This month I added 8 new review commitments to my TBR mountain. FIVE were offered to me via email widgets ; I requested TWO;  and ONE was an auto-approved title (All book descriptions are linked to…

Today I hand the reins back to Mandie for her review of The Suffragette of Ironbridge by Mollie Walton. Out thanks to Anne Cater for the tour invite, and publisher Mountain Leopard Press for the co…

My enormously grateful thanks to Amanda at Moonflower for sending me a copy of The Hiding Season by Ava Glass in return for an honest review. It is my pleasure to share my review today. You’l…

It’s been my pleasure to support Jodie Homer as she’s followed her passion to become a published author. This is the seventh book I have helped with, from beta reading to blog tour promotion, and I…

Welcome to my September round up. It’s been a mixed month for reading but I’ve been watching some brilliant programmes. I had never watched Trigger Point before (ITV) but got a touch of…

What am I currently reading? My goodness, how is it the last day of September already?! I’ve not been too well over the past week or so with a nasty throat infection, though finally starting …

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…

Source: Review copyPublication: 29 September 2027 from SpherePP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1408722633 My thanks to Sphere for a review copy I look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or watching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying.'Do you think this town will ever forgive me?' I ask.'Not in a million years.'

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the first book in the Dead End Duncans series from Beck Lewis, Double Take. I was very lucky to be gifted a copy by the author at Capital Crime. Here is what it&#8…

Life has got in my way recently, and as a result, I haven’t read anything from this author since last summer. I was thoroughly enjoying her Coorie Castle Crafts series, but… So, I was thrilled to r…

The Winter Guest by Sarah Moss will be published on 1st October 2026. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. Tell me the worst thing you’ve ever done. On Christmas Eve, in a hotel on Irela…

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish, which is now being hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic…

Oops. That was a more bookish week than I expected. I bookended my working week with animals – a trip to Chester Zoo on Monday, and meeting a friend at a lovely Farm Park on Friday – an…

Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein is published by Penguin Michael Joseph and is available now. I bought my own copy. It’s billed as being for fans of Yesteryear (by Caro Claire Burke) and Fleabag…

My grateful thanks to Amanda at Moonflower for sending me a copy of Seething Lane by Jack Jewers in return for an honest review. It is my pleasure to share my review of Seething Lane today. Publish…

In just a few days, this year’s festival will kick off at 10am on Friday with our first event, our Writing Workshop: Building a Character, at Portobello Library. On Friday and Saturday, most …

I always look forward to reading a book in Doug Johnstone’s Skelfs series. Ghost Notes is the seventh in the series and I feel I’ve got to know the Skelf women pretty well by now. That …

Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1917764568 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review In 1913, two brothers are sent into the forest to fend for themselves, forging a bond through hunger, freedom and endurance. Before the summer is over, a decision fractures that world, leaving a scar that will mark their family for generations.

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

I was thrilled to receive a NetGalley widget from Boldwood Books for this book. Lisa Hobman always writes beautiful stories, and I instinctively knew that this one would be special. If you would li…

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  Perched on a ledge with stunn…

What am I currently reading? I’m re-reading two books ahead of interviewing the authors at Portobello Book Festival next month. The Love of Our Lives by Emma Steele is a physical copy and Tur…

Today I am contiuning my David Raker catch up readathon with a review of Broken Heart by Tim Weaver. Book 7! Already! And it’s been an absolute pleasure reading in quick succession. Not sure …

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to yo…

Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13:  978-1917764490 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review The most dangerous voices are the ones that no one else can hear… Evie Cartwright first speaks to the dead as a child. When she leaves home for university, her ability takes a terrifying turn after she witnesses a brutal murder.

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words.  I look along the road and notice how many pe…

What am I currently reading? I’m reading Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson and it’s excellent so far. I’m listening to Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. It&#8217…

The Agatha Christie Cure by Cathy Rentzenbrink will be published by Canongate on 10th September. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. One Christmas, Cathy Rentzenbrink finds herself drai…

Today I am sharing my thoughts on Witchcraft For Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. It’s a book I was, unsually for me, drawn to by the cover, and I hadn’t really read the blurb before beg…

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to yo…

My enormous thanks to Mikka at Everything With Words for a copy of The Silver Bones of Frances Winter by Fiona Goggin. It’s my very great pleasure to share my review today. The Silver Bones of Fran…

The Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize shortlist, sponsored by the Glencairn Glass, has been announced today. This year the McIlvanney Prize is being judged by well-known broadcasters, Nicola Meighan and Sally Magnusson and crime reviewer, Gordon McGhie. Today they reveal the books they have selected as finalists and why: Tariq Ashkanani - The Hollow Boys (Viper)‘A powerful evocation of small town America and a deftly handled plot with an impossibly chilling mystery at its heart.’

August has been an amazing bookish month! I’m not sure how, but I managed to read/listen to 16 books! I completed the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge, which meant that I also reviewed a …

Everything seems to pale in comparison to the horrible events in Nepal, don’t you think? Mother Nature can be cruel indeed. Yet, also beautiful. I spent a very relaxing time looking through s…

About The Book My name is Emma Cartwright. Three years ago I was Susan Webster, and I murdered my twelve-week-old son. I have no memory of what happened but you believe what your loved ones, your d…

“A New Play. Another Murder. A Town Full of Secrets…It’s a new theatrical season in Lower Lockwood, and the amateur thespians of the Fairway Players are starting rehears…

Welcome to my August round up. I had a couple of weeks off work last month, one of them spent at the seaside which was lovely, a nice break before the weather turned on us. I rather optimistically …

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves was the latest pick for my book group. It is always so interesting to hear other people’s reactions to a book and see how much they dif…

Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on the brand new standalone thriller from Lisa Gardner, You’ll Be Sorry. I’ve really enjoyed Lisa’s Frankie Elkin series, so was very hap…

Had I, Mona Lisa by Natasha Solomons not been the chosen book for this month’s U3A reading group, I doubt I would have encountered it. I’m so glad I did and it’s my pleasure to share my review toda…

Source Review copyPublication: 24 September 2026 from No Exit PressPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1835011775 My thanks to No Exit Press for an advance copy for review The CIA forced Lily to retire before she was ready. She’d spent forty years as a field agent. She’d been skilled, resourceful, dedicated – everything that makes a good agent, but she’d rubbed too many of her bosses the wrong way.

When a firearms officer kills one suspect and fatally wounds another, a failed body cam and a protected identity should be enough to close ranks. But when Officer X is named – and her link to a victim...

First of all, how gorgeous is that cover? I can’t resist a book about libraries and having really enjoyed all Sharon Gosling’s previous novels, I was delighted to have the opportunity t…

Since discovering Sarah Bennett’s writing, I believe I’ve read all her subsequent books and loved them. She has a knack for creating gorgeous characters that find me invested in their stories. She …