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• Five of the Best – Five Star Reads (March 2014 to 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 02 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (April 1)

  

  Happy Easter Sunday to you all, I do hope you’re enjoying plenty of chocolate! I’m using the long weekend to get a bit more reading squeezed in after the... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Killing House – Claire McGowan

  

  Crime Fiction5*s For the sixth episode in this series set on the border between North and South Ireland Paula Maguire returns to Ballyterrin from her new... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Our House – Louise Candlish

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s Every time I see Louise Candlish has a new book out, I dance a little dance. Why? Because in the crowded psychological thriller arena... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dear Mrs Bird – AJ Pearce

  

  Historical Fiction4*s London 1941 and Emmeline Lake, Emmy to her friends, sees an advert in the paper for what she thinks will lead to her having her dream... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (March 28)

  

  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 All my book... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Twin Truths – Shelan Rodger #BlogTour

  

  I was thrilled to be asked to be part of the blog tour for Twin Truths because for those of us who aren’t part of this special type of twosome, there is... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Trick to Time – Kit De Waal

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s Love and loss are the big questions that most of us have to deal with in life which on the one hand makes them universal but of course... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (March 25)

  

  I’m pleased to report I’ve had a lovely week off work which started with a visit to what turned out to be a snowy Gloucester to see my friend for the weekend. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Common People – Alison Light

  

  Non-Fiction5*s For those of us who have done some research into our family trees it is often harder if you are born into the more common class, that of the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• And the Birds Kept on Singing – Simon Bourke

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s Manchester 1984 seventeen year old Sinéad McLoughlin is in Manchester, staying with a relative about to give birth. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Family Next Door – Sally Hepworth

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s I’m a nosy person, one of my favourite occupations is imagine the lives of the people that live in the houses I pass on my way home. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (March 21)

  

  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 21 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Last Letter Home – Rachel Hore

  

  Historical Fiction4*s I do love a good dual time-line story and this one has two geographical references to enhance the experience even further. Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dark Waters – Mary-Jane Riley #BlogTour #BookReview

  

  I was absolutely delighted when Mary-Jane Riley asked me to kick-off the Blog Tour to promote her latest book, Dark Waters having been a huge fan of the previou... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Come and Find Me – Sarah Hilary

  

  Crime Fiction5*s By book five in this series featuring DI Marnie Rome you’d have thought I could come up with something a little more eloquent than ‘even... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (March 14)

  

  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 At the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (March 13)

  

  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 13 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ethan Frome – Edith Wharton

  

  Classic5*s Well, if you are looking for a cheery book, this isn’t for you! But if you want a book that eloquently takes you further and further down a despairin... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (March 11)

  

  Well the daffodils are out here in Jersey just in time for Mothering Sunday and in celebration I have been planting my sunflower seeds in the hope of getting... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE