The Girl in the Maze by Cathy Hayward

I opted to take part in this blog tour followed an invitation from the publisher, Agora Books. I received a proof copy of the book to read in advance. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb ‘I would caution you against delving into the past. The past is often best left exactly where it is.’ … Continue reading The Girl in the Maze by Cathy Hayward →

Baby It’s Cold Outside by Emily Bell

Thank you to Kallie at Michael Joseph for inviting me to take part in this blog tour, for which to prepare I received a copy of the book. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb FATE PULLED THEM APART BUT NOT BEFORE THEY MADE A PROMISE. TEN CHRISTMASES LATER, WILL THEIR WISH COME TRUE? . … Continue reading Baby It’s Cold Outside by Emily Bell →

For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing

Many thanks to Kallie Townsend of Michael Joseph for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. I received a copy of the book to read ahead of time. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb SOMETIMES THE MOST UNLIKELY PEOPLE HAVE THE DARKEST SECRETSTeddy Crutcher is a successful teacher at a top school. … Continue reading For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing →

Reputation by Lex Croucher

I requested to read this book via Netgalley. My thanks to the publisher for approving my request. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Abandoned by her parents in favour of a sea view, middle class Georgiana Ellers has moved to a new town to live with her dreary aunt and uncle. At a particularly … Continue reading Reputation by Lex Croucher →

My Name Is Jensen by Heidi Amsinck

My thanks to Fiona Brownlee of Muswell Press for sending me a copy of My Name Is Jensen. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Guilty. One word on a beggar’s cardboard sign. And now he is dead, stabbed in a wintry Copenhagen street, the second homeless victim in as many weeks. Dagbladet reporter Jensen, stumbling … Continue reading My Name Is Jensen by Heidi Amsinck →

The Dark by Emma Haughton

My thanks to Jenny Platt at Hodder and Stoughton for inviting me to take part in this blog tour, for which I received a copy of the book in preparation. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb In the most inhospitable environment - cut off from the rest of the world - there's a killer … Continue reading The Dark by Emma Haughton →

One August Night by Victoria Hislop

I'm taking part in the blog tour today for One August Night. My thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to take part, and to the publishers, Headline for sending me a copy of the book. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to … Continue reading One August Night by Victoria Hislop →

The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach

My thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this blog tour, and to the publisher, Tinder Press?Headline, for providing a proof copy. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Carer Deborah Moggach’s The Black Dress is a beautifully observed, darkly funny, tender and … Continue reading The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach →

The Island by Victoria Hislop

I bought my own copy of The Island to read for this review. Blurb On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When … Continue reading The Island by Victoria Hislop →

Widowland by C.J. Carey

I requested to read Widowland via Netgalley, my thanks to the publishers, Quercus, for approving my request. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb To control the past, they edited history. To control the future, they edited literature. London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth II.Thirteen years have passed since a … Continue reading Widowland by C.J. Carey →