I chose to read The Future of Bananas to take part in this blog tour and received a copy from the author. This does not alter my review in any way. I have never given much thought to bananas. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’ve taken them for […]
I chose to read The Future of Bananas to take part in this blog tour and received a copy from the author. This does not alter my review in any way. I have never given much thought to bananas. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’ve taken them for […]
In a culture obsessed with certainty, The Relief of Not Knowing offers a compelling alternative: what if peace comes not from finding the perfect answer, but from letting go of the demand for one? Wood’s short work examines the roots of overthinking and decision paralysis with unusual clarity. Rather than treating over analysis as […]
I chose to read this book as a member of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but that doesn’t alter my review in any way. This is the first book I have read by this author, and it can be read without having read any of the others. I […]
I chose to read this book as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author but that does not alter my review in anyway. This is a book of short stories. Some are very short indeed, some quite long. I enjoy short stories, so the variety in length […]
As Driven by Deceit is one week old tomorrow I thought I would share its first chapter with you. 1: A Stranger in Town Stiff muscles complain as I get out of the car, and I arch my back to ease them, rolling my shoulders. The last leg of our journey home […]
I chose to read A Curse in Nuala as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author but this does not alter my review in anyway. There are few things more comforting than sinking into a new book from a series you love. You know it’s going to […]
I don’t know about you but I’m a fan of unpredictability when it comes to my entertainment. A well-done plot twist in a book. A sudden realisation when watching something on television. Wonderful. While I don’t believe I’ve achieved the heights of unpredictability I’d like to have done with this series so far. I do […]
I invited Harry O’Connor onto the blog this week to find out more about a person very close to the centre of my upcoming book, Driven by Deceit. Welcome, Harry. Make yourself comfortable. Thank you, Georgia. It’s grand to be here. I thought you would invite Laura back as she’s the main character, so I’m honoured […]
Ophelia Street, North London, 1970. A young reporter lives in a flat there and watches the inhabitants. Written over four seasons this novel tells the stories of some of those who live and work in the street. The writing is beautifully descriptive and observational. The stories told with an unemotional detachment. There is much that […]
I chose to read Between the Lines as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but that does not alter my review. American Sadie Reed is an editor and is sent from New York to Great Missenden, England, by her boss, Jess Harper, to help British author Corbyn […]