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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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Love You Bad Book Review

Title: LOVE YOU BAD Author: Louise Mullins ASIN: B08BGT3C4L Publisher: Dark Edge Press Pages: 209 Source: Review Copy from Publisher Tour Organised by Zooloo’s Book Tours Kerensa lives a life of privilege few could imagine. Loving husband. Luxury home. Financial security. But in the attic of their sea view mansion is a secret waiting to

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The Sanatorium Book Review

Title:  THE SANATORIUM Author: Sarah Pearse ISBN: 9781787633322 Publisher: Penguin Random House UK Bantam Press Pages: 383 Source: Private Copy Everyone’s in danger.Anyone could be next. An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective,

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