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Family of Liars Book Review

Title: Family of Liars Author: E. Lockhart ISBN: 9780593568804 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 299 Source: Private copy A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair […]

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After the End Book Review

Title: AFTER THE END Author: Clare Mackintosh ISBN: 978 0751 5649 14 Publisher: Sphere Pages: 384 Source: Audible Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. They’re best friends, lovers — unshakable. But then their son gets sick and the doctors put the question of his survival into their hands. For the first time,

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A Haunting on the Hill Book Review

Title: A HAUNTING ON THE HILL Author: Elizabeth Hand ISBN: 978 14087 29588 Publisher: Sphere Pages: 325 Source:  Jonathan Ball Publishers From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand comes the first-ever authorized novel to return to the world of Shirley Jackson’s  The Haunting of Hill House:  a suspenseful, contemporary, and terrifying story

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First Lie Wins Book Review

Title: First Lie Wins Author: Ashley Elston ISBN: 978 1472 2953 30 Publisher: Headline Pages: 376 Source: Jonathan Ball Publishers Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t

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The Sisters Book Review

Title: THE SISTERS Author: Dervla McTiernan Narrator: Aoife McMahon ISBN: 979 8212 4352 53 Publisher: Audible Original Length: 3hours 8 mins Source: Audible Two sisters climbing the ranks of Dublin’s criminal justice system. A murder case that could change their lives forever. The Sisters is a gripping new thriller from one of the most exciting

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The Spy Coast Book Review

Title: The Spy Coast Author: Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 9781529925012 Publisher: Transworld Digital Pages: 321 Source: Johnathan Ball Maggie Bird is a lot of things. A chicken farmer. A courteous neighbor. And a seemingly average 60-year-old woman living a quiet life in bucolic Purity, Maine. She attends a weekly book club where she drinks martinis (stirred,

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January Wrapped

That’s a Wrap! 31 January 2024 This month has been both exciting and extremely difficult. Those of you who have been following the blog will know that my daughter – Alicia – has been actively involved with the blog pretty much since I started it. Alicia finished school last year and decided to take a

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Mother Daughter Murder Night Book Review

Title: MOTHER DAUGHTER MURDER NIGHT Author: Nina Simon ISBN: 978 0063 3150 44 Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 357 Source: Private Copy buddy read Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door.A lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Gilmore Girls, but with murder.High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud her keen intelligence,

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Wonderland Book Review

Title: WONDERLAND Author: Jennifer Hillier Narrator: Eunice Wong ISBN: 978 1250 0907 03 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Duration: 11 hours 39min Source: Audible Welcome to Wonderland. By day, it’s a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run frenetically from the Giant Octopus ride to the Spinning Sombrero, while the

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