July 2023

July in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! As July reaches its end, I am sitting next to the fireplace writing this closing for the blog. Our weather has been rather strange this month. Going from cloudy, wet days to freezing cold days with clear blue skies. Today when you look out the window the sky is a bright blue […]

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Girl A Book Review

Title: GIRL A Author: Abigail Dean ISBN: 978 0008 4393 30  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 323 Source: Private Copy ‘Girl A,’ she said. ‘The girl who escaped. If anyone was going to make it, it was going to be you.’Lex Gracie doesn’t want to think about her family. She doesn’t want to think about growing

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The Shadow Friend Book Review

Title: THE SHADOW FRIEND Author: Alex North ISBN: 978 1405 9362 48  Publisher: Penguin Pages: 352 Source: Private Copy If it had happened to you, you would have run away too. Twenty-five years ago, Paul’s friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate – and then vanished without a trace. Paul’s never forgiven himself for his

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We Were Liars Book Review

Title: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart ISBN: 9781471403989 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 242 Source: Private copy We are the Liars. We are beautiful, privileged and live a life of carefree luxury. We are cracked and broken. A story of love and romance. A tale of tragedy. Which are lies? Which is truth? You decide.

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Binding 13 Book Review

Title: Binding 13 Author: Chloe Walsh ISBN: 979 8376 8191 73 Publisher: Independently published Pages: 887 Source: Private copy Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he’s a force to be reckoned with. Primed for stardom, he’s heading straight for the top. Nothing can possibly get in his way, right? Not

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The Housekeepers Book Review

Title: THE HOUSEKEEPERS Author: Alex Hay ISBN: 978 1525 8050 28  Publisher: Headline Pages: 336 Source: NetGalley Blog Tour Organised by Random Things Tours The night of London’s grandest ball, a bold group of women downstairs launch a daring revenge heist against Mayfair society in this dazzling historical novel about power, gender, and class.Mrs King

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