Reviews

  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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

Ordinary Joe: Joseph Carter is a decent guy who makes a terrible decision. This story is an explanation as to why he was led down the wrong path, it is so easily done with the right temptation, and the severe consequences of his actions. With what he then endured, revenge was never far from his […]

  I enjoyed the first anthology, The Wife, The Mistress, and the Guinea Pig and Other Stories, so much I immediately bought this one when it was published. I was not disappointed. Many of the pieces took me back to Arran which is such a wonderful place to be, if only in your mind. There […]

Sometimes you’re not sure about whether to try a new to you author, both in terms of investment of time and money, or not, and I’m a firm believer in trying a taster first, where possible. This charming short story is just such an opportunity to see if you like the writer’s style before going […]