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• Broken Heart – Tim Weaver #20booksofsummer

  

  Crime Fiction 3*s A car-park in Somerset is the scene of the disappearance of Linda Korin who drove in one day, left her car and was never seen again. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cleopatra Loves Books is Four Today

  

  Yes it is four years ago today that I took the plunge and started this little blog, at that time not having any idea how big the book blogging community was, an... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Island – Victoria Hislop #20booksofsummer

  

  Historical Fiction 5*s I chose The Island because I visited the now abandoned leper colony on the island of Spinalonga last year on my holiday to Crete. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (August 9)

  

  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 I really... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (August 8)

  

  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 08 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The House – Simon Lelic

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s Wow!! Words fail me – well almost because this wouldn’t be much of a review if it had no words at all. Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (August 6)

  

  With another exceptionally busy week on the work front I decided that I would reinvent myself as a bit of a domestic goddess this weekend, so chose the most... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Midnight in Peking – Paul French #20booksofsummer

  

  Non-Fiction – True Crime 4*s Midnight in Peking is an intriguing book which looks at the gruesome murder of Pamela Werner at the same time as the Japanese were... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Girl From Nowhere – Dorothy Koomson #20booksofsummer

  

  Contemporary Fiction 4*s A box decorated with butterflies is all that Clemency Smittson has to link her to her birth family and she has carted the box,... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shelter – Sarah Franklin

  

  Historical Fiction4*s It’s springtime 1944 and two lonely people find themselves in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, both have already suffered during... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (August 2)

  

  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 I have... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (August 1)

  

  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 01 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Death Knocks Twice – Robert Thorogood #Blogtour #bookreview

  

  Crime Fiction 4*s I was delighted to be asked to take part in the blog tour for the third book in the Death in Paradise series which sees this somewhat... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (July 30)

  

  The end of an exceptionally busy week catching up on all I missed during my absence with work, friends and family. Sadly my phone didn’t like the Spanish... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Six in Six – 2017 Edition

  

  This meme originates from Jo at The Book Jotter  and having thoroughly enjoyed participating last year, I wanted to repeat the experience this year, better... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Sister – Isabel Ashdown

  

  Psychological Thriller 5*s Warning – Don’t open this book for a peek, you will not be able to put it aside once you start! This book has a seriously good openin... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Then She Was Gone – Lisa Jewell

  

  Psychological Thriller 5*s I have been a fan of Lisa Jewell’s writing for many, many years and through those years her writing has gone from light-hearted... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (July 26)

  

  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 26 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Cold Blood – Truman Capote #20booksofsummer

  

  Non-Fiction – True Crime 5*s As a lover of true-crime it is shocking that it has taken me quite so long to read the one book which is arguably one of the best... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer 2017 – Part 2 #20booksofsummer

  

  Cathy at Cathy 746 has a yearly challenge to read twenty books over the summer months starting on 1 June 2017 and running until 3 September 2017, and once... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE