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• Musing Mondays (February 2)

  

  Hosted by Should Be Reading Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week… Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five of the Best (January 2011 to 2015)

  

  As I have now been reviewing for over five years I thought I’d highlight my favourite book for each month from 2011 until 2015 to remind myself of the good ones. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Finds (January 30)

  

  Hosted by Should be Reading FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Broadchurch: Over The Side – Erin Kelly

  

  Short Story 4’s Well this addition to the Broadchurch TV series just gets better and this time I think those of us that are reading the excerpts got an insight... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Fifty Year Silence – Miranda Richmond Mouillot

  

  Memoir 5*’s As a child Miranda suffered with fears that would be inexplicable in most young children but Miranda had grown up with shadowy stories of having to... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie...

  

  Historical Fiction5*’s This is one of those books that I’ve been meaning to read for some time, the focus being the German Occupation of Guernsey. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaser Tuesday (January 27)

  

  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to ... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Musing Mondays (January 26)

  

  Hosted by Should Be Reading Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week… Musing Mondays is a weekly meme that asks you to choose one... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Zig-Zag Girl – Elly Griffiths

  

  Crime Fiction 4*’s When two boxes which have an unbecoming odour are left at the station’s Left Luggage in Brighton the police are called. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Finds (January 23)

  

  Hosted by Should be Reading FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Gone – Rebecca Muddiman

  

  Crime Fiction 5*’s When the body of a sixteen year old girl is found buried in woods the news that it is Emma Thorley, a girl who went missing eleven years... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Taunting The Dead – Mel Sherratt

  

  Crime Thriller4*’s When Allie Shenton is tasked with investigating the murder of Steph Ryder she follows the maxim that 90% of murders are committed to someone... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Broadchurch: Old Friends – Erin Kelly

  

  Short Story 4*’s I have to admit I’ve now got to the point where I’m really looking forward to the short story that follows each episode of Broadchurch season... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Teaser Tuesday (January 20)

  

  Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to ... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Musing Mondays (January 19)

  

  Musing Mondays asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week… • Describe one of your reading habits. • Tell us what book(s) you recently... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Alice and the Fly – James Rice

  

  Contemporary Fiction 3*’s Meet Greg, a teenage boy with a phobia of spiders or THEM as he refers to them, a social outcast, or the psycho as his classmates... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Friday Finds (January 16)

  

  Hosted by Should be Reading FRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Broadchurch: The Letter – Erin Kelly

  

  Short Story 4*’s So how are you enjoying the show now the trial has started and two witnesses have taken to the stand, evidence has been disallowed and there... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Great Crime Novel Recommendation for Petrona Remembered

  

  This post has been blogged at Petrona Remembered in memory of book blogger Maxine who loved crime novels, please visit the blog to learn more about Maxine and t... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Runaway – Peter May

  

  Crime Fiction 4*’s Having loved all the previous books I’ve read by Peter May, The Lewis Trilogy and Entry Island I was thrilled to be offered this talented... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE