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• Weekly Wrap Up (October 30)

  

  Life continues at a pace here in Jersey with normal everyday life taking up far too much reading time – but I had a free slot on Monday which I’d jealously... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The 100 Book Tag

  

  I have shamelessly stolen this tag from FictionFan’s Book Reviews, one of the earliest connections I made when I started book blogging and a someone whose blog... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Blood Card – Elly Griffiths

  

  Historical Crime Fiction4*s When Colonel Peter Cartwright, their commander from the war, is found dead with the ace of hearts, the blood card, next to him Max... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (October 26)

  

  Lypsyy 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 just started... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (October 25)

  

  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 25 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Blood Lines – Angela Marsons

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Oh it is so good to be back in the Black Country with the feisty DI Kim Stone as she battles for justice in this, her fifth outing. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Flash Fiction Battle: Let the Voting Commence! #HorrorOctober #VoteNow

  

  Welcome to Horror October 2016’s main event: The Flash Fiction Battle from Lipsyy Lost Found At the beginning of the month, you voted in your masses for your... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (October 23)

  

  I will be in Wales having celebrated a wedding of one of my partner’s school friends when this post gets published. Sadly my reading still isn’t up to the norma... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Two O’Clock Boy – Mark Hill

  

  Crime Fiction4*s Starting back in 1986 with a killer first line: The boy loved his parents more than anything on this Earth. And so he had to kill them. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• His Bloody Project – Graeme Macrae Burnet

  

  Historical Crime Fiction 5*s I couldn’t resist taking a closer look at this book which has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016 when I realised that i... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 BOOKS

• Pariah – David Jackson

  

  Crime Fiction4*s NYPD detective Callum Doyle is the star of this book set in, yes you guessed it New York! He’s in a bit of a pickle though as the other... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (October 19)

  

  Lypsyy 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 started... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (October 18)

  

  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 18 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Apprentice of Split Crow Lane – Jane Housham

  

  Non-Fiction Crime5*s When I saw that this book was going to be published on 3 November 2016 way back in August my interest was piqued and I took the bold step o... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (October 16)

  

  Thank you for those of you who sent lovely messages due to my absence, unfortunately I had a rather nasty bug followed by a business trip to Stockholm where... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Death at the Seaside – Frances Brody

  

  Historical Crime Fiction 4*s Well I came a little bit late to this party as this is the eighth of Frances Brody’s novels set in the 1920s featuring private... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Unseeing – Anna Mazzola

  

  Historical Crime Fiction 5*s Using the bare bones of a real historical crime, Anna Mazzola has filled in the gaps to present a gripping story, one that feels... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Chemistry of Death – Simon Beckett

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Whilst reading the last few books I realised that I’d overdosed on the psychological thriller genre (again) and decided to pick a... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (October 12)

  

  Lypsyy 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 moment I am... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 BOOKS

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (October 11)

  

  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 11 October 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE