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• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (June 26)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Peacock Summer – Hannah Richell

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s An old lady, an older house and peacocks! That alone was tantalising enough for me want to know more, and just look at that stunning... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Us Against You – Fredrik Backman

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s Last year I read a book about hockey. I made the point that I don’t like hockey but I did love the book called at that time The Scandal... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cry for Help – Steve Mosby

  

  Crime Fiction4*s A woman’s body is found. She hasn’t been stabbed or shot, instead she has been tied up and left to die of dehydration. Somehow seems far more... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Perfect Affair – Claire Dyer

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s I actually purchased this book way back in March 2014 but like so many other great books, it sat unread until I read The Last Day earlie... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (June 5)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sweet William – Iain Maitland

  

  Crime Fiction4*s Sometimes when you have quite a few books on your TBR, many of which I have added because of the wonderful reviews my fellow bloggers have... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (June 3)

  

  It feels like summer here – last Sunday we had a bbq to belatedly celebrate my daughter’s birthday on her return from holiday, and yesterday we took a walk so... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Only Child – Rhiannon Navin

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s This book reminded me a little of Room by Emma Donoghue as our narrator is a six year old child struggling to make sense of a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five of the Best (May 2014 to May 2018)

  

  In 2015 to celebrate reviewing for five years I started a series entitled Five of the Best where I chose my favourite five star reads which I’d read in that... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Portrait of a Murderer – Anne Meredith

  

  Classic Crime4*s It has taken me a while to write this review because I needed time for the book to settle before I could decide how I felt about it. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 30)

  

  Hosted by Lipsy 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 My current... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 29)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer 2018! #20booksofsummer

  

  Cathy at Cathy 746 has a yearly challenge to read twenty books over the summer months starting on 1 June 2018 and running until 3 September 2018, and once... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 27)

  

  I have found my reading mojo, it’s not that I lost my love of books, but over the last couple of months I haven’t read as much or as compulsively as normal. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Who Killed Little Johnny Gill? – Kathryn McMaster

  

  Historical Crime Fiction4*s Who Killed Little Johnny Gill? is a piece of fiction heavily based on a true crime committed in Manningham, a town to the north of... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Arsenic Labyrinth – Martin Edwards

  

  Crime Fiction4*s This is the third of the Lake District Mysteries and for once I am working my way through in strict order, something I’m glad I chose to do as... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Lodger – Marie Belloc Lowndes

  

  Classic5*s Talk about setting the scene! We first meet Mr and Mrs Bunting fretting over their lack of money. These respectable ex-servants now run a boarding... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 23)

  

  Hosted by Lipsy 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 My current... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 22)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE