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 →
I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
I've always been a Sophie Kinsella fan. You can always rely on her for a light, amusing read with a main character who gets herself into a bit of a mess, but who manages to come right in the end. I Owe You One doesn't really stray from that theme, but for some reason, I... Continue Reading →
BLOG BLITZ REVIEW – Paper Dolls by Emma Pullar
I have to admit that a few chapters in, I was ready to put this one aside. It's extremely gory, graphic and gruesome and spares no punches! But I just couldn't let it go. I didn't guess who the killer was until there was just 3% of the book left!!! Thinking back, the clues are... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Bloody hell!!! Wow!! Amazing!! Brilliant!! OMG!!! Gob-smackingly good!!! I read a lot of books, a lot of thrillers, and a LOT of psychological thrillers. You get a bit jaded, and a bit blasé about plotlines, twists that you think you see staring you in the face, and surprises that don't come as too much of... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – The Four of Us by Áine Toner
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 – Perfect Bones by AJ Waines (Dr. Samantha Willerby #3)
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 – Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
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 BLITZ REVIEW – Anonymity by John Nicholl
This has got to be one of the most chilling books I've ever read! Psychological thrillers that are fast-paced and keep you on the edge of your seat are fabulous - you want to keep turning those pages until that killer's revealed. But here, you find out who the killer is really early on, and... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR REVIEW – Fishing for Maui by Isa Pearl Ritchie
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 – The Night Visitor by Patrick Redmond
I loved this book! It has the perfect balance of psychological and supernatural to unhinge you just that much without tipping you completely over the edge! Not many authors have the ability to get that right, but Redmond manages to do it perfectly. The story starts off with Meg as a child, discovering that she... Continue Reading →