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• Love Like Blood – Mark Billingham

  

  Crime Fiction5*s There is something doubly appealing about crime fiction with a strong contemporary feel and Mark Billingham has chosen this, his fourteenth boo... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (June 4)

  

  Well the hectic nature of my life is continuing resulting in only two books read since last week! For the good news we’ve had some beautiful weather and my... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Greatest Hits – Laura Barnett

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s Every now and again a book comes along that wows you with its richness; Greatest Hits is one such novel. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer 2017! #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 01 June 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 31)

  

  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 31 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 30)

  

  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 30 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• All the Good Things – Clare Fisher

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s Bethany Mitchell is in prison for doing a ‘bad thing’, what that is isn’t revealed until close to the end of the book. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 28)

  

  Well this has been one hectic week in a year that seems to becoming ever more frantic. My day job has been incredibly busy with increasing amount of different... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Deep Water – Sam Blake

  

  Crime Fiction4*s I do like it when despite being part of a series, the author takes an entirely different scenario for their subsequent book. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Stranger – Saskia Sarginson

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s A small town complete with a tea room is the setting of this nuanced tale by Saskia Sarginson. This is not the obvious psychological... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 24)

  

  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 24 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 23)

  

  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 23 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Go To Sleep – Helen Walsh

  

  Contemporary Fiction3*s Well… this is quite a difficult review to write because this read made for quite uncomfortable reading even though it is now over a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 21)

  

  I must start with an apology this week for my lack of comments and interaction on social media caused by a cyst below my eye – very uncomfortable and caused my... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Escape – C.L. Taylor

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Jo Blackmore has suffered from agoraphobia since the death of her unborn child but she’s got strategies for coping and manages to... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blood Tide – Claire McGowan

  

  Crime Fiction4*s I have followed this series set in Ballyterrin with Paula McGuire our brave yet personally conflicted protagonist and enjoyed each and every ne... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Monster in the Box – Ruth Rendell

  

  Crime Fiction4*s The Monster in the Box is the twenty-second of Ruth Rendell’s books to feature Chief Inspector Reg Wexford and here he is, in the present,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 17)

  

  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 17 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 16)

  

  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 16 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 15)

  

  I know this is one day late this week but as I was part of the Need You Dead blog tour yesterday I decided it was better late than never, especially a I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE