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Book Review: The Dark

Title: THE DARK Author: Emma Haughton ISBN: 978 1 529 35661 8 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Pages: 373 Source: Review Copy from Jonathan Ball Publisher ONE DEAD BODY. TWELVE SUSPECTS. TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR DARKNESS. In the most inhospitable environment on earth – cut off from the rest of the world – there’s a killer on the loose. A&E doctor Kate […]

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Book Review – Dark Energy

Title: Dark Energy: A Brad Willis Adventure Author: Tom Boles ISBN: 9798512080726 Pages: 317 Source: Review copy from the Author THE ASTRONOMER MUST STOP THE KILLINGS When renowned scientists start dying, the scientific community is on full alert. The explosions appear to be unrelated. Their only connection is that they happened in scientific centres of

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November in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! November has reached its end, my house is packed and I am ready for the removal van to arrive tomorrow morning. Needless to say, the month of November was no more than a blur. The days disappeared way too quickly and I have no idea how I managed to get everything done.

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Bloodstone Book Review

Title: Bloodstone The Curse of Time Author: M.J. Mallon ISBN: B097QZBKNY Publisher: Next Chapter Publishing Pages: 270 Source: Review Copy from the Publisher Tour Organised by Blackberry Book Tours I didn’t think my life could get weirder, but I was wrong… Fifteen-year-old Amelina Scott lives in Cambridge with her dysfunctional family, a mysterious black cat,

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Book Review: The Warden

Title: THE WARDEN Author: Jon Richter ISBN: 9781913942755 Publisher: Bloodhound Books Pages: 312 Source: Review copy from the publisher Tour Organised by Blackthorn Book Tours The year is 2024, and the residents of the Tower, a virus-proof apartment building, live in a state of permanent lockdown. The building is controlled by a state-of-the-art AI named

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Book Review: The Godmothers

Title: THE GODMOTHERS Author: Monica McInerney ISBN: 9781787397071 Publisher: Welbeck Fiction Limited Pages: 435 Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publishers ‘I don’t want two wishy-washy godmothers,’ Jeannie had said that afternoon in the country hospital when Eliza was only a day old. ‘No dolls. No pink dresses. Just lots of adventures. Lots of spoiling.

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Book Review: The Family Man

Title: THE FAMILY MAN Author: Anna Willett ASIN: B09BNW8SM1 Publisher: The Book Folks Pages: 261 Source: Review copy from the publisher Tour Organised by Blackthorn Book Tours A householder who is clearing out the loft comes across a carefully concealed box containing a video camera. When he plugs it in, unsure due to its age

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Book Review: Lies in Bone

Title: LIES IN BONE Author: Natalie Symons ISBN: 9781633375093 Publisher: Boyle & Dalton Pages: 402 Source: Review copy from the author On Halloween 1963, eleven-year-old Chuck Coolidge and his brother Danny are lost in a toxic smog covering the steel town of Slippery Elm, Pennsylvania. When the smog lifts, half the town is sick and

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