Cleopatralovesbooks

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1511 )

• A Savage Hunger – Claire McGowan

  

  Crime Fiction4*s I really enjoy this series which initially followed the cases Dr Paula McGuire investigated as part of the Missing Persons Unit on the border... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Last Thing I Remember – Deborah Bee

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s The first thing I have to say about this book is it is hard to believe how entertaining a narrative can be when ‘spoken’ by a woman... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (March 2)

  

  Hosted by 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 jus... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

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

• The Field of Blood – Denise Mina

  

  Crime Fiction5*s Look at me starting a series right at the beginning! This is the first in Denise Mina’s Paddy Mehan series set in early 80s Glasgow. Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (February 24)

  

  Hosted by 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 am... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

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

• The Shadow Hour – Kate Riordan

  

  Historical Fiction 4*s I do like a good historical time-split novel and so when I saw Kate Riordan had written a tale set in both 1878 and 1922 telling the... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Last Woman Hanged – Caroline Overington

  

  Non-Fiction 4*s On 8 January 1889, Louisa Collins, a 41-year-old mother of ten children, became the first woman hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol and the last woman... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Stacking the Shelves (February 20)

  

  Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you’re adding to your shelves, be it buying or borrowing. From ‘real’ books you’ve purchased, a book you’ve... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Versions of Us – Laura Barnett

  

  Contemporary Ficiton 5*s The premise of this book is principally what would two lives look should a certain path not taken, a ‘sliding doors’ scenario. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• No Man’s Nightingale – Ruth Rendell

  

  Crime Fiction 4*s I succumbed to a bit of a bug last week and was looking for something comforting to read, the book on the reading schedule just didn’t fit... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (February 17)

  

  Hosted by 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 currentl... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

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

• Viral – Helen FitzGerald

  

  Psychological Thriller 5*s Well this is one opener that can’t be ignored: So far, twenty-three thousand and ninety-six people have seen me online. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady – Kate Summerscale

  

  Non Fiction4*s I have to admit that I enjoy a good Victorian scandal, one that ended up in court, made headline news and left reputation tattered and torn, so... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Behind Closed Doors – B.A. Paris

  

  Psychological Thriller 4*s I’m delighted that it is my turn on the blog tour for Behind Closed Doors as I can now share my review with you all… Behind the very... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kill Me Again – Rachel Abbott

  

  Crime Thriller 5*s I am a huge Rachel Abbott fan and have been since I read the first book in this series which features Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chosen Child – Linda Huber

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s I was delighted to be offered a copy of this book by the author saying “I’m asking you because this one has a similar ‘feel’ to The... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (February 10)

  

  Hosted by 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... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE