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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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The Quiet People Book Review

Title: THE QUIET PEOPLE Author: Paul Cleave ISBN: 9781990003189 Publisher: Orenda Books Pages: 355 Source: Review Copy from the Publisher Tour Organised by Random Things Tours Cameron and Lisa Murdoch are successful New Zealand crime writers, happily married and topping bestseller lists worldwide. They have been on the promotional circuit for years, joking that no

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October in a Nutshell

While everyone has been wrapped up in Halloween this month, we decided that it’s time to move house. It’s a scary prospect when I realise just how much there is that needs to be done. In just one month moving day will be upon me. I am proud to say that I have managed to

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On The Edge Book Review

Title: ON THE EDGE Author: Jane Jesmond ISBN: 9780857308177 Publisher: Verve Books Pages: 320 Source: Review copy from the publisher Blog Tour organised by Random Things Tours Jen Shaw’s love of danger is the only thing keeping her safe. Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes

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The Image of Her Book Review

Title: THE IMAGE OF HER Author: Sonia Velton ISBN: 978 1 52940 652 8 Publisher: Quercus Pages: 369 Source:  Review Copy from Jonathan Ball Publishers STELLA and CONNIE are strangers, brought together by two traumatic events – cruel twists of fate that happen thousands of miles apart. Stella lives with her mother, a smothering narcissist.

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