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It’s been quite some time since I read a Jojo Moyes, but I’d heard such good things about this I couldn’t resist.
Two women, Nisha and Sam, inadvertently swap bags at the gym and quite literally end up in each other’s shoes just as each of their lives implode.
It’s s story of female friendship and solidarity with themes of marriage, love and motherhood. I very much enjoyed it and won’t leave it quite so long until I read my next Jojo Moyes!!
Two women, Nisha and Sam, inadvertently swap bags at the gym and quite literally end up in each other’s shoes just as each of their lives implode.
It’s s story of female friendship and solidarity with themes of marriage, love and motherhood. I very much enjoyed it and won’t leave it quite so long until I read my next Jojo Moyes!!
The Maid was a complete surprise for me last year, and so I was thrilled that a sequel was planned. Molly is a wonderful character and one who I immediately warmed too. She’s neurodivergent, and I love how this is almost her ‘superpower’, her abilities to see what others don’t being crucial in the investigation into the death of a famous author at the Regency Grand. This time around Molly is more self assured, but no less lovable. A wonderful cosy murder mystery!
One of my most anticipated books of the year, and it did not disappoint! If you haven’t read The Wolf Den trilogy yet, you’re missing out. With a fiercely ambitious protagonist who has used everything at her disposal to get to where she is, from being a slave in a Pompeii brothel, to living a life of luxury. But it’s 79AD and Pompeii is about to become history.
With peril aplenty, this had me utterly gripped from start to finish.
With peril aplenty, this had me utterly gripped from start to finish.
When we have a customer looking for new translated crime or thrillers, Orenda Books are always my first port of call. And Dead Sweet is another winner. The first in a new series, Dead Sweet follows Sigurdis as she unravels the mystery behind the murder of a prominent government official. With a narrative interspersed with historic diary entries hinting at something very sinister, I found myself drawn in from the very beginning. Dark and twisty with cults, dodgy financial dealings and complex private lives – this is a series I’ll be sticking with.
I really enjoyed this festive read! With grisly murders, some pretty despicable characters and a mind bending murder mystery within a murder mystery within a murder mystery plot, it really tickled my fancy!
I loved the theatrics, the nod to folklore and the ending was a really clever way to tie everything together.
I loved the theatrics, the nod to folklore and the ending was a really clever way to tie everything together.
By an author local to me this book’s location is inspired by a nearby village, and as a fellow village dweller, much resonated!!
It’s a murder mystery, the first part of a series featuring teacher turned amateur detective, Stephanie Rhodes.
Alongside her day job and her budding relationship with village returnee, Mark - Stephanie becomes embroiled in an investigation when she stumbles across a dead body.
A fun, entertaining read with characters you want to cheer on, and ones I’m looking forward to knowing more on later instalments!
It’s a murder mystery, the first part of a series featuring teacher turned amateur detective, Stephanie Rhodes.
Alongside her day job and her budding relationship with village returnee, Mark - Stephanie becomes embroiled in an investigation when she stumbles across a dead body.
A fun, entertaining read with characters you want to cheer on, and ones I’m looking forward to knowing more on later instalments!
My first ever book by Dorothy Koomson and I loved it! I was invested from the off and found the twists and turns to be absolutely delicious.
I raced to read this after loving That Bonesetter Woman, and loving it.
The Smallest Man tells the story of Nat Davey, the country’s smallest man, who ends up being a favourite to the queen at a turbulent time in history as the civil war rages.
Whilst I didn’t love this quite as much as That Bonesetter Woman, it was still a wonderful story that I enjoyed very much and Frances Quinn has cemented herself as an auto buy for the future for me!
The Smallest Man tells the story of Nat Davey, the country’s smallest man, who ends up being a favourite to the queen at a turbulent time in history as the civil war rages.
Whilst I didn’t love this quite as much as That Bonesetter Woman, it was still a wonderful story that I enjoyed very much and Frances Quinn has cemented herself as an auto buy for the future for me!
This deeply atmospheric tale is the story of Mary Shelley, author of the famous Frankenstein.
Told over two time periods, in 1812 as a young woman sent to leave with the Baxter family in Scotland. And in Italy in 1816, as a wife and mother with a talent for writing battling to free itself.
Mary explores the imagined and real origins of Frankenstein, whilst also introducing the reader to Mary herself. It’s a strong beginning and I enjoyed the read on the whole, I just felt it lost the thread a little by the end. Still, a must read for fans of gothic literature and Frankenstein itself.
Told over two time periods, in 1812 as a young woman sent to leave with the Baxter family in Scotland. And in Italy in 1816, as a wife and mother with a talent for writing battling to free itself.
Mary explores the imagined and real origins of Frankenstein, whilst also introducing the reader to Mary herself. It’s a strong beginning and I enjoyed the read on the whole, I just felt it lost the thread a little by the end. Still, a must read for fans of gothic literature and Frankenstein itself.
Not at all the fault of the book, but it’s taken me far too long to finish this book!! On holiday this week I finally got to revisit it and I really enjoyed it. Lots of tangled secrets and dodgy morals, the perfect addition to a suitcase on your hols!!