Author: Kay Thorpe (she doesn't have a twitter or website, she does have a wikipedia page!) UK Publisher: Mills & Boon Genre: Romance Quiet peaceful home or fool's paradise? Which was Sculla? Thea's life on the tiny island off Cornwall had always been happy, if not exactly exciting. Staying on after she and Gavin were … Continue reading REVIEW: The New Owner – Kay Thorpe
Author: Ed McDonald (website / twitter) UK Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Fantasy, dark fantasy The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long dead sorcerer's legacy. But there is a conspiracy within the … Continue reading REVIEW: Blackwing – Ed McDonald
Author: Ayisha Malik (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Twenty7 Genre: Romantic comedy, contemporary fiction Sofia Khan is single once more, after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents. And she'd be happy that way too, if her boss hadn't asked her to write a book about the weird and wonderful world of Muslim dating. … Continue reading REVIEW: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged – Ayisha Malik
The most common refrain of anyone who works even remotely near books, or who blogs about books, is that their To Be Read pile increases at a rate that far outstrips their reading pace. I've been trying to be strict with myself - attempting to not buy new books, or request too many from Netgalley … Continue reading BLOG: Tackling the TBR – July 2019 Edition
Author: Kate Mallinder (twitter / website) UK Publisher: Firefly Press Genre: Teen, contemporary fiction, coming-of-age After their exams, four sixteen-year-old best friends pledge to live a summer regret-free, doing what they want to do however much it scares them: Sasha agrees to spend the holiday with her father in Geneva, having not seen him for … Continue reading REVIEW: Summer of No Regrets – Kate Mallinder
Author: Catriona Ward (twitter) UK Publisher: W&N Genre: Gothic horror, historical fiction See Also: Little Eve | The Last House on Needless Street She comes in the night. She looks into your eyes. One by one, she has taken us all. For generations they have died young, and now fifteen-year-old Iris and her father are the … Continue reading REVIEW: Rawblood – Catriona Ward
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