Three decades in the life of Jewish gangster, Alex Cohen, as he arrives in the US and forges a lifefor himself and his family using the blood, sweat and tears of those who stand in his way. I've been lucky enough to read these books as they've been released, and in my opinion, with each book... Continue Reading →
This is one of those books that everyone needs to read! Whether you're a parent, a teacher, a manager, a student (high school, college or of life itself), someone climbing your way up the ladder to wherever it is you're trying to get to ... this book is for YOU! Ari Gunzburg wants you to... Continue Reading →
When I grow up I want to be part of a group like the Pretoria Cycad and Firearms Appreciation Society!! They are the coolest bunch of 'oldies' I've ever heard of and nobody would ever try to mess with them! Joanne Flack happens to be a member of this group, and they also just so... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Kate Sidley and Gail Schimmel on the publication of The Kensington Kidnap - first in a series of cosy mysteries featuring Epiphany (Pip) Bloom! So off she goes to a job interview at a detective agency, but by mistake (because this is the type of thing that always happens to Pip), it's assumed... Continue Reading →
I sometimes think it might be nice to live in a small little village, where everyone knows each other, and there's no hustle and bustle; where there's a sense of comfort and kinship; where everyone looks out for their neighbour. But then again, at the same time as looking out for you, they might also... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Ellie Midwood on publication day for The Violinist of Auschwitz, and Day 1 of the Blog Tour! I know that many are of the opinion that if you've read one Holocaust novel, then surely you don't need to read more - they must all be so similar? Well, I've read quite a few... Continue Reading →
This book absolutely devastated and shattered me ... into about a million pieces. In fact at one point I couldn't even read it with my family around. I went out and sat in a coffee shop and read it there. I needed some anonymity around me to ground me and to remind me to breathe... Continue Reading →
It's Day One of the Blog Tour for The First Time We Met by Jo Lovett! Yay! What happens if you meet 'The One', only to discover that it's actually his wedding day?! That's what happens to Izzy when she first lays eyes on the lovely Sam. He walks into the horrible greasy spoon where... Continue Reading →
I love this series about a Jewish mobster, told from his early beginnings on arrival in New York from Europe in the early 1900's and continuing to tell his story through each decade thereafter. And this, the fourth in the series is the best so far (in my very humble opinion)! Alex walks out of... Continue Reading →
If there's one thing that Susie Lynes does really well, it's domestic noir, and with her latest offering, The Housewarming, she just proves that she's getting better and better at it! The morning that Ava Atkins straps two-year-old Abi into her stroller, parking her at the bottom of the stairs before running upstairs to gather... Continue Reading →
