Zelda Smit

February Wrapped

That’s a Wrap! The second month of the year has drawn to a close. The local weather has been stupidly hot which is not ideal for reading. I would much rather be snuggled under a blanket with my puppies on the couch when I read.  Luckily, my audible subscription has helped me to stay on […]

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Lies Like Poison Book Review

Title: Lies Like Poison Author: Chelsea Pitcher ISBN: 9781471193149 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 293 Source: Private Copy Raven, Poppy, Lily and Belladonna were best friends, once. They would’ve done anything for each other. Even murder… So Raven’s friends make a vow – to brew a lethal tea to get rid of his wicked stepmother

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Self Defence Book Review

Title: SELF DEFENCE Author: Jonathan Kellermann ISBN: 978 0751 5121 82  Publisher: Warner Books Pages: 512 Source: Private Copy Dr. Alex Delaware doesn’t see many private patients anymore, but the young woman called Lucy is an exception. So is her dream. Lucy Lowell is referred to Alex by Los Angeles police detective Milo Sturgis. A juror

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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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