I requested to read this book via Netgalley. My thanks go to the publishers for approving my request. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Welcome to The Island. Where your worst fears are about to come true… It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a … Continue reading The Island by C.L. Taylor
Tag: Mental Health
A Year of Living Simply by Kate Humble
I made a request to the publisher via Netgalley to read this title. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb If there is one thing that most of us aspire to, it is, simply, to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become, it appears, anything but simple. Having stuff - The Latest, The Newest, … Continue reading A Year of Living Simply by Kate Humble
Tennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey
I recieved a copy from the publisher via Netgalley at my request. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb You're strange and wrong. You've known it from the beginning. This is the voice that rings in your ears. Because you never say the right thing. You're a disappointment to everyone. You're a far cry from beautiful … Continue reading Tennis Lessons by Susannah Dickey
If I Could Say Goodbye by Emma Cooper
I received a copy of this from the publisher via Netgalley, at my request. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Jennifer Jones' life began when her little sister, Kerry, was born. So when her sister dies in a tragic accident, nothing seems to make sense any more. Despite the support of her husband, Ed, … Continue reading If I Could Say Goodbye by Emma Cooper
Cracked by Louise McCreesh
I received a review copy of Cracked from the publisher, however the decision to read and take part in this blog tour was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Seven patients. One dark secret. PHILLIP WALTON HAS BEEN MURDERED.AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MURDER. Jenny Nilson hasn't seen her former … Continue reading Cracked by Louise McCreesh
A Song Inside by Gill Mann
My thanks to Retreat West for providing me with an ebook of A Song Inside. The decision to read was my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb This is a story about love… ‘You are a song inside me now, a melody that stirs and bursts into life when I think of … Continue reading A Song Inside by Gill Mann
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
NOTE: AS I've come online to schedule this, I've just heard that Queenie has won, not only the Debut Book of the Year at the 2020 British Book Awards (Nibbies!), but also the overall Book of the Year! Huge and well deserved congratulations! Blurb Meet Queenie. She just can't cut a break. Well, apart from … Continue reading Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria
My thanks to Nikki Griffiths at Melville House for the ARC copy of Juliet the Maniac. This is the type of book that, were I not running this book blog, I most likely would never have found, let alone chosen to read. However, when I was offered the opportunity to read it, there was something … Continue reading Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria
Angels Can’t Swim by Alexandra McCann
In all honesty, this novella isn’t something I would have picked up - but, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Short in length, I read this over the course of two evenings, and I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly I got into the story, and how involved I was with the characters by its end. I … Continue reading Angels Can’t Swim by Alexandra McCann