The Blue Bench by Paul Marriner is no lighthearted, fun read. What it is instead is a beautifully written book depicting the long-lasting horrors of war. Long after the last shot is fired, the damage blasts on and on through the lives of the soldiers and their families. Thanks to Random… Read more »
Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young was a book that I couldn’t wait to read. Even though I binged on all the young adult books about 5 years ago, I rarely read them anymore. I just overdosed on them, and after a while I thought they all felt very… Read more »
The Night Before by Wendy Walker grabbed my attention with it’s twisty blurb. Plus I adore books about sisters and troubled pasts, so I knew it was my kind of book. And I was right. First Line Laura: I don’t know if this is a good idea. My thoughts on… Read more »
Holy Twister! I’ve shook after My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing. I know saying there are twists can be a bit of a spoiler. But it’s there on the cover for all to see, so I don’t think I’m ruining anything for anyone. My thoughts For the entire time I… Read more »
I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t have given the book cover of Fight Back by Anna Smith a second glance. It does nothing for me. But the gangland Glasgow setting caught my attention, so I decided to jump straight in to book 2 of this series. Great decision, as WOW I… Read more »
I read The Country Girls by Edna O’Brien years ago, but remembered nothing of it. And as it’s the book for One City One Book in Dublin this month, I thought it was a good chance to reread it. Even better was that I was able to grab the audiobook… Read more »
I’m delighted to be joining this Bookouture Blog Tour for What She Saw by Wendy Clarke today. What hooked me to this book was the intriguing tagline about lying to her daughter to save her family. I had to know what lie and why and this book unwrapped that mystery… Read more »
Lately I am loving police procedural novels. And as 47 Seconds by Jane Ryan is set in Dublin, I couldn’t wait to read it. Within a couple of pages, I was hooked and knew this author had something different to add a genre I love. First Line of 47 Seconds… Read more »
I can’t remember the last time I gave a romance book 5 stars. They just don’t seem to fully do it for me anymore. Well until The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary came along and stole my jaded heart. First Line of The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary You’ve got to say… Read more »
No Way Out by Cara Hunter makes it 3 in a row for this author. A hat trick of puzzling mysteries with red herrings and curve balls. I know I’m mixing up all my metaphors here but I’m just trying to impress on you how much I love this series…. Read more »
Two things to note for starters before I start my review for Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech. I can’t read blog tour dates as I was meant to be this blog tour last Mon, but I took the date down wrong. I’m so sorry Orenda Books and Louise… Read more »
Fasten up your seat belts for The Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh! You are in for an exciting Da Vinci Code style chase though history for answers. Via the treacherous muddy waters of The Tudor era. This is such a me-book, that I was wired from the moment I… Read more »
The Heart’s Invisible Furies is one of those books that once you read it, you’ll always remember it. Believe me, I know it’s a cliche to say a book made me laugh and cry, but it genuinely did. I FELT so much while reading this book, and I already know… Read more »
