mix of genres I do like to read widely,…
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We Are Animals by Tim Ewins @EwinsTim @squadpod3 @EyeAndLightning
Paperback Published: Lightning Books (July 2021) ISBN: 9781785632846 About the book A cow looks out to sea, dreaming of a life that involves grass. Jan is also looking out to sea. He’s in Goa, dreaming of the thief who stole his heart (and his passport) forty-six years ago. Back then, fate kept bringing them together, but lately…
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February Round Up
February was another great month for books and I read a massive 18 books. This was for Blog Tours and In Conversations. It was an extraordinary list of books and many I rated 4 and 5 stars. I also read some extraordinary debuts.pl My BOTM was Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy and this was one…
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January Round Up
January was a great month for books and I read a massive 18 books. This was for Blog Tours and some were for In Conversations due to the lockdown restrictions I have had lots of time to read. It was an extraordinary list of books and many I rated 4 and 5 stars. My BOTM…
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My top 20 books from 2020.
This will be my third year of blogging and because of obvious Covid related reasons and losing two family members, 2020 will not be forgotten easily. However, it has been a fantastic year for books and I know that the poor authors have not been able to do events and this was primarily the reason…
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Her Name is Mercie -Chris Roy -@blackthornTours- @Chrisroycrime – Book Tour
Book information · Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Her-Name-Mercie-Chris-Roy/dp/1980638136 · Genre: Crime, horror · Print length: 162 pages · Suitable for young adults? This is an adult book with dark themes and components of horror, suitable for mature teenagers age 17+ · Trigger warnings: graphic violence, police killing · . About Her Name is Mercie Mercie Hillbrook lives…
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The Miseducation of Evie Epworth – Matson Taylor #blogtours @RandomTTours @simonbooks @scribnerbooks @matson_taylor_
About the book Cold Comfort Farm meets Adrian Mole in the funniest debut novel of the year. Yorkshire, the summer of 1962. Sixteen year-old Evie Epworth stands on the cusp of womanhood. But what kind of a woman will she become? Up until now, Evie’s life has been nothing special: a patchwork of school, Girl…
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A Lesson In Cruelty- Harriet Tyce @harriettyce @rosiemargesson @headlinepg @wildfirebooks
My thoughts Thank you to Rosie Margesson for my copy of the book and I am looking forward to chatting with Harriet on UK Crime Book Club tomorrow Mon 8th April at 7pm. Wow what a book ! I have been contemplating how that I review this twisty and complex story. Anna is in prison she…
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#Blogtour #The Trade Off – Sandie Jones @realsandiejones @sandiejones_author @panmacmillan
About the book Would you print a lie across a front page? For Stella, Deputy Editor of The Globe, the choice has always been clear. There is no stone she will leave unturned in her pursuit of the best story. It’s what she’s built her reputation on. For Jess, The Globe’s rookie reporter, the story stops when…
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#BLOGTOUR Small Hours Bobby Palmer @thebobpalmer @headlinepg @ollie_martin
About the book The eagerly awaited new novel from Bobby Palmer, author of the critically acclaimed debut Isaac and the Egg. If you stood before sunrise in this wild old place, looking through the trees into the garden, here’s what you’d see: A father and son, a fox standing between them. Jack, home for the first…
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Prima Facie – Suzie Miller @squadpod2021 @squadpod3 @alicemaydewing @hutchheinemann @penguinrandomhouse
This is not life. This is law.’ Tessa Ensler is a brilliant barrister who’s forged her career in criminal defence through sheer determination. Since her days at Cambridge, she’s carefully disguised her working class roots in a male-dominated world where who you know is just as important as what you know. Driven by her belief…
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Theatre Review – Sleeping Beauty @bhamroyalballet @theatreroyalplymouth
Thank you @theatreroyalplymouth for inviting me to #pressnight for the absolutely stunning @bhamroyalballet#SleepingBeauty A sumptuous extravaganza of ballet accompanied by the wonderful Royal Ballet Sinfonia, made the performance all the more special. From the prologue, to Act III, the costumes, choreography and skill of the dancers kept us entranced. We were treated to Princess Aurora danced by the skilled Principal…
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The Blonde Identity- Ally Carter -Blog Tour @officiallally @theallycarter @panmacmillan @chlodavies97
My thoughts Thank you to Chloe at Pan Macmillan for my invitation to the blog tour and for my copy of the book. This is such a fun and engaging book to read, it starts with a woman lying in the snow, she has no idea how she got there and she quickly realises that she…
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The Murder After The Night Before -Katy Brent @hqstories @squadpod2021 @squadpod3
My thoughts I am delighted to be sharing my review of The Murder After the Night Before, which I read as one of the February books with my fellow Squadpod ladies. Thank you to HQ for my copy of the book. Poor Molly finds herself in a real mess, she wakes up to find a…
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FIVE NIGHTS – Rachel Wolf @ariesfiction @soph_ransompr @headofzeus #blogtour @Rachelwolfwritr
My thoughts Thank you Sophie Ransom for my invitation to the blog tour and to Head of Zeus for my copy of the book. Emily and Belle have been friends for many years but they have drifted apart and now Belle is married to a self made billionaire Mattia Scarmardo. Out of the blue Emily…
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The Guest B A Paris @hodderbooks @baparisauthor @alainnageorgiou
My Thoughts Thank you to Alainna at Hodder and Stoughton for my invitation to the influencer tour and for my copy of the book. The book begins with us being introduced to Iris and Gabriel on their way home from a holiday. This holiday was trying to help Gabriel as he has suffered some traumas…
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When Grumpy Met Sunshine Charlotte Stein @panmacmillan @charlotte_stein @charlotte.stein #whengrumpymetsunshine
My thoughts Thank you to Chloe Davies for my invitation to the blog tour and to Pan Macmillan for my copy of the book. I like to be surprised when reading and I certainly was with this story. Mabel is a ghost writer who is tasked with working with a very grumpy and emotionally unavailable…