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• **Blog Tour** When The Killing Starts – RC Bridgestock

  

  When I was contacted by Carol to ask if I would be interested in taking part in the blog tour for their seventh book in the Jack Dylan series I said yes, of... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 29)

  

  Last Week on the Blog I started the week with a review for one a contemporary fiction story with a dark edge; The Accidental Life of Greg Millar written by Aime... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Daisy in Chains – Sharon Bolton

  

  Crime Fiction5*s A deliciously dark read which was simply superb! What you want to know a little bit more? Some book reviews really don’t have to say too much a... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer 2016! #20booksofsummer

  

  Cathy at Cathy 746 has a yearly challenge to read twenty books over the summer months starting on 1 June 2016 and running until 5 September 2016, and I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Husband’s Wife – Jane Corry

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s This is a domestic thriller with a difference, far more subtle than the normal fayre and dare I say it, with a less simplistic... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 25)

  

  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 25 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Don’t You Cry – Mary Kubica (Blog Tour)

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s When Quinn Collins realises that her dependable flat-mate, Esther Vaughan is not at home where she left her the night before, nursing ... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Accidental Life of Greg Millar – Aimee Alexander

  

  Contemporary Fiction4*s This was a different kind of read for me, a book about families overcoming adversity with more than a few secrets to muddy the waters. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 22)

  

  Last Week on the Blog I started the week with a review for one of my favourite contemporary crime series; Play Dead by Angela Marsons which I awarded five... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books I Picked Up On A Whim

  

  The Top Ten Tuesday list chosen by the wonderful The Broke and the Bookish this week was for the ten books that bloggers had picked up on a whim, this led me... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Take Three Shorts

  

  Short stories which link to other books seems to be a fairly new phenomenon but one I have to admit I was a bit suspicious of – surely the book itself should... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love You Dead – Peter James

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Well Peter James would have to do something pretty dire to get less than five stars from me; I love this series featuring Detective... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 18)

  

  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 18 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 17)

  

  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 17 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Play Dead – Angela Marsons

  

  Crime Fiction5*s I was so excited to be approved to read Play Dead on NetGalley as each of Angela Marsons’ previous three books had me absolutely hooked, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (May 15)

  

  Life has overtaken in the last few weeks with the result that I have read far less than normal but despite that, I thought I’d use this wrap-up post to share... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My A-Z of Books

  

  I saw this on Portebello Book Blog and By The Letter Book Reviews  and felt compelled to do this myself! Author You’ve Read the Most Books From This has to be... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (May 11)

  

  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 11 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (May 10)

  

  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 10 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Bones – Sam Blake

  

  Crime Fiction4*s Kickboxing Detective Garda Cathy Connolly is called to a break-in at Zoe Grant’s house in Dublin which opens up a crime far bigger than the... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE