THE CROW FOLK BY MARK STAY – BOOK REVIEW
As Spitfires roar overhead and a dark figure stalks the village of Woodville, a young woman will discover her destiny . . . Faye Bright always felt a little bit different. And today she’s found out why. She’s just stumbled across her late mother’s diary which includes not only a spiffing recipe for jam roly-poly but spells, incantations, runes and recitations . . . a witch’s notebook. And Faye has inherited her mother’s abilities. Just in time, too. The Crow Folk are coming. Led by the charismatic Pumpkinhead, their strange magic threatens Faye and the villagers. Armed with little more…
View PostFOLKESTONE BOOK FESTIVAL 2023
What a brilliant event from the organisation to the talks it was one of the best! The new curators Jen Thatcher and James Harkin did an outstanding job with many interesting authors and events this year. I attended some of the talks including Frances Tophill from Gardeners World which was a highlight for me as gardening is one of my passions. I bought one of her books about rewilding your garden, which is good and available on Amazon. Hopefully, Frances will be able to do a talk at my writing group next year about writing a gardening book. One of…
View PostNOVEMBER 2023
Winter is well and truly here some days, I wish it would not rain I find that so depressing so it makes me want to curl up indoors and read a book. I love lighting my candles and a hot chocolate with squirty cream and tiny marshmallows on the top. What is your favourite thing about winter? I found this the other day, so I am looking out for pine cones to give this a try with Enzo (Great-grandson) PLUS NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH I…
View PostBOOKS THAT STAND OUT
I find that the pictures on books really stand out to me, so that is what makes me pick a book up, I then read the blurb on the back and either buy it or put it back. Sometimes there are things written on the front of the book or in an advertisement that make me look further. This one particularly caught my eye as I run a writing group and have always wanted to run a retreat or even go on one and just write, especially in the sunshine. This sounds ideal and I do like a mystery,…
View PostTHE LIFE SHE WANTS BY J.M.HEWITT – BOOK REVIEW
One of the best books I have read and is in my top five of this year. Plus my best book of the month! Paula worries that her marriage to Tommy is hanging by a thread. She loves how safe her husband makes her feel, but lately, it seems like he’s pulling away from her, and he keeps avoiding a much-needed conversation about finally having children. When Tommy suggests a cruise getaway for the two of them, Paula is thrilled. He’s fighting for this marriage, and he’s even promised that they will talk about growing their family. It’s Paula’s dream…
View PostDARK SECRET LIE BY PENELOPE MCGRATH – BOOK REVIEW
Desperation leads to dangerous choices. Kendrick felt that he wasn’t good enough for his girlfriend, Emma. Then he got a job offer that promised to solve all his problems. He accepts, diving into a dark double life that he must keep a secret even from her. He knew that working for this new company meant breaking a few rules. But when he finds proof that the organization is taking a much darker path, painful memories from his childhood emerge. Kendrick has reached his limits; he knows the consequences are too horrendous to overlook. He understands that quitting now is not…
View PostTHE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BY ALEX PINE – BOOK REVIEW
This Christmas, the hunters become the hunted… When four trail hunters go missing in the fells of Cumbria on Christmas Eve, the race is on to find them before nightfall – when the temperature plummets. After hours of searching, the first body is found… Not frozen in the snow, but brutally murdered and bearing a warning: the real hunt has begun. As a snowstorm descends, three lives hang in the balance. But can the killer be caught before the trail goes cold? Alex Pine is the pseudonym of a bestselling author who has also written books under the names Jaime…
View PostCOVER REVEAL
THE MEMORY LIBRARY BY KATE STOREY COVER REVEAL @avonbooksuk I was asked by Avon to participate in their cover reveal of this super book, I cannot wait to read this for a number of reasons. I am pulled to Australia as I used to live there in my younger days, I love the fact of saving a book every year for someone, plus families and life is hard for some and I feel this provides some hope. For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to…
View PostTHE VINEYARD SISTERS BY GRACE PALMER – BOOK REVIEW
Three estranged sisters. Two months to save their family’s inn. One secret that changes everything. Warren Townsend’s death brings his three estranged daughters together on Martha’s Vineyard for the first time in years. After the funeral, the Townsend women are all desperate to return to their own individual pursuits. But just when they’re ready to leave the island for good, the last line of Warren’s will binds them together forever. They have two months to save their father’s legacy, the Wayfarer Inn… Before it gets sold to the highest bidder. The sister who never left home, the sister who thought…
View PostTHIS CHRISTMAS BY EMMA HEATHERINGTON – BOOK REVIEW
Two strangers. One double-booked cottage. This Christmas will be one to remember. . . Rose used to love Christmas – until the year everything changed. She hasn’t been home to visit her family for the holidays since. Charlie is facing his first Christmas alone. It may be the most wonderful time of the year for some, but not for him. Not this year. In search of comfort and seclusion, Rose escapes to a cottage in rural Donegal to hunker down for the festive season by herself. But when Charlie opens the door to Seaview Cottage, the two strangers realise that…
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