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• Extract Tour #DistressSignals by Catherine Ryan Howard

  

  Part One LOVE IS BLINDNESS CORINNE Even at 5:45 a.m. the Celebrate’s crew deck wasn’t empty. Something fleshy and pink and snoring was splayed on an inflatable... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Last Days of Summer – Vanessa Ronan

  

  Crime Fiction3*s I have to say this is one of the hardest books I’ve had to review for a long time because I have such mixed feelings about it. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip – Alex Masters

  

  Non-Fiction3*s Alex Masters was given the set of diaries by his long-term writing collaborator, Dido, who had found them in a skip with another mutual friend... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Calling All Budding Novelists!!

  

  I have been asked to remind all budding novelists that Bonnier Zaffre are offering a magnificent prize for one lucky winner! Don’t delay you need to submit... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 4)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the moment I am... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 3)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Wicked Boy – Kate Summerscale

  

  Non-Fiction 5*s I do love Victorian true crime and Kate Summerscale managed to stumble across a fairly obscure one in 1895 West Ham, that of a young boy,... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• White is the Coldest Colour – John Nicholl

  

  Psychological Thriller 4*s This was one of the hardest book I’ve read in a long-time purely because of the subject matter, child abuse by a suave, determined... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #CoverReveal – Hidden Legacy by G.J. Minett

  

  I was honoured and thrilled to be asked by the lovely Emily Burns from Midas PR to reveal the cover for the paperback verion of The Hidden Legacy which will be... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain – Barney Norris

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s Set in Salisbury where five rivers do indeed meet we first learn a little about its history, touching on the magnificent Stonehenge... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Distress Signals – Catherine Ryan Howard

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s When this book turned up, beautifully wrapped and with a complimentary book mar and a do not disturb sign I really wasn’t sure what... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (April 27)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the moment I am... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (April 26)

  

  a href=”">" rel="nofollow">https://cleopatralovesbooks.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/first-chapter.jpg” gt; Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Found Near Water – Katherine Hayton

  

  Crime Fiction 3*s The opening scene of Found Near Water is a strong one with the meeting of a group of mothers, all of whom have lost a child but today is... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stacking the Shelves (April 24)

  

  Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Spine Poetry – a Break from the Norm

  

  I was inspired to try some book spine poetry over the weekend when I saw poems Fiction Fan  and Cathy at 746 Books recently created. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Harriet Said – Beryl Bainbridge

  

  Classic Fiction 5*s Set in Formby soon after the end of the Second World War, Harriet Said is one of the darkest and most disturbing fictional books I have... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Closet of Savage Mementos – Nuala Ní Chonchúir

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s The year is 1991 when Lillis leaves Dublin for Scotland and a new life, a new start away from the grief-stricken world she finds... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (April 20)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the moment I am... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Great Crime Novel Recommendation for Petrona Remembered

  

  This post has been blogged at Petrona Remembered in memory of book blogger Maxine who loved crime novels, please visit the blog to learn more about Maxine and t... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE