Reviews

I chose to read this book from those submitted to Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and as a member I received a free copy. This does not affect my review in any way. Oh my goodness, how I loved this read. Hiding is a terrific title as there are so many ways in which the […]

Words of Wonder is the latest anthology produced by the creative writing students of Nottingham College. Here is my review. At Least Seven Ways to Hate Carrots by Emma Penny This is a wonderful non-fiction piece about food. I loved the conversational style of the writing and, as I have a great interest in eating, […]

A Midnight Clear This is an uplifting story of a woman standing alone in London and contemplating the breakdown of her marriage, the significance of the bells as they start to chime more poignant than ever before. Magic Christmas Alice and her children are facing a dismal Christmas in a hostel until a kindly stranger […]

I am a member of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and chose to read Jonah after seeing some other reviews for it. I received a copy of the book from the author but this has not influenced the content of my review. It gives me great pleasure when an independent author has committed time, effort […]

I received an advanced copy of this book from the author but that has not influenced my review in any way. I chose to read this book because I like dark, emotional stories but I am not that fond of poetry, generally, so thought I would probably skip that and concentrate on the prose. However, […]

I shall start this by saying how much I like the cover, the maze showing that despite the title, Straight from the Heart, love, in all its forms, from finding it, to keeping it, is anything but straight forward. Life, Death, Love by Xanthe Hirst What a superb start to this book! This is an […]

I don’t generally set out to read feel-good or Christmas stories but just recently I’ve only felt able to tackle something short and I’ve needed that, I know it’ll be all right in the end, guarantee of a satisfying conclusion to make me relax and enjoy the read. So I was delighted to have Silent […]

L.A. Punk Snapshots has been available for a while as a paperback but I was delighted to see it released as an eBook and having enjoyed Punk Rocker, reviewed here, and L.A. Punk Rocker, reviewed here, I was keen to download and read. I liked the format for this book. It is photo and illustration heavy, […]

There is plenty of death in this medical mystery with a higher than expected rate of patient deaths at the hospital, which alerts Dr Claire Woodforde to the fact that something’s wrong, and then the first body is found in an empty house. A torso, minus its limbs and a head. DCI Beverley Wharton leads […]