John Docherty is a school-teacher. He's just been made head of his department, and he's struggling to commit to his long-time (extremely patient) girlfriend Angela. But his mother's recently suffered a massive stroke and is currently in a care facility and she's going to have to remain there as she's unable to continue living on … Continue reading BLOG TOUR – In the Absence of Miracles by Michael J. Malone
A masterful plot, together with a nervous and at times unreliable narrator, combine to give readers a thrilling page-turner! Meredith Vincent lives a quiet, unassuming life as the manager of the gift shop on the grounds of Minstead House, a stately home that welcomes the public on a daily basis. She has worked there for … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Last Stage by Louise Voss
I'm so excited to be doing my very first #BooksOnTour blog tour for Bookouture - one of my favourite publishers! Thank you so much for making me part of your tribe! Imagine putting your beloved child safely to bed at night, only to discover in the morning that she's completely disappeared! This is what happens … Continue reading #BooksOnTour – LITTLE GIRL MISSING By J.G. Roberts
The Suspects has Emma as its unreliable narrator accompanied by four other equally unlikeable characters, with barely a redeemable feature among them: Stuart, Zak, Imogen and Xanthe. It's the late 80's in Bristol. Not a great time to be young and trying to gain a foothold in the big wide world. Nevertheless, these five individuals … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Suspects by Katharine Johnson
This beautiful, unusual fairy tale is extremely different and came as a very pleasant surprise! Roald Dahl said that those who don't believe in magic will never find it. Osaterin is just a regular guy living in Lagos, and the idea of magic is not one that crosses his mind often, if ever. He works … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Beautiful Side of the Moon by Leye Adenle
What a beautiful book! Heartbreaking ... but so, so beautiful! Audrey is terminally ill and moves in with her daughter, single mom Jess, and teenage granddaughter Mia. It was a difficult choice deciding who she should live with, Jess or her other daughter Lily, especially as the two haven't spoken for 30 years! But eventually, … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW: If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman
It's Day One of the Blog Tour for The Four of Us, and thanks to the wonderful invention that is 'Load Shedding' in Johannesburg, I wasn't able to post this earlier! But yay ... finally, we have electricity, so here we go ... As much as I say I don’t like girly books (see, I … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Four of Us by Áine Toner
Ok, so ... this is the third in a series of which I hadn't read the previous two books. It's easily read as a standalone but I need to say off the bat that although this is the case, and the author does a good job of filling the reader in on the backstory, this … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Perfect Bones by AJ Waines (Dr. Samantha Willerby #3)
The first thing I need to say is that I absolutely love the fact that the author, a MAN - the 'M' is for 'Mike' - has the incredible ability to create such strong, resilient female protagonists. He must have had some pretty amazing role-models in his life! I've had 'The Girl With All the … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
A novel about food, whānau, and mental illness. Blurb: Valerie reads George Eliot to get to sleep – just to take her mind off worries over her patients, her children, their father and the next family dinner. Elena is so obsessed with health, traditional food, her pregnancy and her blog she doesn’t notice that her … Continue reading BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Fishing for Maui by Isa Pearl Ritchie
