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Quiet in Her Bones Book Review

  Title: Quiet in Her Bones Author: Nalini Singh ISBN: 9781473229570 Publisher: Orion Publishing / Jonathan Ball Publishers Pages: 374 Source: Review copy from Jonathan Ball Publisher In this gripping thriller set in New Zealand, New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes you into the twisted world of an exclusive cul-de-sac located on the edge of […]

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Endings Book Review

Title: Endings Author: Linda L Richards ISBN: 9781608094202 Publisher: Oceanview Publishing Pages: 336 Source: ARC NetGalley How far can a profound personal loss drive someone toward darkness? What would it take for you to kill someone for money? And if you did, who—or what—would you have become? These are the question one woman faces when

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Backstories Book Review

Title: Backstories Author: Simon Van Der Velde ISBN: 9781838296407 Publisher: Smoke and Mirrors Press Pages: 116 Source: ARC from Author Backstories is a unique collection of stories each told from the point of view of a famous, (or notorious) person at a pivotal moment in their lives. The writing is literary but accessible and the

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March in a Nutshell

March started well, with some relaxation on the lockdown restrictions in South Africa, venturing out to coffee shops, bookstores and restaurants become more popular. I started participating in Blog Tours this month, and wow you guys have been amazing. Thank you for your support. I hope you enjoyed the blog tour reviews. There will be

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The Measure of Time Book Review

Title: The Measure of Time Author: Gianrico Carofiglio Translated by Howard Curtis ISBN: 9781913394486 Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press Pages: 280 Source: ARC from Publisher for Blog Tour Blog Tour: Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours The latest in the highly successful Guido Guerrieri series shortlisted for the 2020 STREGA prize, Italy’s most prestigious

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One by One Blog Tour Review

Title: One by One Author: Helen Bridgett ISBN: 978-1912550432 Publisher: Ruby Fiction Pages: 288  Source: ARC from Publisher for Blog Tour Blog Tour Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours When practising what you preach is easier said than done … Professor Maxie Reddick has her reasons for being sceptical of traditional policing methods,

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Firefly Lane Book Review

Title: Firefly Lane Author: Kristin Hannah ISBN: 9781447229537 Publisher: St Martin’s Press / Pan MacMillan Pages: 479 Source: My daughter, Tristan, gave me this copy In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the

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The Hiding Place Book Review

Title: The Hiding Place Author: Jenny Quintana ISBN: 9781529040401 Publisher: Pan MacMillan Pages: 320 Source: ARC from Publisher / NetGalley for Blog Tour Blog Tour: Organised by Anne Cater from Random Things Tours Some houses have their secrets. But so do some people . . . From the bestselling author of The Missing Girl and Our Dark Secret, comes The

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