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• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (January 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 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Painkiller – N.J. Fountain

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Now I’m going to be honest, I received this book unsolicited and on reading the synopsis wasn’t really sure that I wanted to read abou... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The First Book Of The Year 2017

  

  The lovey Sheila at Book Journey is on a mission to get as many pictures of books being read on 1 January 2017, so pop on over to see how many she managed to... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cleopatra’s Top 10 Books Published in 2016

  

  Once again I have awarded a whole array of books the magic 5 stars which means whittling this down to a mere ten quite a task indeed, one that I have been... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Suitable Lie – Michael J Malone

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Having read so many great things about this novel I was lucky enough to receive a signed copy from the lovely Karen Sullivan at... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Mother’s Confession – Kelly Rimmer

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s I picked this book up purely on the recommendation of a couple of other book bloggers who (strongly) hinted at a heart-breaking book;... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 BOOKS

• Reading and Reviewing in 2016

  

  Well here we are nearly at the end of 2016 and as usual I will soon be posting my top 10 books published this year – but here is a chance for those books not... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Couple Next Door – Shari Lapena

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Marco and Anne Contis have been invited to their neighbours for a dinner party to celebrate Graham’s fortieth birthday. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (December 21)

  

  Hosted by Lipsyy 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 jus... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (December 20)

  

  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 20 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Facts of Life and Death – Belinda Bauer

  

  Crime Fiction5*s For some reason I didn’t get around to reading this book by Belinda Bauer despite being a big fan, and having bought a copy of Blacklands in... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (December 18)

  

  Sadly the memo that Christmas is coming hasn’t reached my workload so I’ve had another stupidly busy week trying to do the job I’m paid to, as well as all... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Standing in the Shadows – Jon Stasiak

  

  Crime Fiction3*s Tom Nowak is a photographer for the Jersey Evening Post, the local newspaper, but he does freelance work too and is planning his first... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Gallery of Poisoners – Adrian Vincent

  

  Non-Fiction4*s Well this collection of thirteen poisoners was a good way to round off a year that has seen me fascinated with the poisoner. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Marriage Lie – Kimberly Belle

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Well once again the premise of this book is intriguing. Imagine finding out your devoted husband has died in a plane crash, only he... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (December 14)

  

  Hosted by Lipsyy 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 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (December 13)

  

  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 13 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Stepmother – Claire Seeber

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s Jeanie and Matthew King have just got married after knowing each other for just six months. Jeanie moves out of her small house on... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (December 11)

  

  Well the Christmas tree is up, 11 of the chocolates from the advent calendar devoured and at last most of the presents bought, although I still have the... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blood Wedding – Pierre Lemaitre

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s In what is becoming a theme, I was really unsure about this book for a good while, but another blogger warned me to hang in there, the... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE