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The Missing Wife Book Review

Title: THE MISSING WIFE Author: Sam Carrington ISBN: 9780008348038 Publisher: Avon Books Pages: 338 Source: Private Copy Imagine turning up to your own party, and recognising no one. Your best friend has just created your worst nightmare.Louisa is an exhausted, sleep-deprived new mother and, approaching her fortieth birthday, the very last thing she wants to do […]

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The Likeness Book Review

Title: THE LIKENESS – Dublin Murder Squad #2 Author: Tana French ISBN: 978 0143 1156 25  Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 466 Source: Private Copy Still traumatised by her brush with a psychopath, Detective Cassie Maddox transfers out of the Murder squad and starts a relationship with fellow detective Sam O’Neill. When he calls her to

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The Retreat Book Review

Title: THE RETREAT – Detective Elin Warner #2 Author: Sarah Pearse ISBN: 9781787633346 Publisher: Bantam Press  Pages: 356 Source: Private Copy Most are here to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge. . .An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation—but the island itself, known locally

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Until Friday Night Book Review

Title: UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT Author: Abbi Glines ISBN: 9781481438865 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 336 Source: Private copy To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside,

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End of Story Book Review

Title: END OF STORY Author: Louise Swanson ISBN: 978 1529 3961 02 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 320 Source: ARC from NetGalley Too much imagination can be a dangerous thingIt’s the year 2035 and fiction has been banned by the government for five years. Writing novels is a crime. Reading fairytales to children is punishable

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Blood Sugar Book Review

Title: Blood Sugar Author: Sascha Rothchild ISBN: 978 1 3987 0561 6 Publisher: Orion Books Pages: 328 Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publishers “I could just kill you right now!” It’s something we’ve all thought at one time or another. But Ruby has actually acted on it. Three times, to be exact. Though she may

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September in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! The month of September is the start of birthday season in my house and this year everyone has big birthdays, so my social life has proven rather hectic. The crazy social calendar combined with being extremely busy at my day job left me feeling as if I just did not find enough

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