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’s team review is from Frank. Rosie’s Book Review Team Frank has been reading Damages Carried Down by Michael Keefe. Damages Carried Down by Michael O’Keefe Throughout my rea…

Irish Goodbye – when you leave without saying goodbye in order to avoid emotional displays and/or to avoid disturbing others. This debut novel was on many ‘Best of 2025’ lists by …

Druid King’s Domain: An Epic Fantasy of Deities, Assassins, and Ancient Magic by Daniel R. M. ClydeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Druid King’s Domain: An Epic Fantasy of Deities, Assassins, an…

This story begins at an exclusive London boarding school with best friends Freya and Josephine who are both seventeen years old. It would seem everything is going their way, and the world is their …

the setup… Kate Fitzgerald was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of leukemia (APL) when she was two years old. Her four-year old brother Jessie isn’t a bone marrow match so her parents, Sara an…

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 …

As you will have gathered from several recent blogposts, Autumn is my favourite season so I was really pleased that the Autumn book in Hodder’s seasonal quartet has been published. Autumn: Th…

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An unsettling read about how academics in the United States have a long, controversial history of conducting scientific experiments to test extrasensory perception (ESP), telepathy, and other claim…

Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/sched…

I’m delighted to be joined by Andrea Darby today, author of The Songs That Find Us. I think this sounds lovely and was disappointed not to be able to fit it in. The Songs That Find Us was pub…

Our protagonist, Jude Gray, is a young, childless widow who now runs her large sheep farm with the help of Noah, her shepherd, and her loyal dogs, Pip and Archie – with memories of her late husband…

Synopsis: “A perfect couple.But one of them is a killer. Which one? Patrick Vanderpool, son of a billionaire media mogul, is destined for power.But the affair he’s having could ruin eve…

My Most Captivating Character of the Month for September comes from Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind. First, yes, I know that the book and character have their detractors. If you're one of them...

A collection of three horror stories inspired from actual events experienced by the author. Oh, my! the setup… Never Kill the Medium (narrated by Abigail Reno) It’s Erica’s 30th birthday and she ho…

This month I’ve chosen Meg from Kirsty Ferry’s The Snow Witch as my Captivating Character of the month. Meg is a midwife and healer who lives in Newbrough near Hadrian’s Wall in 1…

the setup… It’s only been a few months since Acting Sheriff Emmy Clifton buried her father and now she’s putting her mother Myrna to rest. As she, her son Cole and her estranged sister Jude Archer,…

I’m delighted to be joined by Fenella J Miller today, author of The Earl’s Bride. The Earl’s Bride was published on 20th September by Boldwood Books and is available now in all fo…

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

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…

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…

Having not read the previous novels in the ‘Bookwoman’ series, I was hesitant to dive in the third book. I can attest that this novel can be read, and very much enjoyed as a stand-alone…

Dead Man’s Run by Murray BaileyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Dead Man’s Run is the fifth book in the Ash Carter historical crime series; however, it can easily be read as a stand-alone story. The s…

Let’s be honest here–I’m not getting enough reading done! Last week I reviewed a book I should have read in an evening and it took me weeks of reading some, ignoring it, listening…

the setup… It’s been ten years since we last were in Pirriwee Peninsula, north of Sydney. Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie have formed an odd friendship after the events of Trivia Night …

This week’s topic: Books on my Autumn 2026 Reading List Ah autumn, my favourite time of year. Gorgeous colours in the trees, lots of fruit ready to harvest, nights drawing in and the perfect …

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…

The rules are simple: Each Tuesday, Jana assigns a new topic. Create your own Top Ten list that fits that topic – putting your unique spin on it if you want. Everyone is welcome to join but please …

The Celestial Shot by A. J. UllmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars The Celestial Shot is a murder mystery set in and around Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1970s. Detectives Trueman and Huxley are eating a celebrat…

the setup… Jessica and Zac have been married and living contently for six years. That is until a new neighbor moves in across the street. She can’t explain why Scott Collins immediately fills her w…

Synopsis: “Four hours after saying ‘I do,’ he was gone. Twelve years ago, Carrie married Johan on a beach in Thailand. But as the sun set on their perfect day, armed men swarmed the island an…

An Unlikely Visitor by Joanna Cannon published June 4th with The Borough Press and is described as 'funny and poignant'.

It’s no secret that Autumn is my favourite season so I was really pleased that the third book in Hodder’s seasonal quartet has been published and it’s about Autumn! I already have…

Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where you choose a random book from your Goodreads TBR and show it off.  You can also share any progress that you have made on your current reads, your progress on…

The Christmas Reading Challenge is hosted by Jodie @ That Happy Reader. Since many publishers release their holiday stories in September and October, the challenge starts on October 1, 2026 and run…

I am very excited that a new series of the Great British Bake Off is about to start on Tuesday.  I absolutely love this programme so I thought I’d revisit the GBBO booktag challenge which I d…

Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/sched…

I’m not sure if I’ve read a book by Jane Green before but having read this short story, I’d certainly be interested in reading more of her work. I got Famous Once for my Kindle th…

Shari Lapena never disappoints. With “Getting Away With Murder”, she has provided me with the ‘the exception that proves the rule’. I always say that I cannot really like a …

Hello and Happy Friday! This meme was originally created by Meggy @ Chocolate’n’Waffles to spread some positivity amongst all the doom and gloom on social media, and in the news. Meggy isn’t …

I’m delighted to be joined by Julie Haworth today, author of Murder at Honeysuckle Harbour. Murder at Honeysuckle Harbour was published earlier this week by Pellerin Books and available now i…

Synopsis: “Nell has always known the date she’s going to die. After a psychic predicted her death date twenty years ago, she has lived life accepting she would never see forty – embraci…

the setup… Klickitat County Sheriff Jenny Almond gets a distress call from Anthony Alvarez on a stormy night and responds alone. In a split second moment, she returns fire, killing him, only to fin…

Kate Atkinson is a favourite author of mine and I’ve really enjoyed both her Jackson Brodie series and her standalone novels. Our Noble Selves is historical fiction set around the time of The…

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

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…

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…

A Dance of Mirrors by Annette ByfordMy rating: 3 of 5 stars 3.5 stars A Dance of Mirrors is a family story with a twin timeline. Much of the story is based on the real lives of the author’s parents…

the setup… Back in high school, the Core Four were inseparable…Audrey, the lucky one; Micah, the beautiful one; Jasmine, the smart one; and Beck, the sporty one. That is until the night of their gr…