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The Other Daughter Book Review

Title: The Other Daughter Author: Shalini Boland ISBN:  9781786817228 Publisher: Bookouture Source: Private Copy Nine years ago her daughter was taken. And now she’s back. Two-and-a-half-year-old Holly is playing happily in a pink plastic playhouse, while her mother Rachel sips coffee and chats with a friend nearby. It should be an ordinary day for all of them. But,

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A Little Bird Book Review

Title: A Little Bird Author: Wendy James ISBN: 9781542026482 Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages: 343 Source: ARC from NetGalley A homecoming snares a young woman in a dangerous tangle of lies, secrets, and bad blood in this gripping novel by the bestselling author of An Accusation. Running from a bad relationship, journalist Jo Sharpe heads home

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July in a Nutshell

The month of July saw a cold front moving into Pretoria, and sadly I am a big baby when it comes to cold. Our cold is nothing compared to what some other countries face, I know, and still, I do not function well when I am cold. I spent most of July huddled under a

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Dead to Me Book Review

Title: DEAD TO ME Author: Pamela Murray ISBN: 9781527291409 Publisher: Dark Edge Press Pages: 272 Source: Review Copy from Publisher Tour Organised by Random Things Tours When four friends meet up for a girls’ night out, only three of them make it home alive. Maria Turnbull’s friends think her death was the result of a

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Sleepless Book Review

Title: SLEEPLESS Author: Romy Hausmann Translator: Jamie Bulloch ISBN: 9781529408331 Publisher: Quercus Publishing Pages: 324 Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publishers It’s been years since Nadja Kulka was convicted of a cruel crime. After being released from prison, she’s wanted nothing more than to live a normal life: nice flat, steady job, even a

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The Witness Book Review

Title: THE WITNESS Author: John Ryder ISBN: 9781800192898 Publisher: Bookouture Pages: 287 Source: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley Kyle Roche is a man who people hire to fix problems. But this time he’s been hired to protect a woman who doesn’t officially exist anymore. And he’s the only man who can find her and keep her

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