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Kiss Her Goodbye Book Review

Title: KISS HER GOODBYE – Frankie Elkin #4 Author: Lisa Gardner ISBN: 9781529917116 Publisher: Random House UK / Cornerstone Pages: 400 Source: NetGalley A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes, the sins of the past aren’t so easy to escape.Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting […]

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The Five Book Review

Title: THE FIVE: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack The Ripper Author: Hallie Rubenhold ISBN: 9781784162344  Publisher: Black Swan Pages: 416 Source: Private Copy Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote

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Fairy Tale Book Review

Title: FAIRY TALE Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781668002193  Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 599 Source: Private Copy Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove

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The Women Book Review

Title: THE WOMEN Author: Kristin Hannah ISBN: 9781035005680  Publisher: Pan Macmillan Pages: 472 Source: Private Copy Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing

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The Penthouse Book Review

Title: THE PENTHOUSE Author: Catherine Cooper ISBN: 9780008672560  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 381 Source: Review copy from the Publisher Blog Tour Organised by Random Things Tours Nineties girl band Breathe were the girls every teenage girl wanted to be – until the lead singer, Enola, went missing at the height of her fame and was never found.Conspiracy

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The Landlord Book Review

Title: THE LANDLORD Author: R.B. Egan ISBN: 9781399732253 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 320 Source: NetGalley He’s invited you in, but will you ever leave?After Cathy’s boyfriend surprisingly ends things she is distraught. She also needs to move out of their flat and find a new place to live.When a friend tips her off about a room

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April in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! Four months into the year, and I’m happy to report that despite the chaos at home and at work, I’ve managed to stay on track with my reading goal. April has been both busy and challenging, with no shortage of stress. I’ve truly been pushed to my limits—but as always, I found

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The Countdown Killer Book Review

Title: THE COUNTDOWN KILLER Author: Sam Holland ISBN: 9780008615130  Publisher: Harper Collins / Hemlock Press Pages: 448 Source: NetGalley A MAN MURDERED, LIVE ON CAMERAWhen a DVD is delivered in the dead of night, DCI Cara Elliott hits play on a horrifying showreel of violence… This is death, on demand.A KILLER COUNTING DOWNAvid viewers are

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Book Lovers Book Review

Title: BOOK LOVERS Author: Emily Henry ISBN: 9780241995341 Publisher: Penguin Pages: 377 Source: Private Copy – Alicia’s Book One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn’t see coming…Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at the top of her game. Her whole life is books.Charlie is an editor with a gift for creating bestsellers. And he’s Nora’s

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