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• The Stranger in My Home – Adele Parks

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s This is the first novel I’ve read by Adele Parks having previously assumed that she wrote light women’s fiction I’m afraid I’d never... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Her Wake – Amanda Jennings

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s Well this is a belter of a book, one that both took me by surprise and delighted me with the affection I felt for the key characters. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (November 16)

  

  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 am... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (November 15)

  

  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 15 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Another Day Gone – Eliza Graham

  

  Historical Fiction5*s I chose this book purely based on the author, back in 2010 I read a book called Jubilee which has proved to be one that I have carried wit... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (November 13)

  

  An exciting week here in Jersey – I got a new bookshelf, one that I had been campaigning for over a period of months – there were books piled up all over the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s It has been a while since I read one of Jodi Picoult’s books partly because she follows her tried and tested method, which once I’d... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• While You Were Sleeping – Kathryn Croft

  

  Psychological Fiction4*s One of my chief pleasures in reading a ‘grip-lit’ novel is imagining what I would do in the same scenario posed, however the author... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2016 BOOKS

• Manipulated Lives – H.A. Leuschel

  

  Short Story3*s This is a compilation of five novellas each demonstrating the different ways those who seek to manipulate others operate. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 BOOKS

• This Week in Books (November 9)

  

  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 09 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (November 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 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Museum of You – Carys Bray

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s What a delightful read with a vein of honesty running through Clover Quinn and her father, Darren’s story. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• TBR Book Tag by Ian Hobbs @BookDevon

  

  Following on from my TBR Book Tag of yesterday I’m delighted that fellow tweeter Ian Hobbs of The Devon Book Club has added his answers to Goodreads, as he... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (November 7)

  

  Well the wind and rain has started here so all the more excuse to tuck myself up and enjoy some good books. This Week on the Blog My week started with a five... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The TBR Book Tag Or Some Things Never Change

  

  On 6 November 2015 I put on my big girl pants and tackled the TBR tag which I saw on ... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• For All Our Sins – T.M.E. Walsh

  

  Crime Fiction3*s This book opens with the horrific murder of a priest who is then left discarded in the church. Enter DCI Claire Winters who is juggling a... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Cut To The Bone – Alex Caan

  

  Crime Fiction4*s So we have Ruby Day, a vlogger aged just 20, who posts videos about all the fun stuff in life, shopping, make-up and the like, and then she goe... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (November 2)

  

  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’ve just... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2016 BOOKS

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (November 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 November 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Sister’s Bones – Nuala Ellwood

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Well this story was so much more than I expected, the war journalist not a token character to make a difference like I suspected, but someone... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE