Zelda Smit

First Anniversary

Wow, I cannot believe it! Today, one year ago, my blog went live with my first review post.  After losing my job in the travel industry due to COVID I found I had way too much time on my hands. When I started the blog, the idea was to fill my day. I never expected

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The Killer Next Door Book Review

Title: THE KILLER NEXT DOOR Author: Alex Marwood ISBN:  9780751550696 Publisher: Sphere  Pages: 387 Source: Private Copy No. 23 has a secret. In this bedsit-riddled south London wreck, lorded over by a lecherous landlord, something waits to be discovered. Yet all six residents have something to hide. Collette and Cher are on the run; Thomas is

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The Guest List Book Review

Title: THE GUEST LIST Author: Lucy Foley ISBN:  9780008297190 Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 384 Source: Private Copy The bride ‧ The plus one ‧ The best man ‧ The wedding planner ‧ The bridesmaid ‧ The body On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together

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The Lost Boy Book Review

Title: THE LOST BOY Detective Mark Turpin – Book 3 Author: Rachel Amphlett ISBN: 978-1-913498-60-3 Publisher: Saxon Publishing Pages: 222 Source: Review copy from the Publisher Tour Organised by Random Things Tours Run. Don’t look back. When a young teenager is stabbed to death at a busy fairground, Detective Mark Turpin is assigned the task

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Normal People Book Review

Title: Normal People Author: Sally Rooney ISBN: 1984822179 Publisher: Hogarth Press Pages: 273 Source: Library eBook At school, Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from

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