An unreliable narrator and her equally unreliable identical twin sister. Sarah - who says that her 18-month-old son Oliver has been taken from her; and Evie - who's always played the role of her sister's protector and who isn't about to give that up now when she's most needed. Neither of the sisters is particularly... Continue Reading →
This book is such a refreshing delight! Just as one of the main characters, Claire, is told that she needs time out from her career because otherwise the stress will permanently damage her health, this is the perfect time out for anyone wanting an escape and a thoroughly enjoyable read! It will give you a... Continue Reading →
I found this book heartbreaking, and at times had to put it aside and find some light relief (thank you YouTube, and the ridiculous mind-numbing uploads that my children find to watch ... people cutting the grass; people using typewriters ... I ask you!!??). Angie Winkle receives devastating news that moves her to create her... Continue Reading →
Happy publication day to Emma Davies! And it's day 1 of the blog tour for The Wife's Choice. Alys is at that point in her life where she realises that her dreams will probably remain forever unfulfilled, and she's wondering where, in fact, her life disappeared to? Married to second husband, Hugh and with her... Continue Reading →
My initial description of this would be 'well, it's a bit of a quirky one'. The characters are all a little bit off the wall. But then I got to thinking ... aren't we all, in our own way? Drew Davies has created a cast of characters who are all a little bit broken, and... Continue Reading →
When I received an email last October from Tracy Fenton (Compulsive Readers) asking who'd be interested in participating in a blog tour for this in April this year, my immediate response to her was "OMG!! Are you bloody kidding me?!?!?!" This is the sequel to The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, which anyone who knows... Continue Reading →
Beth hasn't seen her close friend Kathleen for a while, so when there's a get-together of close friends at Kathleen and her husband's stunning new home in the Isle of Whight, she expects to find her content and settled in what can only be described as a stunning architectural masterpiece. The house is a dream,... Continue Reading →
For many years, it's been the Bennett family tradition to spend their summers together at the shore house in Dewberry Beach. But for the past three years they've been absent. Kay's husband Chase suffered a near-fatal heart attack and his health hasn't allowed them to leave the safety of their home and the proximity of... Continue Reading →
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series about immigrant Jewish gangster Alex Cohen who has risen through the ranks of the New York mob. It's now the 1930's and he's running Murder Inc. for Lucky Luciano. Basically, he's managing hits on whoever falls foul of Lucky's syndicate. But Prohibition is coming to an end, and with it,... Continue Reading →
Beautiful and atmospheric, Spirited takes the reader back to the Victorian era: a time where your class defined who and what you were, females were less than inferior beings, and if you made one minor mistake, you were done for. Viola is the daughter of a clergyman, and after the death of her beloved father,... Continue Reading →
