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• 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards Blog Tour – Broken Silence – Vivienne Fletcher

  

  I was delighted to be invited to take part in the blog tour to celebrate all the finalists in both the Best Novel and Best First Novel categories for the 2018... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Master Georgie – Beryl Bainbridge #20BooksofSummer

  

  Historical Fiction3*s One of the things I love most about Beryl Bainbridge’s writing is that each is unique, not just in terms of premise but there are differen... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Classic Club Spin #18 – The Result!

  

  The Classics Club has decided to spin its wheel for the 18th time, the 2nd for Cleopatra Loves books and so I hesitantly checked out the result. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Little Liar – Lisa Ballantyne

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s I can’t resist an author that pushes the boundaries of their readers beliefs and Lisa Ballantyne is prepared to do just that in... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Five of the Best (July 2014 to July 2018)

  

  In 2015 to celebrate reviewing for five years I started a series entitled Five of the Best where I chose my favourite five star reads which I’d read in that... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (July 31)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Child’s Play – Reginald Hill #20BooksofSummer

  

  Crime Fiction5*s No holiday is complete without one of Reginald Hill’s marvellous books in the Dalziel and Pascoe series and fortunately despite reading many... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (July 29)

  

  This Week on the Blog This was another week where all my reviews were for books being published during this week, starting with my thoughts on The Story Keeper... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Classic Club Spin #18

  

  The Classics Club is holding its 18th Spin. The idea is to list 20 of the books on your Classics Club list before 1 August 2018 when the wheel will turn and... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Open Your Eyes – Paula Daly

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s Here is an author that can start her latest book with a seemingly mundane argument, one of the kind that many married couples have, an... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fatal Inheritance – Rachel Rhys

  

  Historical Fiction5*s If there is ever a book to transport you to a different time and place, Fatal Inheritance is the one, you just have to look at that... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (July 25)

  

  Hosted by Lipsy 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 25 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (July 24)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Story Keeper – Anna Mazzola

  

  Historical Fiction3*s The year is 1857 and a shy girl Audrey travels from her home in London to the Isle of Skye to work for the aged Miss Buchanan, a folkloris... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (July 22)

  

  Well another busy week full of sunshine and a family trip to see the local production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as my step-daughter and her boyfriend were... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Life After Life – Kate Atkinson #20BooksofSummer

  

  Contemporary Fiction5*s What a delightful book, well-written, engaging and most importantly one that made me think and is without doubt one of my favourite read... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 20 Books of Summer 2018! Part 2 #20booksofsummer

  

  On 28 May 2018 I posted my first set of 10 books that I planned to read for this challenge, the idea being that I would post the second selection in mid-July,... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Raven Black – Ann Cleeves #20BooksofSummer

  

  Crime Fiction5*s This is the first in the Shetland series and a book that has sat patiently on my bookshelf for many years, so many in fact that I have watched... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (July 18)

  

  Hosted by Lipsy 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... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (July 17)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE